Responsible Tourism Specialist

Internal

External

• Vietnam Country Director;
• Program and Service Manager;
• Innovations and Products Development Director;
• Other staff in AOP;

• Tourism and CBT partners and networks;
• Government Officials;
• Institution/Universities;
• Donors;
• International and Vietnamese NGOs;

Key Responsibilities

Specific Tasks

Expected Key Results

Strengthen AOP strategic program on responsible tourism.

• ork with senior management team to define the strategic design of AOP’s program, and investment strategy on responsible tourism related activities with special focus on CBT.
• Strengthen the collaboration of AOP program with like-minded partners, especially market actors along the process of co-design, development and marketing of CBTs products.

• OP’s strategic paper, investment plan for responsible tourism program and Da Bac/AO-CBT business plan;
• Relationship with partners established and well maintained.

§  Ensure quality of AOP intervention on responsible tourism and CBT.

• Engage with other team members in AOP and partners in co-design, testing, development and marketing of CBT products.
• Provide technical advise to partners and AOP’s staff during implementation of CBT and tourism related activities;
• Deliver/coordinate training, capacity building, coaching on responsible tourism to AOP staff and partners when needed;
• Conduct/coordinate studies, review and assessment on CBT, responsible tourism.

• Inputs provided;
• Training, coaching sessions conducted;
• Papers, reports, plans, concept papers, ideas produced.

§  Promote expansion of CBT and responsible tourism beyond AOP program.

• Represent AOP Vietnam at approved professional forums, meetings and/or conferences;
• Support Innovations and Products Development Director in documenting/synthesizing lessons and capitalization of AOP’s intellectual products;
• Engage with government agencies to promote CBT and responsible tourism in government agenda;
• Promote the work of AOP through the presentation of professional reports, articles and papers for publication (as appropriate);
• Provide technical support for potential replication of CBT and tourism related activities in AOP program beyond Vietnam;

• Briefings on events, forums participated with lesions and follow up actions.
• Inputs provided;
• Papers, reports produced. published

1.     Fund Raising for responsible tourism and CBT.

• Identify potential donors, funding and investment opportunities in CBT and responsible tourism;
• In collaboration with management team to develop concept papers and proposals that comply with AOP’s programming priorities and strategic directions;
• In collaboration with management team to develop plan, mobilize and facilitate materialization of co-investment opportunities on CBTs and other responsible tourism products.

• Inputs provided as assigned;
• Proposal, investment plan developed/submitted.
• MOUs developed and signed;

Education

• Background in a relevant subject (Tourism, Economics, Marketing, Development Studies, Rural development, Public policy).
• Master’s degree and above is preferable.

Work experience

• At least 5 years’ experience in the tourist related subjects, direct engagement in CBT development is preferred;
• Experience working in both nonprofit and business sector is an advantaged;
• Experience working in rural development, sustainable livelihood, climate change adaptation, not-for-profit business model in which a social mission is prioritized;
• Experiences in working with government authorities in Vietnam.

Technical knowledge and skills

• Insight on responsible tourism development and marketing;
• Insight on Environment, Social and Governance (ESG) principles;
• Strong sense of culture and culture conservation approaches;
• Understanding of legal framework for NGOs operation in Vietnam;
• Sound understanding on community mobilization approach and tools;
• Knowledge of, and interest in sustainable livelihood, market-based approaches, governance, social policies and issues related to poverty reduction;
• Expertise on participatory planning and research methodologies;
• Track record in project proposal writing and fund raising;
• Documentation and report writing skills;
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills;
• Ability to work effectively within a team and to supervise/coach staff;
• Willingness to travel to project sites on a regular basis;
• Flexibility including a willingness to learn and adapt to new situations;
• Proficiency in Microsoft Suite (Word, Excel, Power Point) and digital tools and media for distant working;
• Ability to use data analysis software.

Languages

• Fluent English and Vietnamese, both spoken and written.

Attitude

• Quality-oriented.
• Diligent, proactive and independent.
• Patient, friendly and supportive.

Adherence to

• Poverty and injustice eradication.
• Gender equality.
• Child protection.