Public Health Specialist

Consulate General of the United States of America Ho Chi Minh City

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY

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The U.S. Mission in Vietnam – U.S. Consulate General in Ho Chi Minh City is seeking eligible and qualified applicants for the position of Public Health Specialist (Treatment) in its Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

PUBLIC HEALTH SPECIALIST (TREATMENT), FSN-11 ANNOUNCEMENT NUMBER: HOCHIMINH-2020-22

Duties:

Incumbent serves as the Program Officer for HIV/AIDS care and treatment programs implemented by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Division of Global HIV&TB (DGHT) in Vietnam. Reporting to the Associate Director in Ho Chi Minh City, the incumbent will work within a small team of project officers, each with a complementary specified geographic and technical focus. The incumbent is responsible for developing, organizing, implementing, coordinating, monitoring and supervising activities supported by CDC/DGHT Vietnam in collaboration with the Vietnam Ministry of Health (MOH), Provincial Departments of Health, Ho Chi Minh City Center for Disease Control (HCMC CDC), non-governmental organizations and/or universities. The incumbent provides technical assistance, oversight, and management to projects and partners to accomplish these functions. The incumbent, in coordination and collaboration with other PEPFAR agencies, ensures program implementation in line with program strategic objectives and internationally recognized public health standards and best practices.

Qualifications Required:

EDUCATION:

Medical doctor degree is required.

EXPERIENCE:

Five years of mid-to-senior level public health experience in developing, implementing and evaluating HIV/AIDS care and support programs or other relevant public health programs that involve coordination with an international agency or implementing partner is required.

LANGUAGE:

Fluency Level Speaking/Reading/Writing of English is required.
Fluency Level Speaking/Reading/Writing of Vietnamese is required.

SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED

Please clarify level of your English and Vietnamese language skill on your application.

Must be able to translate and interpret complex medical and technical terminology from English to Vietnamese and vice versa. Ability to prepare oral and written reports in English for senior-level international scientific audiences is critical.

SKILL AND ABILITIES:

Strong oral and written communications skills are required to develop and maintain effective, sustainable working relationships with national and international working partners.
Strong leadership skills are required to lead results-driven project teams and work groups.
Ability to analyze, understand and discuss new program design, management and implementation approaches is required.
This includes the development of evaluation designs, use of reliable and valid instruments, and methods for data collection, analysis and reports.
The incumbent will be expected to exercise considerable ingenuity and tact in applying guidelines to unique and different settings, as the work is highly complex and can be threatening to stakeholders.
Considerable innovation will be required to influence other collaborative organizations engaged in HIV treatment programs to adopt appropriate strategies for their program activities.
Intermediate user level of word processing, spreadsheets and databases is required. Strong skills in interpretation of program monitoring and evaluation data are required.

KNOWLEDGE:

Comprehensive knowledge of current HIV issues, care and treatment, counseling and interventions, behavior change, testing, and treatment is required.
An in-depth knowledge of the range of treatment programs, policies, regulations and precedents applicable to development and administration of national/international public health program is required.
Detailed knowledge of the host government health care system and structures including familiarity with MOH policies, program priorities and regulations is required.

All applicants under consideration will be required to pass medical and security certifications.

Applications should be submitted through ERA system to be considered.

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CLOSING DATE TO APPLY FOR THIS POSITION: JULY 16, 2020 (All applications must be received by the closing date to receive consideration)

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