National Senior Communications Consultant for JETP

UNDP Vietnam is looking for a qualified National Senior Communications Consultant to support the MOIT’s Working group and the Secretariat of the Just Energy Transition Partnership in Viet Nam (JETP)

Since the early 2010s, the Government of Viet Nam has developed and is implementing a series of national strategies and action plans on climate change, green growth, and low-carbon sustainable development. Viet Nam’s Prime Minister, Pham Minh Chinh, approved the National Green Growth Strategy (NGGS) 2021-2030, vision to 2050 (Decision 1658/QD-TTg dated October 1, 2021) and the National Climate Change Strategy (NCCS) in July 2022. The National Power Development Plan for the period of 2021-2030, with a vision to 2045 (PDP8), was promulgated in May 2023 with the objective to ensure national energy security, diversification, and sustainable development in the electricity sector.

In 2026, the JETP SEC would like to strongly promote communications activities through the improved visibility of JETP on different channels, contributing to the enhanced awareness raising of relevant parties, JETP financing and project facilitation.

To support the Secretariat, some experts and supporting staff may include secondees from IPG and GFANZ members. Further, following recommendations from the co-leads of the IPG, the UK and EU, and with the agreement of the Government of Viet Nam, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Viet Nam has been designated as the Secretariat Support Agency (SSA). As a partial function of this role, UNDP provides administrative assistance, procuring and providing human resources for the operations of the Secretariat.

Based on the agreement of Ministry of Industry and Trade, UNDP is seeking one National Senior Communications Officer to work at the focal agency of MOIT’s Synthesis Working Group so that they can effectively and efficiently implement their tasks.

The primary objective of the assignment is to support the Secretariat, MOIT’s Working Group