TVET Specialist (Education)

TL;DR

TVET Specialist (Education): Providing technical leadership and quality assurance for inclusive and market-relevant Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) within the SIATS project with an accent on gender-responsive systems and private sector alignment. Focus on strengthening TVET institutional capacity, designing evidence-based feedback mechanisms, and enhancing labour-market linkages for marginalized groups.

Location: Hanoi, Vietnam (with frequent travel to the Mekong Delta provinces)

Salary: VND 579,293,760 – 888,245,530 per year

Company

A global movement dedicated to fighting inequality, ending poverty, and promoting a Human Economy that prioritizes people and the planet.

What you will do

• Lead technical quality assurance for the SIATS TVET approach, ensuring alignment with inclusive and gender-responsive standards.
• Provide technical guidance on strengthening TVET systems, including curriculum adaptation and trainer capacity building.
• Integrate demand-supply linkages by connecting the needs of marginalized women with training provision and private sector demand.
• Implement M-score feedback systems to generate data on trainee experience and employment outcomes for adaptive programming.
• Coach and mentor partners on inclusive TVET and gender-transformative approaches.
• Represent Oxfam as a technical focal point for vocational training with government bodies and private sector actors.

Requirements

• University degree in TVET, public policy, law, development, or management.
• Substantial experience in market-relevant TVET systems and linkages with private sector demand.
• Expertise in conducting evidence-based research and policy advocacy.
• Strong understanding of Vietnam’s TVET institutions and labour-market systems.
• Proven track record in gender-responsive TVET for ethnic minorities and women with disabilities.
• High level of written and spoken English and Vietnamese.
• Willingness to travel to project sites in all regions of Vietnam.

Culture & Benefits

• Fixed-term contract for 2 years with a possibility of extension.
• Commitment to feminist principles, diversity, and inclusion.
• Work environment based on core values of empowerment, accountability, and equality.
• Opportunity to contribute to global advocacy initiatives against inequality.