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Why are you an ideal candidate for the position?

Passion/Mission: to help people raise standards of living

Passion/enthusiasm > creativity and excitement and flexibility People skills : interpersonal skills, communication skills Management skills: time and team

Me

Mission: to help farmers have a better life in a sustainable way

Type of work: Ensure good preparation and facilitation of two events

VECO

VECO HAS BEEN DOING A GREAT THING THAT IS CONNECTED TO MY LIFE MISSION/PASSION SO I WANT TO BE A PART OF IT


What have learned from mistakes on the previous job

To find a rhythm between people in the team to make the event successfully To create the harmony environment to make sure everyone work as the best they can

Team

Event

Me


What challenges are you looking for in this event officer position?

- To effectively utilize my skills (people skills, time management, etc) and my experience in a national and global scale that benefits to my life career

- Always motivated by challenges : Challenges > opportunities to grow


Describe a typical work week for chief event officer position

Routine Tasks: choose vendors, places…

Client Meetings

Show time

Physical demands

Expect the unexpected: No “a typical

day”



Routine Tasks Expect the unexpected: No “a typical

day”

-A lot of hours on the computer or phone with vendors or clients, hammering out contracts, production schedules, floor plans and other details: choose suitable vendors with a pros and cons list-Research and choose event locations, arrange support services such as catering, set up electronic communications for events, negotiate agreements with facilities and suppliers, and create budgets that project event expenses-Out of office work might include running event-related errands and holding relationship-building meetings with venues and vendors such as photographers, caterers and florists, idea development



Client meetingsExpect the unexpected: No “a typical

day”

- Clients don’t always follow the plan- Decision making skills



Show timeExpect the unexpected: No “a typical

day”

- Crunch time for event coordinators comes during events-Also on the to-do list: Checking meeting rooms for sufficient seating and audio-visual equipment, and ensuring events follow fire and labor regulations-Coordinators must evaluate whether the event met clients’ goals, often through surveys that ask for feedback on attendees’ experiences-After the show, a planner might compare the event’s costs and benefits to help clients determine whether the expense was worthwhile



Physical demands Expect the unexpected: No “a typical

day”

-Don’t expect a nine-to-five schedule.-Planners might work substantially more than 40 hours a week leading up to a major event- The pressure brings a big payoff: “The greatest joy is helping someone produce a social event that is exactly what they envisioned, and where all the elements come together seamlessly.”


Explain a situation where you feel your boss was wrong and how did you handle the same?

• How to train new staffs?


What are your greatest strengths and weaknesses?

Passionate and full of positive energy > bring creativity and create excitement and commitment

People skills: interpersonal skills and communication

Flexibility and responsibility Management skills: team and time

OVER EXCITED > IMPATIENT WITH THE WORKING SPEED OF THE TEAM

YOU CAN TRAIN SKILLS BUT YOU CANNOT TEACH PASSION


What are the typical responsibilities of an event coordinator?

Translate inputs into a Plan: requirements

+budgets+time

+human resources+vendors+partners

Process

Outputs: Successful event which makes everyone happy

and meets the objectives of the event

TAKE RESPONSIBILITY ALL MAJOR AND MINOR ASPECTS


What technical expertise do you offer?

Visio, MS Office, EDRAW Reporting, presentation

Create stories/posts Fun games and ice break


How would you ensure efficiency while working as an events coordinator?

Passion Time management

Big picture and Attention to detail

Flexibility and problem-solving


What are some of the challenges you think are part of this work?

Meeting objectives/deadlines/requirements/budgets

Customer satisfaction


How would you prioritize an event?

Customer satisfaction Time and size

Objectives of the events


Tell me of a particularly disastrous event that you had to manage. How did you cope?

Halloween party: raining and power off Public speaking: stretching

Hiking: raining


What types of clientele have you managed events for?

Social group Business group

Hiking


Why did you leave your last job?

100% work on my passion May go to the UK the end of the month

Raise my standards to utilize my expertise on a right platform


How would you describe your work style?

Work by heart Work smart

Work hard


If you had to describe yourself as detail-oriented or big-picture oriented, which would you choose? Why?

Give an example of a time when you felt the greatest sense of accomplishment in your job?-----------------------------------------Halloween party-----------------------------------------------------

big-picture when planning

big-picture when processing


What was your most difficult event promoting? What made it difficult?

• Thanksgiving event while people are not celebrating in their countries

• The event which is belonging to a specific country but the idea is try to gather people from all walks of life


What do you know about the company ?• https://www.veco-ngo.org/• Youtube

Mission: to achieve a better prospective for farmers

Head quarter is in Belgium and offices in 7 countries

Work with farmers and companies in a supply chain to meet food quality

requirements and protect environment

History: 1958 founded by Father Dominique Pire2001 finally formed as Vredeseilanden by

mergering COOPIBO and FADO

https://www.veco-ngo.org/

https://www.veco-ngo.org/


With 6 ingredients we create sustainable food most natural thing in the world

Less meat Choose sustainable fish Best on fair trade

Choose local and seasonable food

Opting for sustainable agriculture

Reducing food waste


What do you know about the company ?• https://vietnam.veco-ngo.org/ • Youtube

Mission: to achieve a better prospective for farmers

VECO is one of 7 members of Vredeseilanden founded in Beligum

Founded more than 30 years;primary focus on promoting farmers’ food security and on

supporting the sustainable development of specific agricultural chains

https://vietnam.veco-ngo.org/

https://vietnam.veco-ngo.org/


VECO VIETNAM


VECO VIETNAM In 10 provinces

• LANG SON – SAFE VEGETABLE• PHU THO –SAFE VEGETABE • PHU THO YEN LAP – SUSTAINABLE TEA • PHU THO HA NOI NGHE AN – TEA • HA NAM ORGANIC VEGETABLE • HOA BINH SAFE VEGTABLE• AN GIANG – NICHE RICE• PHU THO, TUYEN QUANG, YEN BAI, NGHE AN,

