(Sennior) Procurement and Supply Chain Management Officer; (Senior) Technical Officer

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES IN PUBLIC HEALTH

FHI 360 is an international non-governmental organization that, in Vietnam, promotes the health and well-being of the Vietnamese people, particularly vulnerable and marginalized populations. It works with the Vietnam Ministry of Health and other national bodies, as well as provincial and district-level health services to achieve project aims. FHI 360 is currently implementing programs to address HIV prevention, testing, and treatment, TB case finding and treatment, clinical research, anti-microbial resistance, health system strengthening, maternal and child health and nutrition, diagnostics and laboratory services.

We are currently seeking qualified and highly motivated Vietnamese national candidates to support the USAID Sustainable HIV and TB Responses From Technical Assistance (USAID SHIFT) project, based at the National Tuberculosis Program (NTP) office in Hanoi, Vietnam.

USAID SHIFT is a five-year contract managed by FHI 360 originally awarded to help local stakeholders achieve and sustain epidemic control. The purpose of USAID SHIFT is to strengthen human, organizational, and systems capacity to lead the national HIV and TB response and deliver innovative enhancements in HIV and TB services. 

USAID SHIFT is organized around two main areas to address both HIV and TB:

Provide direct service delivery to achieve targets in priority provinces and transition services in maintenance and priority provinces:

• Task 1.1: Scale-up services along the entire continuum of prevention to care CoPC in PEPFAR/Vietnam priority provinces and USAID TB priority provinces to achieve “90-90-90” HIV case-finding, care, and treatment targets, and to achieve TB and multi-drug resistant TB (MDR-TB) active case-finding, treatment and prevention targets.

Provide demand-driven HIV/AIDS and TB technical assistance:

- Task 2.1: Establish a demand-driven mechanism for technical assistance (TA) provision.

• Subtask 2.1.1: Provide demand-driven TA at the national level and provincial levels to build sustainable HIV/AIDS and TB services and systems.
• Subtask 2.1.2: Deliver demand-driven TA at the site level in priority and maintenance PEPFAR/Vietnam provinces and in USAID TB priority provinces to ensure quality and maintainable HIV/AIDS and TB services.

POSITION 1: (SENIOR) PROCUREMENT AND SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT OFFICER

Position description:

The (Senior) Procurement and Supply Chain Management Officer is responsible for developing, organizing, and tracking all procurement of equipment and supplies needed for the implementation of the USAID SHIFT TB activities at NTP and in 7 project provinces.

Main responsibilities:

• Manages and coordinates all procurement processes in line with the government and funder’spolicies and procedures
• Works closely with the program and technical team at NTP, partners at project provinces, and USAID SHIFT to develop the procurement plan and ensure timely initiation of procurement. Provides support and guidance to program and technical staff throughout the procurement process.
• Implements the local and international procurement to supply products for NTP demand
• Develops and implements the equipment and supplies distribution plan to ensure the equipment and supplies are provided in a timely manner at the request of the project partners
• Maintains procurement and distribution tracking and reporting system
• Performs other relevant duties as requested.

Experience and abilities for the position:

• University degree in business management, supply chain management, or other relevant field
• Two years working experience in procurement or supply chain management
• Experience with procurement and supply chain management of pharmaceuticals, medical equipment and supplies, reagents and consumables is desirable
• Bidding qualification is preferable
• Experience with the Global Fund (through GDF, WAMBO) or foreign funders’ procurement policies is an advantage
• Ability to work independently in highly demanding project
• Well-developed written and oral communication skills in both Vietnamese and English

POSITION 2: (SENIOR) TECHNICAL OFFICER

Position description:

The (Senior) Technical Officer is responsible for providing support in TB/MDR-TB active case finding, TB treatment activities and Latent TB infection screening and treatment, in support of the National Tuberculosis Program’s End TB Strategy. The officer will help ensure priority provinces meet their TB case finding,TB treatment and LTBI diagnosis and treatment targets.

Main responsibilities:

• Provides technical support to monitor active TB case finding (mass screening and among specific risk groups), implementing NTP initiatives for expanded GeneXpert utilization, 2X strategy;
• Provides technical support to monitor screening, diagnosis and treatment of latent TB infection
• Provides technical assistance to ensure the quality of services in these settings.
• Facilitates the coordination and timely delivery of demand-driven and needs-based technical assistance for TB case finding and treatment, LTBI management in selected geographies.
• Supports the timely and accurate use of data use to improve to ensure project meets its targets in selected priority provinces.
• Performs other relevant duties as requested.

Experience and abilities for the position:

• University degree in the medical or public health fields or equivalent years of experience; and experience with coordinating resources for large-scale international health projects
• Considerable experience in providing TB services or technical assistance in Vietnam
• Knowledge about Vietnam health system an advantage
• Well-developed written and oral communication skills in both Vietnamese and English
• Ability to travel as necessary

FHI 360 offers competitive compensation and benefits.

Interested candidates are encouraged to provide their detailed curriculum vitae with a letter of application in English to [email protected] by close of business November 11, 2019.

Please specify the position you are applying for in your application.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for interviews.