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The Partnership for Health Advancement in Vietnam (HAIVN)

We seek a dynamic, innovative individual passionate about increasing access to quality care and improving health systems in Vietnam. If you want to partner with physicians and researchers from Harvard Medical School and apply your knowledge of the healthcare system to public health programming, this could be the right job for you. At the Partnership for Health Advancement in Vietnam (HAIVN) we work with HIV clinics, the Ministry of Health, local health authorities and the community to reduce barriers to HIV treatment and optimize a people-centered approach to healthcare. To do this, we hire bright individuals who are eager to engage with our team and our partners and apply evidence-based solutions to health care.

The Partnership for Health Advancement in Vietnam (HAIVN) is a project of Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) with Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School. Through a cooperative agreement with the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (US CDC), our team brings clinical and technical backgrounds to expand, standardize, and integrate the Vietnam National HIV program at the national level. We collaborate with the Vietnam Administration for HIV/AIDS Control (VAAC) and provincial Departments of Health to build the capacity of health workers in HIV prevention and treatment and improve the quality of care provided to people living with HIV. Our work supports the goal of ending AIDS by 2030.

HAIVN works in multiple arenas of the Vietnam healthcare system: we have been involved with the response to the HIV epidemic; we have aided medical education curricular reform for both undergraduate and graduate programs at ten Universities; and we have projects in Hepatitis C treatment as well as implementation of effective Infection Prevention and Control programs at hospitals. Our HIV team is now in its 20^th year and is active across multiple provinces, providing clinical technical expertise to health care workers as well as strengthening the HIV care system through a robust Quality Improvement (QI) approach.

Monitoring & Evaluation (M&E) Officer

HAIVN is seeking a Monitoring & Evaluation Officer, based in Hanoi. The M&E officer will be responsible for supporting M&E as well as research activities across all HAIVN projects. We seek candidates with knowledge and experience using data to improve health programs who will find this work challenging and rewarding.

Job Location: This position will be primarily based in Hanoi with occasional travel to project sites in country, as well as occasional travel to national, regional, and international conferences.

Overall Responsibilities:

The M&E Officer will assist with monitoring and evaluation of various HAIVN initiatives. The primary focus of this position will be on the M&E activities of the HIV team. This includes quality improvement activities designed to improve HIV quality of care and reduce stigma and discrimination faced by key populations and people living with HIV. The M&E officer will be responsible for collecting, cleaning, analyzing, and presenting M&E QI, and other project-related data.

Specific Responsibilities:

Monitoring & Evaluation (80% of effort)

Perform data collection, storage, cleaning, analysis, and reporting of all M&E activities of the HIV team, and of other HAIVN projects as determined by the Research and Monitoring & Evaluation Manager and senior HAIVN management.
Liaise with the HIV Project Director and Deputy Director to ensure the HIV team projects have approved M&E plans including processes and tools for data collection and management (and other non-HIV projects as needed)
Train project staff and partners on M&E requirements and processes as directed by the Research and Monitoring & Evaluation Manager.
Support project managers to use M&E data in support of a Collaborating, Learning, and Adapting (CLA) approach.
Liaise with project staff and partners to ensure that lessons learned and recommendations from M&E activities are used to modify existing projects and in the design of new activities.
Independently monitor the implementation of and adherence to partner M&E requirements.
Support the development of timely reports and presentations for HAIVN leadership, MOH, and project stakeholders.
Assist Project Managers and Directors to ensure that HAIVN complies with all donor reporting requirements.

Research (20% of effort)

Assist the Research Manager and other project directors on in-country implementation of research and program evaluations
Assist in writing protocols and managing IRB submissions
Train data collectors and research assistants
Perform data collection, cleaning, and management
Perform relevant data analysis and reporting of research results
Assist in writing, editing, and submitting scientific manuscripts
Represent the research team at national, regional, and international scientific conferences to present HAIVN project research

Required Experience

University degree required (preferably Master’s) in Public Health, Preventive Medicine, or Data Science
Experience working on M&E projects, especially with PEPFAR, US CDC, VAAC, and/or MOH
Experience working with international donor funded projects preferred

Required Qualifications

Fluency in Vietnamese and English including reading, speaking and writing
Familiarity with principles of data analysis
Knowledge of statistical software (e.g. STATA, SPSS, Power BI) preferred
Proficiency with Microsoft Excel required
Able to work effectively in a complex international environment
Well-organized and able to handle multiple tasks and changing priorities
Proficiency in general computer programs used in office work (Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Google Docs, Google Sheets, etc.)
Good interpersonal, communication, and presentation skills
Able to work both independently and as team member
Able to work under pressure and meet deadlines
Able and willing to travel within Vietnam
Passionate about empowering clients and community and improving the lives of people living with HIV

Direct reporting: HAIVN Research and Monitoring & Evaluation Manager (Hanoi)

Position Type: Full-Time

To apply for this position, please send a cover letter and curriculum vitae to Ms. Dam Thuy Huong at [email protected] no later than July 30, 2023.

Only short-listed candidates will be contacted for an interview.

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