Agence de Médecine Préventive (AMP) is a non-profit organization with headquarters in Paris. AMP’s mission is to promote preventive medicine and public health (see more information at: www.aamp.org [1])
For its Hanoi office, AMP is hiring a National Public Health Medical Officer.
Incumbent’s duties:
- Implementing and/or coordinating in the area of immunization policies and services, childhood diarrhea disease prevention & control, and HRH including Health training.
- Participating to proposal’s writing & design of projects.
- Communicating on activities & projects internally & with partners.
Qualifications:
- Medical Doctorate and MSc in Public Health or Health Policy or International Health.
- Good understanding / knowledge of the organization of the health systems and administration.
- Completely fluent in English.
- The following will be an asset:
- Knowledge of the Vietnamese and/or Asian health systems
- Good understanding / knowledge of the global immunization community (WHO, Unicef, Gavi, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation).
- Knowledge in Health Economics is an asset.
- Certificate or diploma in vaccinology is an asset.
- Ability to work in French and/or Vietnamese and/or other Asian languages.
Required Experience:
- A minimum of at least 5 years of experience in the field of public health in an international environment.
- Experience in working with Ministries of Health (both decision and operational levels).
- Experience in working with WHO and other international organizations.
- The following would be significant assets :
- Experience in Viet Nam
- Experience in other Asian countries
- Experience in the area of Vaccine Preventable Diseases.
- Experience in developing and submitting grants proposals.
- Experience in evaluating public health projects.
Other requirements:
- Good organizational and interpersonal skills with ability to interact professionally and effectively with various players, including with senior positions at MoH and public health organizations (universities, research institutes…).
- Capacity to both easily integrate into a team and to work autonomously.
- Being agile, flexible and logical thinking.
- Being self-motivated, self-disciplined, result-oriented and good time management skills.
- Tact, discretion and sensitivity to cultural difference
Conditions
- The salary is competitive and commensurate with experience and training.
- Short term full time contract – 12 months (with a possibility of the contract extention).
- The National Public Health Medical Officer is administratively attached to the AMP’s office in Hanoi.
How to apply
Interested candidates should send a letter of interest and curriculum vitae to Ms Hanh, [email protected] [2], before February 1st, 2014 with the reference: AMPVN_NPHMO
Only short-listed candidates will be contacted for interview. Please no telephone contact after submitting the application.