Project Officers
Save the Children in Vietnam (SC) works to promote every child’s rights to survival, protection, participation and development as set forth in the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child. The current programme focuses on the following core sectors: Health and Nutrition; HIV/AIDS prevention; Care and support; Education; Child protection; Child-focused emergency preparedness and response; Child rights agenda, including Civil society development, Economic opportunities, Child poverty Research, and Advocacy for child-friendly development policy and practice.
Save the Children has secured funds from PACT to support Dien Bien, Thai Nguyen, Thanh Hoa, Nghe An and Khanh Hoa Provinces to implement a project on Prevention Mother to Child Transmission of HIV (PMTCT). This is one year project (October 2009- September 2010), with focus on reducing prevalence of transmission of HIV from mother to child.
They are now seeking for qualified Vietnamese nationals to fill in the following positions:
1. A Project Officer, based in Hanoi with frequent travel to Dien Bien and Thai Nguyen
This position is responsible to ensure effective implementation and high impact of the PMTCT project in Dien Bien and Thai Nguyen Provinces
2. A Project Officer, based in Hanoi with frequent travel to Thanh Hoa
This position is responsible to ensure effective implementation and high impact of the PMTCT project in Thanh Hoa Province.
3. A Project Officer, based in Nghe An with frequent travel to project sites
This position is responsible to ensure effective implementation and high impact of the PMTCT project in Nghe An Province.
4. A Project Officer, based in Khanh Hoa, with frequent travel to project sites
This position is responsible to ensure effective implementation and high impact of the PMTCT project in Khanh Hoa Province.
Key accountabilities
The post holders are responsible to contribute to the overall program planning, budget management, monitoring/reviewing, evaluation and reporting as well as to support to the other component project to ensure a program interrelated coherence and synergies.
Person specifications
Education: BA degree in social science or relevant fields
Background in health or public health
At least three years experiences of working in public health, preferably in maternal and child health care program
Skilful in facilitation, training, planning, monitoring, supervising project activities
Experiences in monitoring budget
Experiences in working with government counterparts and community
Solid understanding of Vietnamese government system at provincial, district and commune levels
Good communication skills, and team work
Good skills in English: speaking, listening and writing
Good computer skills; MS Office. Skilful in use of statistical packages is preferable
Ability and willingness to travel.
A full job description and application form is available at the website: http://www.savethechildren.net/vietnam/vacancies/Vacancies_2009.html
Please send CV and a completed application form, details of three references and a covering letter, indicating the position with based area, which addressing the list of competencies in to:
HR section, Save the Children - E3, Ngoai Giao Doan Trung Tu, 6 Dang Van Ngu - Dong Da, Hanoi or by Email: [email protected].
The closing date for application is 5 pm on 16th October 2009. Applications will be treated in confidence. Save the Children is an equal opportunities employer. Only short-listed candidates will be contacted and CVs will not be returned.
Our selection processes reflect our commitment to the protection of children from abuse. Our people are as diverse as the challenge we face. CVs will only be accepted with a completed application form.