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Program Assistant Consultant
Background
USAID SHIFT is a five-year, PEPFAR and USAID-funded program implemented by FHI 360. The project’s main aims are to accelerate HIV epidemic control in assigned provinces; transition sustainable HIV services; and provide demand-driven technical assistance.
FHI 360 Vietnam is recruiting a consultant to provide program assistance to:
- Help organize internal and external project events
- Assist in generating project internal and external communications
- Help produce, track and organize communications products
- Provide additional ad-hoc support to assist the project’s Communications and Knowledge Management (CKM) team and project leadership
Key Responsibilities
Assist Communications Manager and CKM team in activities including but not limited to:
- Using keen attention to detail to closely track activities and communications products.
- Cataloging communications products, including curating and archiving photographs and helping expand photo library.
- As needed, work with Communications Manager to help develop new Vietnamese-language information, education and communication (IEC) on HIV services and related domains.
- Help coordinate with technical teams to meet project reporting requirements.
- Edit content (text and graphics) to improve readability, accuracy, alignment with technical requirements and visual appeal in English and Vietnamese.
- Assist in translation of key documents from English to Vietnamese or Vietnamese to English, and provide frequent casual interpretation of information between languages.
- Support internal and external knowledge and information sharing.
- Support adherence to USAID and FHI 360 policies and procedures.
- Other tasks as required
Requirements:
- Vietnamese citizen
- University degree (degree in public health, communications or education ideal but not required)
- Exceptional organizational skills and ability to manage numerous competing deadlines
- Highly detail-oriented and thorough
- Being a motivated team player who desires to learn and grow with a “can-do” attitude
- Advanced skills in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
- Fluency in, and ability to edit, Vietnamese
- Ability to communicate professionally in written and verbal English
- Superb interpersonal communication skills
The following are beneficial, but not required:
- Professional experience in development sector, with international donors, particularly experience working with USAID
- Knowledge of government health systems and HIV/AIDS, or other previous work experience in health
- Demonstrated experience presenting technical information
Reporting:
The consultant will report to Communications Manager, USAID SHIFT.
Contract duration:
Consulting contract, initial duration of six months.
Application Deadline:
Interested candidates are encouraged to provide their detailed curriculum vitae with letter of application in English to [email protected] [1] by October 28, 2018.
*Please specify the position you are applying for in your application.
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for interviews.