NGUYEN THI BICH TRAM M.Sc
Ho Chi Minh City
Summary
A sustainability practitioner with a valid Express Entry profile who believes in community engagement through science-based facts and figures and wants to grow in a demanding and competitive setting by perseverance and hard work.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
Work History
Group Sustainability Coordinator
ASEV Travel
05.2023 - Current
- Lead the creation and implementation of sustainability action plan for the tour operating country offices and hotels in Laos to be certified with international certification system Travelife
- Coordinate with the team, external stake holders, community groups and other organisations to promote sustainability in the area and strengthen the supply chain
- Calculate Carbon emissions for standard routes and suggest off-setting solutions
- Identify and promote sustainable partners
- Compile and organise trainings internally and externally
- Measure environmental and social impacts of community projects
- Create group’s sustainability report.
External Trainer
Light Blue Consulting
03.2023 - Current
- Set up monitoring systems for food waste at hotels in Vietnam
- Train hotel staff on how to use the food waste monitoring system.
Consultant as project manager - ADB Project “Prioritising and Implementing Actions to Reduce Marine Plastic Pollution” in Vietnam
DT Global
12.2022 - 04.2023
- Lead and provide technical support to deliver: city action plan on plastic pollution reduction and forum on circular plastic packaging
- Engage stakeholder and organise plastic business opportunities workshops/conferences
- Support on regional circular economy finance forum, regional financial solutions.
Project manager in Vietnam - Circular economy network
WasteAid UK
12.2020 - 11.2022
- Carry out a contextual analysis on waste management and circular economy in Vietnam
- Establish and foster relationships with a broad network of stakeholders, community groups, potential entrepreneurs and activists, local and regional government representatives and business leaders, assimilating and contributing to new developments relevant to the programme
- Foster innovations and support micro-enterprises working in waste management and resource recovery
- Manage the platform Circular Economy Network and its activities including Capacity building and knowledge transfer for members via meet-ups, webinars and CSR events
- Organise the Zero Waste Cities Challenge in Vietnam to select and award seed funding to micro-enterprises working in resource recovery
- Represent WasteAid in consultation events by Government and other institutional partners to raise the voice on the role of waste management in climate change mitigation.
Assistant Environment and Community Manager
Mövenpick Resort Waverly Phu Quoc
12.2019 - 11.2020
- Lead implementation of environmental policies and practices to comply with Planet 21 and national environmental standards
- Lead the compilation and training of Sustainability Guidelines for Hotel Staff
- Prepare the hotel for Green Globe certification system
- Monitor environmental performance including waste management, wastewater treatment and periodical testing, negotiate environmental service agreements and manage associated cost
- Create SOP for wastewater sampling
- Organize and lead CSR projects to raise awareness among employees and local people (Soap for Hope, monthly beach clean-up, Kilo of Kindness).
Sustainability officer
Six Senses Con Dao
06.2018 - 08.2019
- Execute resort-specific Sustainability Action Plan by inspiring and communicating among departments towards sustainable operation
- Promote and monitor solid waste management: waste audit, waste separation, training on waste separation, promote recycling of various waste streams in the resort, spearhead the “waste to wealth” initiative
- Run CSR projects including developing and maintaining relationships with key community organizations and representatives, supporting local community through management of the Sustainability Fund
- Compose program to raise employees' and local people' environmental awareness on environmental problems, zero waste approach and plastic reduction
- Create code of conduct for sea turtle watching, communication and coordination with Con Dao National Park and Guests for the turtle incubation program.
Freelancer
- 04.2018
- English-Vietnamese-German translation
- Data analysis.
Research assistant
Leibniz University Hannover
11.2016 - 04.2017
- Life cycle analysis for Agro-food processing villages in Red River Delta, Vietnam.
Project assistant – Integrated water treatment for industrial zones
AKIZ project
06.2011 - 04.2013
- Administrative support for the project
- Wastewater monitoring
- Coordination between local and German partners.
Education
Master of Science - Water resources and environmental management
Leibniz University of Hannover
Hannover, Germany01.2016
Bachelor of Science - Biotechnology
Can Tho University
Can Tho, Vietnam03.2011
Skills
- English (IELTS 80)
- German (B2)
- Greenhouse gas accounting
- Waste Reduction
- Environmental auditing
- Sustainable procurement
- Corporate Social Responsibility
- Environmental Compliance
- Impact measurement and monitoring
- Project management
- Stakeholder engagement
- Analytical Thinking
- Attention to Detail
- Multitasking
Expressentryprofile
E003256154
Private interest
Reading, zero-waste cooking, Yoga.
Honors and awards
- DAAD Scholarship for Master Program "Water resources and environmental management" in Germany, 2013
- Certificate "Doing economics: measuring climate change"
- Certificate "Sustainability Leadership for Hotels and Tourism Professionals" by Green Globe
- Certificate "Climate reality leadership"
- Certificate "Cities and marine plastic pollution-building a circular economy"
- Certificate "How to make business thrive in circular economy"
- Certificate "Waste generation and characterisation"
- Certificate "Sustainability Management" by Travelife
- Certificate "Municipal waste management in developing countries"
Other professional activities
- Judging panel for ASEAN Social Impact program 2023
- Panelist Green jobs opportunities for students in 2023
- Panelist “Opportunities for Circular Business in Vietnam”
- Panelist Circular innovation opportunities for students in 2022
References
- Zoe Lenkiewicz, Waste management specialist - UNEP, zoe@zoelenkiewicz.com
- Nguyet Thi Tran, Lecturer – Ha Noi School of Business and Management, nguyettt@hsb.edu.vn
Timeline
Group Sustainability Coordinator
ASEV Travel
05.2023 - Current
External Trainer
Light Blue Consulting
03.2023 - Current
Consultant as project manager - ADB Project “Prioritising and Implementing Actions to Reduce Marine Plastic Pollution” in Vietnam
DT Global
12.2022 - 04.2023
Project manager in Vietnam - Circular economy network
WasteAid UK
12.2020 - 11.2022
Assistant Environment and Community Manager
Mövenpick Resort Waverly Phu Quoc
12.2019 - 11.2020
Sustainability officer
Six Senses Con Dao
06.2018 - 08.2019
Research assistant
Leibniz University Hannover
11.2016 - 04.2017
Project assistant – Integrated water treatment for industrial zones
AKIZ project
06.2011 - 04.2013
Freelancer
- 04.2018
Master of Science - Water resources and environmental management
Leibniz University of Hannover
Bachelor of Science - Biotechnology
Can Tho University
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