The Delegation of the European Union to Vietnam has a vacancy for a temporary post of Policy Officer working in the Political, Press and Information Section. The selected person will be hired under a local contract period will be 03 months, starting in mid-April 2024, with a possibility of extension. 

The successful candidate will be responsible for:

• Preparing, assisting to the coordination meeting with EU Member States, Vietnamese authorities, taking notes and reporting on the outcomes of the meetings;
• Analysing and reporting to Headquarters on the political situation in Vietnam;
• Drafting of briefings, speeches and lines to take for Head of the Political, Press and Information section and Head of Delegation;
• Researching and compiling documentation;
• Assisting in the conception and implementation of public-diplomacy projects and campaigns.

Qualifications or special requirements:

• University degree in humanities, social, political or economic fields;
• At least 1 year of relevant experience;
• Perfect command of English;
• Proficiency in the use of Office suite; proficiency in multimedia applications is an asset;
• Additional qualification in another field (e.g. marketing, PR, journalism, multimedia);
• Experience in social media and event organisation is an asset; 
• Non-Vietnamese national has to prove that he/she complies with the local labour and immigration regulation (work permit exemption and residence) in order to be hired.

Gross monthly salary: 3,063.00 EUR (non-negotiable)

Application dossier: CV (maximum 2 pages), copy of diplomas/certificates, references, letter of motivation (maximum 1 page). Non-Vietnamese have to provide residence permit and work permit (or exemption). Documents should be sent by email to delegation-vietnam-vacancy@eeas.europa.eu no later than 12:30pm 05 April 2024 (Hanoi time). 

Kindly indicate clearly on the subject for which position you are applying. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for an interview and/or written test. The test and interview are planned to be taken place during the 2nd week of April 2024.