Terms of Reference – Program Officer
Clinton Health Access Initiative, Vietnam
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Position: COVID - Program Officer
Work place: Hanoi with potentially significant travel
Duration: One year, extendable based on performance and funding
Start date: April 2023
Reports to: Program Manager
About CHAI:
The Clinton Health Access Initiative (CHAI) is a trusted advisor to governments worldwide, helping them transform the way they provide health services. Established in Vietnam in 2006, CHAI works with a number of departments in the Ministry of Health to help reach national goals related to COVID-19, hepatitis, TB, malaria and vaccination. CHAI has emphasized a sustainable and integrative approach to health systems strengthening premised on a close partnership with government to build national capacity so that programs can continue without our support.
CHAI’s team in Vietnam consists of a core of 18 staff in addition to staff at the regional and global levels.
Description
The Program Officer may help in one of the following areas: strengthen Vietnam’s prevention, diagnostic and care and treatment system related to COVID-19.This work will require close engagement with government and partners at the national and implementation level to conduct systems strengthening activities.
Main Responsibilities
- Help plan and implement all systems-strengthening activities at the central and implementation levels
- Facilitate training of health workers, including those related to screening, diagnosis, clinical, monitoring and evaluation.
- Support diagnosis and treatment sites to adhere to national guidelines
- Support implementation level facilities to access diagnosis and treatment commodities
- Monitor field activities to ensure effective implementation
- Support related policy development and rollout
- Support electronic tools development and rollout as needed
- Ensure all projects adhere to financial guidelines
- Assist project partners to develop and adhere to budget and monitor expenditures
- Communications
- Translate/interpret for foreign staff as needed
- Translate official documents as needed
- Assist with report-writing as needed
- Assist with proposal development as needed
Qualifications
- Vietnamese citizen (due to travel permissions) who is comfortable traveling to provinces in Vietnam
- Medical, public health, development, or business degree
- Minimum two years experience in implementing health or development programs
- Strong written and oral English and Vietnamese communication skills
- Good computer skills, especially with Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint and in internet-based communications
- Exceptional problem solving skills and quantitative and qualitative analytical capabilities including demonstrated ability to steer decisions based on data
- Strong interpersonal skills and ability to build relationships in a challenging multicultural environment
- Ability to manage numerous work streams simultaneously
Advantages:
- Experience working with government institutions
- Advanced degree in public health or business
- Experience in working in the health sector
A one page cover letter should specify the position sought and highlight why the candidate believes they are the right person for the position. A CV detailing professional experience and relevant qualifications should be provided. Interested candidates should send materials to [email protected] [2]. Indicate position sought in the subject line. Applications will be reviewed as they arrive, but must be received by 31 March 2023. Only shortlisted candidates will be invited for interview.