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Senior/Technical Officer for USAID Support to End Tuberculosis project
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; combatting trafficking in persons; tuberculosis case finding and treatment; clinical research; anti-microbial resistance; health system strengthening; non-communicable diseases; maternal and child health and nutrition; and diagnostic and laboratory services.
We are currently seeking qualified and highly motivated Vietnamese candidates to fill in the position of Senior/Technical Officer, Tuberculosis (TB) for the USAID Support to End TB project, based in either Hanoi or Hochiminh city.
Position description:
The Senior/Technical Officer, Tuberculosis (TB S/TO) will serve as technical staff supporting the FHI 360 Vietnam country program in TB and multi-drug-resistant TB (TB/MDR-TB) active case finding and latent TB infection diagnosis and treatment. Under the leadership of the TB Technical Coordinator, the TB S/TO will help monitor the adoption of more effective and efficient practices in local TB service systems. The TB S/TO will help ensure priority provinces meet their TB case findings and TB treatment completion targets.
Main responsibilities:
- Provide technical support to monitor intensified TB case finding, treatment, and prevention focusing on provincial and district level implementation
- Provide technical support and capacity building program at site level in USAID Support to End TB project supported sites.
- Provides technical assistance to ensure the quality of services in these settings, including assistance to implement guidelines, new algorithms, standard operating procedures and apply quality improvement to continuously improve performance
- Be focal point for the assigned technical areas under project, including develop standard operating procedures, training materials, and oversee the implementation to meet the quality and timely manner
- Facilitates the coordination and timely delivery of demand-driven and needs-based technical assistance for TB case findings/treatment enrollment and retention in selected geographies.
- Supports the timely and accurate use of data use to improve to ensure project meet its case finding 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
- Experience in providing TB services or technical assistance in Vietnam
- Experience with U.S. government contractual requirements and experience working in an international NGO environment desirable
- Strong organizational skills and ability to prioritize
- Well-developed written and oral communication skills in both Vietnamese and English
- Computer literate with strong skills in use of MS office package (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint...)
- Ability to travel as necessary
FHI 360 offers competitive compensation and excellent benefits.
Interested candidates are invited to visit FHI 360’s career page at https://www.fhi360.org/careers and apply the position ONLINE by February 9, 2023. Selection and interviews will be conducted on a rolling basis and candidates are encouraged to apply as soon as possible.
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for interviews.