1. Internship duration: 06 months.

2. Location: MDRI’s office, 8th floor, Mercury Building, 444 Hoang Hoa Tham st., Tay Ho dist., Hanoi, Vietnam.

3. Benefits:

Interns will be provided with free lunch and a performance-based salary of 3,000,000 – 5,000,000 VND on average upon successful completion of probation period normally takes up to 1 month.

Moreover, interns will also receive other non-material benefits as follows:

• Opportunities to participate in all the stages of MDRI’s research projects, including but not limited to proposal development, questionnaire design, survey planning, monitoring and reporting
• Academic support in terms of their own study or research interests in close alignment with MDRI’s activities
• Participation in academic and skill training, both internally and externally as appropriate
• Strengthened skills, e.g. editing and writing skills, data analysis, organization and team work
• For international interns: Experience of Vietnamese culture and society in a vibrant and open working environment, with internationally educated, friendly and dynamic colleagues.

4. Key Responsibilities:

Line manager: Senior Researcher

• To edit/proofread proposals and reports for assigned research and consultancy projects;
• To conduct desk research for assigned research and consultancy projects;
• To deliver outputs of the assigned tasks under Senior researcher’s supervision;
• To process and clean quantitative data;
• Other duties as maybe assigned by line managers.

Qualifications

• Bachelor degree in international development, trade, economics, social sciences or related fields. Master degree is a plus.
• Excellent verbal and written English
• Good persuasion skill
• Good editing and reporting skills
• Ability to work under pressure
• Ability to work well independently and in a team
• Cultural sensitivity, can-do attitude and open-mindedness

5. Working environment:

An intellectually vibrant and supportive environment that makes everyone feel a strong sense of belonging defines MDRI’s distinctive culture. Our team of researchers values diversity, leadership and continual personal development. MDRI offers a learning environment and creates opportunities for each team member to make his or her own mark along the development journey of the Institute.

6. Applications:

Application Package Should Be In English And Include

• Cover letter;
• Curriculum vitae, including names of two referees who may be approached to give their opinion on the candidate’s suitability for the position;
• A copy of Academic transcripts and Degree;
• Other relevant documents.

General terms and conditions

• Working hours: Monday-Friday, 8.30 – 17.30 including a lunch break from 12.00 – 13.30

Applications should be sent to MDRI at internship@mdri.org.vn
Only qualified candidates will be notified for an interview.