General features of the job
The Senior economic officer primarily focuses on improving the bilateral business relations between Vietnam and The Netherlands, with a specific focus on south Vietnam and primarily in the sectors of water, climate, logistics and maritime.
The Senior economic officer spots and communicates about business opportunities for Dutch companies and investors, facilitating market entry.
The Senior economic officer is active in maintaining and expanding the business network and promoting Dutch business interest, taking into account responsible business conduct and the contribution to the SDG's. The Senior economic officer supports project identification and preparation.
The Senior economic officer is aware of the Dutch policy objectives in Vietnam, contributes to their formulation, adopts a proactive approach, anticipates, takes initiative to implement projects and activities using RVO and MFA instruments and is results based and knowledgeable.
The Senior Economic Officer reports directly to the Consul General who is Head of the Policy Section and Economic Affairs at the Consulate General in
Ho Chi Minh City and works in the economic team in HCMC and in water and logistics sectors teams of Embassy and CG.
Possible duties
1.Content:
-The Senior Economic Officer is tasked to monitor, analyse and provide information on relevant business and knowledge developments in the South of Vietnam (specifically in Water, Climate, Maritime and Logistics and as a posteriority in Creative Industry and ICT). The officer translates information into concrete business leads, project leads or PPP's between Netherlands and Vietnamese business.
-The officer is responsible for initiating, organizing and contributing to
business development activities (workshops, webinars, incoming missions, etc.) that support the Dutch business interests in the south of Vietnam.
-The officer takes the initiative to use the available instruments available from RVO and MFA in The Hague to bring Dutch policy objectives into practice.
-Drafting briefing notes, speeches, analyses, strategy papers and content for external communications, trade missions and other events such as networking and seminars.
- Providing input and dossiers for briefings and speeches for the Consul General and high incoming visitors such as ambassador or ministers.
-The officer will handle trade requests from individual Dutch companies, solve trouble-shooting cases and arrange matchmaking between NL and VN business.
-Cooperate with relevant Dutch and Vietnamese parties, in the business, academic and public sectors, at national and regional levels with a focus on supporting the Dutch policy agenda in south Vietnam.
2. Awareness:
-Taking the initiative and being responsible for building and maintaining a relevant network regarding business development and PPP development in the South of Vietnam: the officer will build a relevant network within the South of Vietnam involving all relevant businesses, local governments and knowledge institutes.
-Cooperate with (Top Sectors on Water, Logistics, Maritime, etc.), and with other relevant parties such as Dutch embassies, Dutch Ministries, RVO, NWP, Invest International, NL in Business, DBAV, NL Works and the Delta Team.
-Spotting business leads for Dutch business by proactive business development: The officer pro-actively looks for business opportunities for Dutch businesses, by structured business development (attending networking events, arranging meet-ups to build contacts in the fields, keeping an open antenna and going out into the "field"). The officer will communicate these leads to the relevant parties via different communication channels.
3.Processes & Procedures:
-The Senior Economic Officer is expected to be organized in the work, especially in
project management in order to execute and fulfil her tasks in a timely manner.
-The officer will be involved in planning of processes related to events and incoming or outgoing visits of the Consulate-General and the Embassy in her assigned sectors. The officer is expected to be aware of the requirements for good and timely process planning and to execute these in an effective and inclusive manner.
-The officer sets clear priorities focusing on Water, Logistics, maritime and climate.
-The officer needs to be familiar with and facilitate the use of Dutch government instruments in relation to project development and implementation.
-The officer keeps regular records of relevant activities into Achilles and works effectively with 247 sharepoint and is key-user for 247 for the CG.
-Understands and implements the standard procedures in carrying out missions and activities.
-Provide the manager and the team with timely and proper planning proposals for incoming missions, outgoing trips and events.
4.Knowledge
-The Senior Economic Officer should have a firm knowledge on the assigned sectors in order to contribute to studies and advise on the relevant policy, based on the study of news, literature and reports.
-The officer must interpret and analyse the collected information independently to provide advice when necessary.
-Contribute to and share knowledge with the other team members. Work closely with the CG and embassy team members and involve them pro-actively where relevant.
-Be aware of and help implement Multi Annual Country Strategy and the Policy Yearplan of Embassy/CG and other relevant Policy Guidelines in the daily work.
