Vietnam Field Coordinator

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)

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)