VUFO NGO Resource Centre
Strategic Information (SI) Senior/Technical Officer
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, TB case finding and treatment, clinical research, COVID-19, anti-microbial resistance, health system strengthening, combatting trafficking in persons, non-communicable diseases, maternal and child health and nutrition, diagnostics, and laboratory services.
We are currently seeking a qualified and highly motivated Vietnamese candidate for the position of Strategic Information (SI) Senior/Technical Officer to support the SI team in implementing research studies and conducting monitoring and evaluation tasks for the USAID Support to End Tuberculosis project, based in Hanoi.
Position description:
The SI Senior/Technical Officer will support the TB program by being actively involved in both research and Monitoring & Evaluation (M&E) activities. S/He will participate in implementing research studies, from protocol development to data management and report writing. Concurrently, the officer will be responsible for conducting routine M&E tasks, including data quality assurance and reporting, to ensure that program objectives are met effectively.
Key duties and responsibilities:
- Contribute to the development of research protocols, including designing study tools and methodologies
- Assist in coordinating field data collection, ensuring accuracy and data integrity throughout the process
- Ensure all research activities comply with ethical standards
- Support to design and develop M&E activity plan, focusing on the data component for the TB project.
- In charge of routine project monitoring data, including data quality assurance (DQA) and quality improvement to enhance NTP network capacity
- Conduct data collection, data cleaning, and data analysis for TB/TB infection diagnosis and treatment
- Provide training and support on M&E for team members and partners
- Perform other duties as required.
Experience and abilities for the position:
- University degree in public health, social sciences, epidemiology or related field. Master’s degree is preferred.
- Relevant experience in public health or social sciences research, preferably within TB, infectious diseases, or other related health programs
- Competency in both quantitative and qualitative data collection and analysis
- Computer proficiency with advanced skills in at least three of the following programs: SPSS, Excel, Epi Info, Stata, SQL, R and Power BI.
- Experience in M&E on health project, preferred on TB.
- Experience in data analysis and visualization tools to generate insights from healthcare data for decision-making.
- Ability to work well with all project staff, implementing agencies, GNV counterparts, donor agencies and the communities.
- Well-developed written and oral communication skills in both Vietnamese and English
- 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 September 15, 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.