The Agricultural Network (LAN) represents the Ministry of Agriculture, Nature and Food quality (LNV) in the areas of Agriculture and Nature in the operational district and to this end maintains intensive contacts with the local authorities, Dutch and local businesses and civil-society organizations. They form an integral part of the diplomatic network in Viet Nam. They make an essential contribution to strengthening the
international position of the Netherlands in the areas of Agriculture and Nature by means of:
Supporting the policy of the main department of LNV;
Providing business services to the Dutch agribusiness sector;
Bilateral and multilateral cooperation.
The Agricultural Network makes a contribution to strengthening of the goals as set in the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDG), in particular contributing to food security and to fighting climate change, as well as contributing on the international implementation of the Netherlands (LNV) strategy towards a more sustainable and circular agriculture. The Netherlands can contribute to these Goals and this strategy by the use of its excellent knowledge and technology (including starting materials) base. This is intertwined with promoting trade, attracting investments and negotiating market access for Dutch agriproducts with the authorities in the country of representation, a prominent aspect of the job.
The Agricultural Network adopts a proactive approach, seeking out opportunities for Dutch agribusiness and establishing direct contact with the relevant players via newsletters, www.agroberichtenbuitenland.nl, social media and website of the embassy and Consulate General.
General features of the job
-Posted at the Consulate General (CG) in
Ho Chi Minh City with primary working area in the South of Viet Nam, related to the geographical responsibility of the CG
-Is primarily responsible for information gathering and provision in case of preparation of trade missions and import/export related activities. Collects, identifies, analyses, interprets and reports on information and developments in one or more LNV domains that are of importance for the development of LNV policy.
-Identifies bottlenecks in trade transactions and contributes to solutions;
-Has an understanding of the local political/administrative environment, establishes and maintains network contacts for carrying out the above tasks;
-Enters activities into Achilles (the trade and investments leads database of the Netherlands international trade network);
-Makes up drafts for Agroberichtenbuitenland.nl and other media channels;
-Reports directly to the Agricultural Counsellor who carries final responsibility
Actual duties
-Contributes to the planning, organization and evaluation of bilateral partnership projects in relation to nature, water, environment and sustainable development;
-Is responsible for the preparation, planning, support and guidance of Dutch trade missions and other promotional activities, such as participation in fairs and exhibitions, representing LNV interests and policy.
-Identifies bottlenecks and makes a contribution to solutions, but also is able to identify new opportunities for the Dutch business, knowledge and technology community;
-Establishes and maintains contacts with relevant parties and holds discussions with organizations for the preparation and carrying out of missions and enabling trade transactions to proceed effectively.
-Is responsible for gathering information on the relevant area of operation by studying relevant policy letters, literature and reports, contributing to research and advising on the relevant policy, including the independent interpretation and analysis of the data collected.
-Coordinating trade request from Dutch companies: he or she will coordinate the handling of trade request from individual companies, will solve complex troubleshooting cases and arrange matchmaking between NL and VN
business development, her or she pro-actively looks for business opportunities for Dutch business, by structured and strategic business development.