HANOI, LAM DONG: tea to export markets


VECO VIETNAM - STRATEGY Apply government regulations

Help each actor in the value chain work together SSD

Help to restructure and modernize

Help farmers to meet the standards of quality, safety and traceability of their products IMM

‘Sub-Sector Development’

‘Inclusive Modern Markets’

(farmers, cooperatives, governments, private actors, policy networks,

consumers and research institutions)

FOCUS on creating an ENABLING ENVIRONMENT for a whole sub-sector

Helping farmer organizations to implement a quality control system, stimulating relationships between farmers and the private sector, working with private companies to change their sourcing policies, etc.


Mekong Programme

• Embarked in 2014 • 6 years • Mekong area: Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand, Laos, Myanmar,

China • The Vietnam-based Regional Program will support smallholder

farmers across the region that produce tea, rice and fruits & vegetables in a sustainable way, with a specific focus on improving the business capacities of farmer organisations

• We also work with private actors to develop business models that include smallholder farmers in their sourcing policies, and with consumers to raise their awareness on sustainable and safe produce


Tea and Organic vegetable project- Big market- Main income of farmers - Little power to bargain because of the quality- Provinces: PHU THO, TUYEN QUANG, YEN BAI, NGHE AN, HANOI, LAM DONG

> Cooperation to increase the quality and income > Agronomic /əˈɡrɒnəmi/ support (to obtain the UTZ certificate)> internal control mechanisms to check the quality of tea> Help LUSOTEC to establish relations and to negotiate with companies

> Difficult to control farmers to follow strictly the standards > Capacibility

Tea project

Food safety issues

> increase their income, but also to feed local communities in a safe, sustainable way

> lack experience with post-harvest practices (sorting according to quality, washing and packing of vegetables) > Lack of experience with the marketing> PGS not accepted by government yet

Organic vegetable project


Project 1: VREDESEILANDEN CLASSICS IN VIETNAM

30 cyclists raise funds for VECO at home

Visit VECO’s projects by bike

Exploring surroundings learning more about VECO’s work and stopping by the most important scenic areas


Tasks for “VREDESEILANDEN CLASSICS IN VIETNAM”

being VECO Vietnam contact person for the event team at VECO HO in Belgium

Support the preparations of the mission

Accompanying the delegation of VECO HO during the preparations from 12 to 22 April 2016

Practical preparations


Tasks for “VREDESEILANDEN CLASSICS IN VIETNAM” (cont)

Practical preparations

-Accommodation: negotiations, bookings,…-Meals, dinners, drinks,…-Local transport (bus, truck, jeep,…)-Follow-up of the budget, administration of the expenses, making up the intercompany (with the support of the financial desk of VECO Vietnam)-Partner visits (with the support of the program team of VECO Vietnam)-Security on site-Obtaining governmental permissions for the prospection and for the Vredeseilanden Classics event


Project 2: CAMPAIGN 2017

A group of Belgian volunteers and students will visit Vietnam

Play an important role in awareness-raising activities in Belgian schools


Tasks for: CAMPAIGN 2017

-Preparing the students & volunteers visit planned in July 2016: - developing the program of the visit in collaboration with HO staff- preparing all arrangements of the practical issues (visits to partners,

accommodations, transport, food, etc….) - Accompanying the visitor group during the visit: facilitating, translating, etc

•Delivery of supportive information for campaign: Collecting stories, information on situation of farmers and from other actors involvedidentification of interesting (media ) cases for publication in magazine(s) identification of interesting places and interesting people for meeting with the Belgian groupIdentification of strong individuals (farmer m/f) that have potential to be the “face” of the campaign


Why want to work with us

Passion/Mission: to help people raise standards of living

- To effectively utilize my skills (people skills, time management, etc) and my experience in a national and global scale that benefits to my life career - Always motivated by challenges : Challenges > opportunities to grow

Me

Mission: to help farmers have a better life in a sustainable way

Type of work: Ensure good preparation and facilitation of two eventsWorking environment: international scale VECO


Regarding salary


Questions for the company

• Which provinces in Vietnam are going to extend to?• Which agricultural products are VECO Vietnam going

to extend to?• Is VECO planning to organize other events in the

upcoming year?• How long does it take fro VECO Vietnam to convince

the government to accept PGS (ARTICIPATORY GUARANTEE SYSTEMS)?


Skills • Excellent time management

– The ability to coordinate not only yourself, but the scheduling of the entire team helping with the event. It’s all about planning, and re-planning and scheduling.

• Communication – Share your ideas and your vision openly with your team.

Communicate on a level that is respectful to everyone. Do not talk down to anyone, regardless of their role. Everyone has their part and it ultimately leads to your success, make sure you communicate clearly and respectfully. Accept criticism and be open to new ideas