Thi Hong Ha Nguyen

Thi Hong Ha Nguyen has a diverse work experience spanning multiple organizations and roles. Thi Hong Ha is currently working at Social Impact as the Senior Director of Organizational Learning. Prior to this, they held the position of Senior Organization Development Specialist at the same company.

Before joining Social Impact, Ha Nguyen worked at UN Women as a Program Analyst - EVAW, Labour migration and Trafficking - Programme Manager. Thi Hong Ha was responsible for managing and overseeing programs related to gender-based violence, labor migration, and trafficking.

Ha Nguyen also gained significant experience at Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH. Thi Hong Ha held the role of Senior Project Officer for policy impact assessment - Social Dimension in Green Growth, where they contributed to assessing the social impact of green growth policies. Additionally, they served as a Senior project officer for knowledge management - Support for Social Protection in Vietnam project. In this role, they managed internal and external knowledge management processes, advised on gender aspects of project implementation, and facilitated the establishment of a national partnership group for social protection.

Furthermore, Ha Nguyen pursued their MBA at Edinburgh Business School while working at these organizations.

Earlier in their career, they worked at Medical Committee Netherlands-Vietnam as a Project Officer for Gender and Social Development. Here, they focused on capacity building, advising on gender aspects of projects, and conducting trainings on gender awareness and mainstreaming. Thi Hong Ha also served as a Program and Training Assistant at the same organization, involved in training programs and supporting the Local Women Fund.

Before moving to Medical Committee Netherlands-Vietnam, Ha Nguyen worked as a Program and Training Assistant, conducting trainings and providing support for community-based health projects.

Overall, Ha Nguyen's work experience includes roles in organizational learning, program management, project coordination, knowledge management, gender and social development, and training.

Thi Hong Ha Nguyen obtained a Bachelor's degree in International Business from the University of Foreign Trade, where they studied from 1994 to 1999. Thi Hong Ha later pursued a Master of Arts (M.A.) in Development studies, with a focus on Gender Analysis and Development, at the University of East Anglia from 2003 to 2004.

In addition to their formal education, Thi Hong Ha Nguyen has also obtained several certifications. These include an Enneagram Certification from Cloverleaf in April 2023, Leadership Coaching from the International Coaching Federation in September 2022, Design Thinking from the University of Virginia in September 2020, Systems Thinking from eCornell in 2021, and Organizational Behaviors from Edinburgh Business School, Heriot-Watt University in 2013.

Thi Hong Ha Nguyen has also completed certifications in Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) from Mindful Leader and Organizational Analysis from MDF | Empowering People, Creating Impact. However, specific dates for obtaining these certifications were not provided.