Development Assistance Specialist (HIV/AIDS)

The United States Embassy in Hanoi, Vietnam is seeking an eligible and qualified applicant for the position of Development Assistance Specialist in its U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). 1. VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT No.: USAID-2019-05 2. OPENING DATE: November 05, 2019 3. CLOSING DATE: December 05, 2019, 17:00 Hanoi time 4. AREA OF CONSIDERATION: All Interested candidates/All sources who are Cooperating Country National) Cooperating country national (CCN) means an individual who is a cooperating country citizen or a non- cooperating country citizen lawfully admitted for permanent residence in the cooperating country. 5. POINT OF CONTACT: Quyen Hoang, HR Specialist at qhoang@usaid.gov; Tel: +84-24-3850-5000 ext. 2763 and Loan Nguyen, HR Assistant & Travel at loannguyen@usaid.gov; Tel: +84-24-3850-5000 ext. 2673 6. POSITION TITLE: Development Assistance Specialist (HIV/AIDS), VN-027 7. MARKET VALUE/Salary (per annum): US$30,920.00 – US$46,397.00 (FSN-11) Added by attractive allowances, cash and non-cash benefits, cash incentives according to U.S. Embassy Vietnam’s Local Compensation Plan. 8. PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE/Length of the contract/ WORK SCHEDULE: Definite term - five years / Monday through Friday (40 hours per week). USAID expects the services under this contract to be continuing in nature for the contractor to perform under a series of sequential contracts, subject to the availability of fund. 9. PLACE OF PERFORMANCE: USAID/Vietnam/Ho Chi Minh City/ 8 Floor, Diamond Plaza, 34 Le Duan, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam 10. SECURITY LEVEL REQUIRED: Local Security Certification or Public Trust 11.    BACKGROUND INFORMATION OF THE POSITION The Development Assistance Specialist (HIV/AIDS) position is located in the USAID Mission in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, and provides technical assistance and leadership on HIV programming in the Southern  Vietnam provinces. The duties and responsibilities include full assistance in consultative,  advisory,  monitoring, management, data collection and analysis, and evaluative aspects within the HIV/AIDS technical area. The incumbent will: 1) Be a primary program manager for assigned activities implemented by USAID/President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) program in the South of Vietnam; 2) Facilitate coordination and communication among various U.S. Government agencies, the Government of Vietnam at all levels and key partners involved.