VUFO NGO Resource Centre
Technical Advisor, HIV Prevention
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; COVID-19; tuberculosis case finding and treatment; anti-microbial resistance; health system strengthening; maternal and child health and nutrition; and diagnostic and laboratory services.
The Meeting Targets and Maintaining Epidemic Control (EpiC) project is a global project focused on HIV, global health security, and combatting trafficking in persons using funding from the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief and the United States Agency for International Development. EpiC is seeking a qualified and motivated Vietnamese candidate to serve in the role of Technical Advisor, HIV Prevention based in Hanoi or Ho Chi Minh City and focused on the following tasks:
Main responsibilities:
Technical Leadership (~60%)
- Lead team implementing HIV prevention, testing, and HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) programming.
- Oversee technical capacity building among project staff and 20+ community-based partners working on HIV prevention.
- Work with community-based partners to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of technical interventions.
- Develop and lead innovations in HIV prevention and testing programming.
- Ensure continuous quality improvement is applied at all levels of the health system.
- Review program data and make appropriate programmatic pivots to meet targets and fill service gaps.
- Develop manuscripts, presentations, and other knowledge products promoting successes, lessons learned, and knowledge gained to advance the global HIV response.
- Lead reporting and respond to ad hoc requests related to HIV prevention.
Team Leadership (~40%)
- Supervise a team of up to four individuals.
- Define strategy for improving HIV prevention and document in work plans and subcontracts.
- Collaborate with sustainability-focused staff to ensure the financial sustainability of community-based HIV prevention interventions.
- Represent the organization at national and international events.
- Facilitate collaboration and a supportive environment with implementing partners and other project staff.
- Other duties as assigned.
Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree in public health, social work, social sciences administration, quality improvement or related field; advanced degree, including master’s in public health or a medical doctorate preferred.
- At least 10 years’ experience in management or technical implementation of international development projects in Vietnam, preferably in HIV outreach, testing, counseling, or clinical care.
- Exceptional skills with Microsoft Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.
- Familiarity and comfort working with program data and using it to inform project pivots.
- Experience with USAID, PEPFAR, and the Vietnam Administration of HIV/AIDS Control preferred.
- Well-developed written and oral communication skills in both Vietnamese and English.
- Ability to travel as necessary.
Application Deadline: Interested candidates are invited to visit FHI 360’s career page at https://www.fhi360.org/careers and apply the position ONLINE by August 15th, 2024. 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.