Program Assistant

PATH is an international, nonprofit organization that creates sustainable, culturally relevant solutions, enabling communities worldwide to break longstanding cycles of poor health. PATH's mission is to improve the health of people around the world by advancing technologies, strengthening systems, and encouraging healthy behaviors. PATH has been working in Vietnam since the early 1980s, with a permanent office established in Hanoi in 1997.
PATH is seeking a Program Assistant to provide logistical, administrative, and other support to two projects: Enhancing the role of pharmacies as community health care providers, and Enhancing equity and sustainability of public sector family planning in Vietnam. Under the guidance and direction of the Project Managers, Performance Leader and senior administrative staff, the Program Assistant will:

- Support the implementation and monitoring of project activities
- Provide logistic support and liaise with partners to arrange meetings, including Technical Advisory Group and stakeholder meetings, workshops, training courses, field trips, and other travel
- Assist in development, interpretation and translation of project documents and materials, and formatting of documents and presentations
- Assist with the development, coordination, and monitoring of subcontracts, consultant agreements, work orders, purchase order and other contracts  
- Assist with the preparation and monitoring of project budgets
- Coordinate with administrative team to arrange travels for project staff, consultants and visitors
- Take notes at meetings and workshops and prepare/distribute timely minutes
- Do project data entry
- Provide other administrative support to the project as required

Required Skills
- Excellent skills with Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint
- Excellent organizational skills
- Good communication skills
- Proven interpersonal skills and ability to work effectively in a team
- Excellent written and spoken Vietnamese and English
- Willingness and ability to travel within Vietnam up to 30 percent per year

Required Experience
A minimum of two-year degree of education and four years of assistant-level working experience with at least three years working on public health programs.

Monthly gross salary range in the range USD 525 – USD 656 (depending on experience) plus competitive benefits (paid in VND). Salary and benefits will be paid in VND

For information on the application process for this position, please visit the jobs section of the PATH website (www.path.org)