Project Assistant

Title: Project Assistant

Organisation: Woolcock Institute of Medical Research in Vietnam

The Woolcock Institute is lung health research organisation, based at Sydney University, Australia (http://www.woolcock.org.au/). The Institute has operated in Vietnam since 2009, we undertake large and important operational and epidemiological and clinical research projects in collaboration with the National Tuberculosis Program in 11 Provinces, including Ha Noi and Ho Chi Minh City. The Woolcock also runs training in epidemiological and operational research methods for Vietnamese doctors and public health workers.

Currently the Woolcock directly employs 50 full-time staff in Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City and Ca Mau. We are substantially expanding our organization, as we prepare for the implementation of a major new public health study in 2017. We are deploying a health care project that aims to improve the proportion of latent tuberculosis screening also treatment among household contact of an active tuberculosis patient.

Location: Based in Ho Chi Minh city with frequent travel to Quang Nam and Da Nang

Role: To support the implementation of the study on tuberculosis. The role includes:

  • Support the Study Coordinator in administrative and financial work
  • Conduct field work supervision
  • Support the data entry, analysis and reporting.

This position will be a one year (12 month) position, with possibility for a one year renewal. The position will be on a full-time basis.

Reports to: ACT4 Study Coordinator, Woolcock Institute of Medical Research, and, through this person to the Chief Investigator for the study and Dr Thu Anh Nguyen, the Country Director

Duties and Responsibilities

  • Participate in relevant training on research protocol, methods and techniques for data collection
  • Providing technical assistance to government health facilities (district health center and commune health post) providing Tuberculosis / Tuberculosis – HIV care and treatment services related to latent TB management.
  • Conducting monitoring and evaluation of public health facilities on latent TB management
  • Communicate issues occurred in the field timely for the study coordinator for solutions
  • Supporting the collection and analysis of data.
  • Maintain good relations with partners in the field and report to the study coordinator any issues if occurred
  • Participate in report development by providing comments and inputs
  • Support the communication activities for the study
  • Support the organization of meetings, conferences administratively and financially
  • Support the filing of study documents (both hard and soft copies)
  • Follow up and management of contract with project partners
  • Provide translation of study documents when needed
  • Working closely with the Study Coordinator, the Country Director, and Chief Investigators
  • Performance of Other Duties as Assigned

Key attributes / Selection criteria   

Key attributes

  • ability to work within a team
  • a motivator with good listening skills
  • focused, but flexible approach
  • willingness to work hard
  • ability to pay close attention to detail

Qualifications

  • Degree in medicine or public health

Essential criteria

  • Experience in managing Tuberculosis/HIV clinical services particularly in field work supervision.
  • Ability to work well with all project staff, implementing agencies.
  • Good written and oral communication skills in both Vietnamese and English.
  • Good computer skills and proficiency with Microsoft Excel or any statistic software.
  • Ability to travel as necessary.
  • Being Vietnamese

Applications to: Interested applicants should send an application letter together with a CV in English to the following address with the subject title “ACT4 Project Assistant”, no later than 26th May 2017. Only short-listed candidates will be contacted for interviews. The application will not be returned. Electronic application is acceptable.

Send applications by email to:

Ms Nguyen Thi Thanh Van: [email protected]
With cc to Dr Tran Ngoc Buu: [email protected]

Address:
Apt. 12.05, Block B2, Giai Viet Hoang Anh Gia Lai Building, 340 Ta Quang Buu, Dist.8, HCMC, Viet Nam
Phone: (+84)-8-6251-5783

Job Details
Organisation Name: 
WIMR
Location: 
Ho Chi Minh
Application Deadline: 
Fri, 2017-05-26