Professional Education Officer

                                                               Recruitment for Professional Education Officer

Animals Asia is devoted to ending bear bile farming and improving the welfare of animals across Asia. We are committed to ending the suffering of animals throughout Asia by promoting compassion and respect for all animals, while striving to create long-term and sustainable change. Animals Asia is currently seeking to recruit a qualified candidate for the position Professional Education Officer with details as follows:

Position: Professional Education Officer

Employment type: Full-time

Contract duration: One-year contract, extendable based on performance with initial 2-month probationary period
Work location: Ha Noi

Role Purpose: To lead the delivery and development of high-impact animal sentience and welfare training for professional educators in Vietnam, and support educators to integrate these concepts into their teaching and research.  Deliver educational resources to students and the public.

Responsibilities:

Program Delivery and Training

• Oversee the department’s professional education delivery program in Vietnam.
• Coordinate and support department staff to deliver engaging and practical training sessions, workshops, and materials for educators and academics on animal sentience and welfare.
• Monitor, collect data on, and evaluate the outcomes and impact of training programs.
• Provide specialist expertise and content support to the Students & Public Education team for activities in schools, communities, and universities.
• Develop and deliver educational activities for school-aged children and university students in schools, communities, and universities to raise awareness of elephant sentience, welfare, and conservation, and to build support for ending the use of elephants in riding tourism.
• Organise World Elephant Day awareness events to broaden the public perception on elephant sentience, welfare & conservation;
• Assist other departments in delivering social media activities and awareness campaigns on elephant and animal sentience & welfare;

Administrative, Operational and Strategic Support

• Provide regular reports on program delivery progress and impact.
• Collaborate with the Media team by providing specialist content for public communication campaigns.
• Supply project updates and impact reports to the Supporter Engagement team for funding communication.
• Assist the Department Director in preparing detailed weekly, monthly, quarterly, and annual reports.
• Contribute to the development and execution of annual project funding plans and the Department's strategic objectives.
• Perform other duties as assigned by the Department Director and other Education team members.

Requirements

Skills / Abilities

• Proven experience in delivering animal welfare education programmes in schools
• Experience in evaluating the outcome and impact of project delivery.
• Experience collaborating with diverse individuals and organisations.
• Excellent organisational and time management skills, with the ability to prioritise tasks and support multiple teams.
• Strong computer literacy and proficiency with MS Office and Google Office.
• Experience in managing volunteers.
• Experience in managing databases.
• Ability and willingness to travel as needed to support projects.
• Ability to work flexible hours as required.

Knowledge

• Technical expertise in the delivery of education programs and training.
• Strong, practical knowledge of animal sentience & welfare concepts.

Experience

• At least 3 years of experience in educational delivery in schools.
• Proven experience in delivering educational resources to meet program objectives.
• Experience working within an international team.

Education / Qualification

        At least a university bachelor's degree in Education/English/Marketing or a related field.

 Languages: Native Vietnamese and strong English (written and spoken).

How to Apply

Please send your cover letter and CV (clearly stating the applied position) by clicking the application link below. Link https://animalsasia.bamboohr.com/careers/151

Only shortlisted candidates will be notified for interviews. Applicants who have not received a reply after two weeks from the date of the advertisement should consider their applications unsuccessful. Only short-listed applicants will be interviewed; the interview will be conducted in English. Closing date for application is 14th August  2026.

To find out more: www.animalsasia.org

 Animals Asia values candidates with different backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives. We welcome applicants of every ethnicity, age, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, religion, national origin, socioeconomic status, disability, or veteran status. We are committed to building an organization that creates an inclusive environment for all.

Using AI During Interviews
 Animals Asia is committed to ensuring a fair and authentic interview process. The use of artificial intelligence (AI) tools, including but not limited to real-time transcription, automated response generation or assistance in formulating interview answers, is strictly prohibited during any stage of the interview process.We will take a candidate's agreement to participate in an interview with us as confirmation that they will not use AI tools in any form during the conversation. If it is discovered or reasonably suspected that AI has been used, the interview will be terminated immediately, and the candidate will no longer be considered for the role.We appreciate your understanding and adherence to this policy, which is in place to maintain the integrity, professionalism and reliability of our recruitment pro