Vietnam Field Coordinator

Vietnam Field Coordinator

(October – November 2025)

We are a new charity with a mission to improve farmed fish welfare in Vietnam. We plan to do this by building on existing research and conducting our own field visits and studies to test multiple intervention models. Our objective is to find a highly cost-effective intervention that we can pilot and scale to help reduce the suffering of millions of farmed fish.

You can read through our full Year 1 Plan here.

About the role

We are currently planning our first field visit in Vietnam in October 2025 (both charity co-founders will be present) to meet farmed fish supply chain stakeholders, particularly producers (e.g. small-scale fish farmers, corporations culturing fish for export) to get a better understanding of the fish farming landscape in Vietnam. We plan to visit fish farms in different regions of the country but mainly in the Mekong Delta.

We are looking for a short-term contractor with strong planning, organisation and communications skills to help us plan and conduct this visit, and carry out follow-up activities afterwards. We are open to a flexible time commitment (initial 2-month contract duration with the possibility to extend). A full list of responsibilities is outlined below.

Responsibilities

Before the field visit (2-3 weeks):

Identify and contact fish producers (from small-scale fish farmers to corporations culturing fish for export) willing to meet with us
Schedule visits to fish production sites during our field visit
Plan all logistics of visits to fish production sites
Start mapping stakeholders (e.g. producers, wholesalers, retailers, industry organisations and associations, NGOs, academics, government departments) relevant to farmed fish welfare in Vietnam

During the field visit (2-3 weeks):

Manage all logistics of visits to fish production sites
Help collect information and data during visits
Assist with translation and cultural navigation

After the field visit (4 weeks):

Support with the development of a comprehensive field visit report
Start and maintain a stakeholder contact database
Conduct follow-up communications with all producers and other stakeholders visited
Complete mapping stakeholders (e.g. producers, wholesalers, retailers, industry organisations and associations, NGOs, academics, government departments) relevant to farmed fish welfare in Vietnam
Support co-founders with a preliminary intervention feasibility assessment evaluating welfare interventions that could be feasible at production sites
Conduct desk research into other industry stakeholders to contact in order to further explore opportunities to improve farmed fish welfare
Make strategic recommendations for future work based on field visit findings and follow-up research

Requirements

Below are the key requirements we are looking for but we do not expect every candidate to meet all of them. We strongly encourage you to apply if you meet most but not all of them:

Interest in farmed animal welfare in Vietnam
Bachelor’s degree in any field
2+ years professional working experience
Strong organisational, logistical and planning skills
Fieldwork and stakeholder engagement experience
Strong written and verbal communication skills
Availability and willingness to travel for up to 3 weeks during field visit (tentative dates are 13-31 October)
Fluency in English and Vietnamese

If you have any of the below it would be a plus, although these are not necessary:

Knowledge of fish farming practices
Existing connections with relevant stakeholders, especially fish producers
Understanding of animal welfare concepts (fish welfare understanding a plus)

What we can offer

The opportunity to help build the foundations of our work and develop practical knowledge about farmed fish production in Vietnam during the field visit
The possibility to extend your contract (based on performance and organisational fit) and make a meaningful long-term contribution to farmed fish welfare
Work in a startup culture, with close co-founder collaboration and little organisational bureaucracy
High autonomy to take the lead and influence key decisions about our work in Vietnam

Practical considerations

You must have the right to work as an independent contractor in Vietnam – you will be responsible for tax payments and other benefit contributions
Location: Ho Chi Minh City or Mekong Delta but up to 3 weeks will be spent travelling to visit fish production sites
All travel-related expenses (transportation, accommodation, travel per diem) will be covered by Scale Welfare
2-month contract duration (with possibility to extend)
We are open to contracting on a flexible time commitment
Start date: 1 October (but 29 September preferred)
Compensation: 15-25 million VND per month if full-time (final amount dependent on role fit and employee needs)

Application process and deadline

If you are interested in this role and can fulfill some, most or all of the above requirements, please complete this short application form. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis until the deadline of 17 August 2025.

Shortlisted applicants will be invited to complete a short test task before we proceed to the final interview stage prior to making an offer.

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Ameer Virani via email: [email protected]

Note that applications can only be submitted via the application form above, we will not be reviewing applications received via email or any other channel.