Ref.
2026/EEFEV/14588
Job offer type
Experts
Type of contract
Service contract
Estimated budget
Nationalité vietnamienne
Activity sectors
Public resource mobilisation, management and accountability ; Economic and financial governance
Deadline date
2026/02/07 23:55
Duration of the assignment
Short term
Contract
Freelancer
Duration
15-20 jours
A Vietnamese Environmental Tax Expert (M/W)
Département Gouvernance - GOUV > Pôle Transparence, Gestion et Redevabilité
Published on : 2026/01/14
ASIE
VIETNAM
HANOI
Mission description
The expert’s main task will be to support the implementation of activities related to the "development of environmental taxation policies" component, in collaboration with the project team. His/her responsibilities will be as follows:
§ Support the Ministry of Finance (Department of Fiscal Policy) in drafting amendments to the Environmental Protection Law, in coordination with the international expert;
§ Support the Ministry of Finance (Department of Fiscal Policy) in drafting reports supporting amendments to the Environmental Protection Law, in coordination with the international expert;
§ Support the international expert in understanding the legislative and tax regulatory framework;
§ Ensure coordination on the subject of environmental taxation between the Vietnamese Ministry of Finance and the project team.
Expected deliverables:
Report compiling draft texts supporting amendments to the Environmental Protection Law.
Project or context description
The project – Greening of Budgetary and Fiscal Policies in Vietnam Phase 2 – is a capacity-building project in support of the Vietnamese Ministry of Finance aimed at operationalizing the integration of environmental and climate considerations into public budgetary and fiscal policies.
The project is structured into 4 components:
- Capacity building for the Vietnamese Ministry of Finance to consolidate the management framework related to sovereign green bonds and raise awareness among market participants about green bonds
- Support for the implementation of Vietnam’s Emissions Trading System (ETS)
- Development of environmental taxation policies for environmental protection
- Support for integrating the results of green finance and carbon pricing into the long-term path towards carbon neutrality
The project implementation period is 18 months, until May 2027, and is funded by the French Development Agency.
Required profile
Qualifications and skills:
- Knowledge of the legislative and regulatory framework of Vietnamese public finance in tax matters.
- Knowledge of environmental taxation issues
- Knowledge of the economic and political context of Vietnam
- Excellent writing skills.
- Ability to work in an intercultural environment
- Diplomacy, communication skills, active listening, and rigor
General and specific professional experience:
§ Training in tax or environmental law, or significant experience in the field
§ Experience in developing or supporting the development of legislative or regulatory texts
§ Knowledge of Vietnamese public administration and services will be an asset.
§ Fluency in written and spoken French or English.
Additional information
Interested candidates should send their CV containing detailed information on their qualifications, experience and relevant references.
Working language: French and/or English
Selection criteria for applications
The selection process for candidates will be based on the following criteria :
- Candidate’s experiences linked with the expert mission
- Candidate’s understanding of the mission’s role in the cooperation project
Deadline for application : 2026/02/07 23:55
File(s) attached : 251125 Fiche de poste_taxation environnementale.pdf - 251125 Fichedeposte_taxationenvironnementale-en.pdf
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