Institutional Partnerships Officer

Job Title: Institutional Partnerships Officer

Reports to: Head of Fundraising and Communications (HFC)

SAIGONCHILDREN – ORGANISATION PROFILE

Saigonchildren is a UK-registered charity working exclusively in Vietnam. Our mission is to
remove barriers to education in Vietnam.

Education  is  the  most  lasting  and  effective  way  we  can  help  children  and  their  families  to
escape from the cycle of poverty. It represents a double investment  – an investment in the
children, but also in the future of Vietnam.

Everything  we  do  helps  children  and  young  people  learn  and  stay  in  education  for  longer,
significantly  improving  life  for  themselves  and  their  families  through  greater  earnings  and
improved security.

We  do  that  through  our  four  main  programmes:  child  development  scholarships,  school
building and learning environments, vocational and life-skills training for youth, and special
needs education.

Each day tens of thousands of children go to study in a public school built by saigonchildren -
from the far south to the far north of Vietnam.

We award educational and vocational training scholarships to children for whom family poverty
would otherwise prevent them from continuing in education.

We  also  run  Vietnam's  leading  autism  education  initiative  and  support  many  more  special
needs education projects for children with challenges including cerebral palsy, sight loss, and
congenital birth defects.

Join a team that is creative and always seeking innovative solutions to support many
more children in need.

KEY ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES

The Institutional Partnerships Officer supports the organisation’s institutional fundraising and
partnership efforts, focusing on grant proposal and report writing, donor documentation
and follow-up, and organising donor and partner engagement activities.

Working closely with the Head of Fundraising & Communications and programme teams, this
role plays a key part in ensuring strong donor relationships, high-quality proposals and reports,
and well-delivered engagement activities.

•  Develop  grant  proposals,  concept  notes,  and  donor  reports,  working  with
programme  and  finance  colleagues  to  gather  information  and  prepare  donor-ready
documents.

•  Support  strategic  donor  and  partner  opportunities  by  preparing  documentation,

coordinating inputs, and following up on actions and deadlines.

Saigon Children’s Charity CIO

Registered charity number:

+84 28 3930 3502

59 Tran Quoc Thao, Xuan Hoa Ward, HCMC, VN

UK 1157774 VN 63/NVVH-VPĐD

Saigonchildren.com

•  Organise donor and partner engagement activities and events, including planning
logistics, coordinating vendors, and supporting programme-linked visits or activities.
•  Coordinate  with  external  funding  platforms  or  partner  organisations  to  meet

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documentation and compliance requirements.
Identify  and  track  funding  opportunities  through  public  sources  and  maintain  a
grants  pipeline,  while  working  with  programme  teams  to  build  donor-facing
indicators  and  basic  tracking  tools  that  strengthen  evidence  for  proposals,
reporting, and organisational credibility.

•  Maintain  organised  records  and  contribute  to  smooth  internal  coordination  across

teams.

Who we are looking for

•  Native-level  Vietnamese  and  strong  professional  English  proficiency  (written  and

spoken).

•  Experience in institutional fundraising, grants, partnerships, programme coordination,

or a related role.

•  Experience  managing  event

logistics  end-to-end,

including  basic  budgeting,

procurement/vendor management, and post-event follow-up.

•  Strong writing skills and confidence working with structured documents and deadlines.
•  Good organisational and coordination skills; comfortable managing multiple tasks at

once.

•  Ability to work collaboratively with different teams and external partners.
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Interest in working in a social impact or non-profit environment.

Core staff responsibilities

We work as a team where responsibilities and work are shared across the team. Developing
relationships  and  networks  with  potential  donors  and  event  participants  is  essential,  as  is
ensuring  events  are  delivered  to  saigonchildren  standards  on  deadline.  This  position  will
occasionally  require  evening  and  weekend  work  and  includes  field  travel  with  some
overnight trips (approximately 15% of working time).

Saigonchildren's Child Protection Policy

Saigonchildren  staff  are  committed  to  protecting  children's  rights  in  accordance  with  the
organisation's child protection policy, being vigilant against all forms of harm to children and
managing and reporting all instances to ensure child safety.

HOW TO APPLY

Interested, qualified candidates are invited to send their detailed CV and cover letter to Ms
Phung  Nguyen  (hr@saigonchildren.com).  We  thank  all  applicants,  but  only  short-listed
candidates will be contacted for an interview. Deadline for submission:  23:59 (GMT+7),  6th
Feb 2026.

Saigon Children’s Charity CIO

Registered charity number:

+84 28 3930 3502

59 Tran Quoc Thao, Xuan Hoa Ward, HCMC, VN

UK 1157774 VN 63/NVVH-VPĐD

Saigonchildren.com