ESP Administrative Intern: Language Support Service and Knowledge Management

INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITY

As a federal enterprise, the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH supports the German Government in achieving its objectives in the field of international cooperation for sustainable development. We work in a variety of fields and support our cooperation partners in designing strategies and meeting their policy goals. GIZ Viet Nam is currently engaged in four priority areas: 1) Vocational training; 2) Environmental policy and sustainable natural resource use; 3) Energy; 4) Sustainable Economic Development. Gender equality is one of the key values of our company and of the work we do. Fostering gender equality in our project operation and our internal equal opportunity provisions are two strategic pillars of our corporate identity and policy. For further information please visit our website: www.giz.de/viet-nam.

To support Vietnamese Government in achieving these targets, GIZ Energy Support Programme (ESP) is working in various action areas to develop renewable energy and energy efficiency markets. ESP cooperates closely with the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MOIT) and other key public and private actors to advance Viet Nam’s ambitious energy transition. Our work spans policy advice, capacity building, and market development in critical areas such as solar and wind energy, energy transition, energy storage, green hydrogen, balcony power system, green finance, coal phase-out, and smart grid development.

In this context, the ESP is offering the internship opportunities as below:

ESP Administrative Intern: Language Support Service and Knowledge Management

Duty station: 14 Thuy Khue, Tay Ho District, Hanoi, Viet Nam

Duration: 6 months starting from July 2025

As an ESP Administrative intern, you will work in a small team, but across multiple projects and in close cooperation with a variety of colleagues from the ESP-team. This provides you with the opportunity to get to know the entire range of topics of GIZ Vietnam in the energy sector.

Main activities during the internship:

Language support service:

• Assistance with the translation of technical documents, policies, presentations, etc., from Vietnamese into English and vice versa.
• Assistance in quality control of translated documents by inhouse team and/or external service provider including proof reading of translated text, document formatting, graphic designing and laying out in accordance with the corporate regulations.
• Participating in the continuous buildup of energy-focused translation memory and term-base/glossary for our CAT (Computer-Assisted Translation) tool.
• Assistance in documents filling for Inhouse translator team, when needed.

Assistance in managing inhouse team’s planner for assigned tasks to monitor and manage workload and further dissemination to other teams.

Knowledge Management:

• ing digital tools to improve day-to-day work and processes for project implementation activities.
• Assistance in record management process for ESP and updating a digital library for energy sector.
• Other tasks as assigned by the Language Support Service and Knowledge Management Team and/or other staff members involved in the translation/interpretation work of the office.

Minimum requirements:

• Vietnamese citizen, who are in the last year of their study or newly graduated students within 6 months upon commencement of the internship.
• Specialization in language, electricity, energy, international affair or similar.
• Strong interest in language and energy sector in Viet Nam.
• Strong communication, organizational and analytical skills.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills in English and Vietnamese.
• Experiences with software and applications including Microsoft Office Suite. Knowledge of SharePoint, OneDrive, Planner, and Trados Studio is a plus.
• Experiences in an intercultural and multi-lingual context gained by way of internships and/or academic exchanges. Experiences in foreign countries are an asset.
• Thinking creatively, highly motivated to learn and to contribute to a young and dynamic team of international and national staff with the aim to develop the energy sector in Viet Nam.
• Willing to take on responsibility, to work independently and to travel to partners, event venues and project sites if necessary.

Apart from a monthly allowance, successful candidates will enjoy professional and dynamic working conditions and good policies of training.

Interested qualified candidates are invited to send your application including Cover letter, CV and relevant academic certificates/references to email: [email protected] with the email subject “Application for ESP – Language Support Service and Knowledge Management Intern”. Deadline for application is 18 June 2025. Early applicants will be prioritized. Only short-listed candidates will be contacted after the deadline. Telephone contact is not encouraged.

Please visit our page at https://www.giz.de/en/worldwide/109163.html for more internship and job opportunities.

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