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Report from Vietnam
This is a guest post by Tony Vu. He is currently in Vietnam, where he is working with a team of consultants to perform research for DDD on the digitization and IT outsourcing landscape there.
Leadership In The Making
About six months ago, DDD was looking for a Senior Project Manager, someone who could take responsibility for all of the data-entry and digitization projects running in DDD’s largest office in Phnom Penh, Cambodia.
Hiring Web Developer and Designer (Part Time)
DDD is looking to hire a freelance web developer to implement new features and general improvements on www.digitaldividedata.org. We may occasionally also need help with minor web and graphic design tasks, such as presentation materials, posters, etc. Sample tasks include substantial projects such as restructuring the organization of the pages and menu on our website, as well as more minor tasks such as adding a contact form to our ‘Contact us’ page.
The Lao Way
The first time I visited DDD’s office in Vientiane, Laos, I combined it with an extended weekend-trip to Luang Prabang; a picturesque town on a river island in the highlands of Northern Laos. I had a limited amount of time on hand (it being a work trip, after all) and therefore I favored the 40 minute flight over the 12 hour bus journey.
Why Stories Matter
Storytelling is an art form as old as time and the fact that stories are compelling and captive is hard to deny. Phenomena, such as the rapidly growing TED movement, emerging storytelling groups and networks, as well as the frequent use of storytelling components in marketing and advertising, show us that storytelling still draw people in, even in a modern, fragmented, and digital society. But what is the power of the story?
DDD’s Latest “Graduate”
This summer, our San Francisco office had the pleasure of hosting a summer intern. Goyette was a Youth Fellow in the Coro Center’s Exploring Leadership program, which aims to empower local youth to be leaders for community change. We felt a kinship with Coro’s program, as it resonates with our own social mission in Cambodia and Laos.
How To Teach
Last night, I was having dinner with some of my DDD colleagues. The three of us are all expats, educated in and with work experience from the Western world, but currently working in Laos. While we work in very different roles, a large part of all of our jobs is to build capacity with the local staff.
Hiring Project Manager
As Project Manager your primary responsibility will be to manage a large, complex project for DDD in its start up and pilot stages. The candidate will be primarily responsible for managing all project details: scope, schedule, budget, client communications, issue resolution, managing/coordinating tasks between cross-functional teams, and communications with Sr. Management. You will work in close contact with our local project management and operations teams as well as technical project experts, and dedicated staff to build the processes for the long term execution of the project. This is a very exciting opportunity to make an impact, build/display your project management skills, develop processes and gain insight and exposure to a world class social entrepreneurship.
DDD in Madagascar?
Cambodia, on the other hand, is by no means a fully developed business environment, but the amount of time and money it takes to set up a business here is much smaller. As a result, there is greater capacity, more industry, and more job opportunities in Cambodia than in Madagascar. And from what I have seen since I have been with DDD, this opportunity shifts people’s mindset.
Girl Power
Chansamai, Kingkoulap, Phinseng, and Kounkeo are four young Laotian women who work as data entry operators in DDD’s office in Vientiane. They’re busy girls—working at DDD is only one part of their day–and I asked them what their days look like.
