Center for Research on Initiatives of Community Development (RIC)

Project: “Pilot of Community-based Operation and Maintenance (O&M) of communal infrastructures in Program 135”

TERMS OF REFERENCE (TOR) 

 Training on Financial Management

 The contract:

Center for Research on Initiatives of Community Development (RIC) is a non-profit organization established by decision of the Vietnam Union of Science and Technology Associations (VUSTA).

2. Introduction of the project:

• Project “Pilot of Community-based Operation and Maintenance (O&M) of communal infrastructures in Program 135” implemented in 06 communes: Doc Lap (Ky Son district); Du Sang, Hop Dong and Thuong Tien (Kim Boi district), Ngoc Lau and Ngoc Son (Lac Son district). Projects carried out by Center for Research on Initiatives of Community Development (RIC) with funding from the Irish Aid.
• The development objective of the project: reducing poverty among the poorest ethnic minority population of P135 communes in Hoa Binh province by community empowerment measures that enable sustainable community-based O&M of communal infrastructures.
• The goal of the project: (i) Community (user) groups become capable and practice community O&M of communal infrastructures for their better benefits; (ii) Community (user) groups gain their rights on long-term management of communal infrastructures; and (iii) Community O&M within P135 is reaffirmed and operationalized.
• Project location: includes 6 communes of Doc Lap, Du Sang, Hop Dong, Thuong Tien, Ngoc Son and Ngoc Lau.
• Project duration: The project was carried out from November 2013 to November 2016.

RIC recruit a trainer to train on Financial Management for member of community group  of the project “Pilot of Community-based Operation and Maintenance (O&M) of communal infrastructures in Program 135”

3. Requirements: Trainers will direct implement 02 training courses (1 day/course) on Financial Management for local people who are members of the community group in Ngoc Son, Ngoc Lau communes, Lac Son district, Hoa   Binh province

4. Number of Participants: About 30 ones

5. Expected results after the training course:

After the training course, the participants will understand:

• General regulation on the financial management of Vietnam
• How to record financial book of the group
• How to prepare payment procedure of carrying out O&M.

6. Responsibilities of the trainer:

• Trainer should study current financial management regulations of the state to integrate in the training material and ensure that it is simple, easy-to-understand and easy-to-apply  for the participants.
• Design monitoring, financial management forms … for community groups
• Implement 02 one-day training courses at locality under the light of participatory methods;
• Answer questions of the participants

7. Responsibilities of RIC:

• Provide documents related to the training and the projects;
• Prepare logistics for the training;
• Provide travelling and accommodation for trainer according to the project cost-norm;
• Payment of the remuneration and per diem under the contract latest after the training ended 10 days.

8. Training time: May 2016

9. Trainer’s qualification

• Have knowledge, experiences on financial management
• Have experiences to work with ethnic minority communities
• Experience of working with minority community in Hoa Binh is preferable.

10. Contact information:

Interested candidates please send CV via email/post to following contact information before May 4^th 2016:

Center for Research on Initiatives of Community Development (RIC)

–       Address: Room 407, Packexim building, No 49 Alley 15, An Duong Vuong street, Tay Ho district, Ha Noi

–       Phone: 04 3212 1882

–       Email: info@ric.org.vn ; hai.pcmm.hb@gmail.com