Consultant to prepare dossier for UN Best Tourism Villages Award

The Swiss Tourism for Sustainable Development (ST4SD) project is funded by The Swiss State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO) for a duration of four years, from April 2023 to March 2027, with implementation led by HELVETAS Swiss Intercooperation in Vietnam (Helvetas Vietnam) as the Lead Implementing Agency, and Center for Rural Economy Development (CRED) as the Consortium Partner. 
The main objective of the ST4SD project is to contribute to a more sustainable and inclusive tourism sector in Vietnam. In the long term, the project aims to support the creation of new livelihoods and promote sustainable economic development in the country.

This overarching objective will be achieved by focusing on three key outcomes: 

• Outcome 1 (macro level): Enhancing sustainable tourism development by ensuring that national and subnational action plans, master plans, and relevant policies include necessary actions. This includes facilitating the decision-making and implementation processes. 
• Outcome 2 (meso level): Strengthening Vietnamese training institutions to provide quality training and develop skills and expertise in sustainable tourism. The project will assist in the selection and enhancement of these institutions. 
• Outcome 3 (meso and micro level): Encouraging tourism destinations and companies to adopt more sustainable practices in their operations and investments. This outcome aims to make both the destinations and the companies more environmentally and socially responsible. 

Hà Giang is one of the three target provinces of the ST4SD project. As part of the approved 2025 plan by the VNAT for the project, support will be provided in preparing the application for the “Best Tourism Villages” award by UN Tourism in 2025 for Hà Giang. 

Interested experts are invited to submit their CV and quotations to cm1@st4sd.vn and assist1@st4sd.vn no later than March 20, 2025. Please note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.