Program Associate Intern (PATH)

Job Description

Title: Program Associate Intern
Position Type: Intern
Location: Hanoi, Vietnam
Program: Vietnam Country
Start Date: March 1, 2024
End Date: August 30, 2024
Estimated number of hours per week: 40
Will the intern be receiving a stipend?: Yes
Will the intern travel? (local or international): Yes
Deadline: 19/02/2024

Background

PATH is a global organization that works to accelerate health equity by bringing together public institutions, businesses, social enterprises, and investors to solve the world’s most pressing health challenges. With expertise in science, health, economics, technology, advocacy, and dozens of other specialties, PATH develops and scales solutions—including vaccines, drugs, devices, diagnostics, and innovative approaches to strengthening health systems worldwide. Working in Vietnam since the early 1980s, PATH established a permanent office in Hanoi in 1997, and an office in Ho Chi Minh City in 2014.

Description of the project the Intern will complete:

PATH is currently seeking a qualified Program Associate Intern for a US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)-funded program, “HQ Supported Development, Implementation, Use and Evaluation of Interoperable Health Information Systems to Achieve HIV/AIDS and TB Epidemic Control through Improved Health Informatics Policy, Governance, Workforce Capacity, and Systems under PEPFAR”. The project’s goal is to employ health informatics in Vietnam to curb the HIV/AIDS epidemic by accelerating testing and treatment strategies, expanding prevention, improving data quality, strengthening country ownership, and leveraging public and private partnerships.

The Program Associate Intern will work closely with the project team to support the implementation of HIV information systems. The Program Associate Intern will report to the HIV HIS Manager and work closely with PATH Vietnam program team.

Description of overall learning objectives and goals for the internship/benefit to the Intern:

To gain practical experiences in the field of health data analytics, digital health, project implementation & management, regular duties and responsibilities of program and/ or position.

Brief description of required skills/experience the intern should possess:

Recently graduated from or senior students at a niversity on health informatics, data analytics, public health, or any related fields is preferred
High level of detail focus, accuracy, and responsibility
Good verbal and written communication skills in both Vietnamese and English
Strong MS Office, analytical and visualization tools, such as PowerBI, Stata, Tableau,…
Motivation and strong desire to learn and take on new challenges

Skills to be developed and/or expanded during internship:

Experience in data analytics and data visualization
Project implementation and management
Skills of communication and coordination
Team working skills
Other related skills of logistics arrangement, financial process, event organization and administration

Proposed activities:

Conduct test functions of the systems developed in the project and support data cleaning activities
Support the development of Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) and tools to ensure the data quality
Support the development of data visualization and review the accurateness of data in the visualization
Monitor progress of deployment and provide technical assistance to provinces in using health information systems
Support the development of IEC materials for HIV/AIDS systems, patient app (posters, user guide video, booklet,..) and other products
Cordinate with project team to provide support in the implementation and monitoring of project activities

Candidates must currently have legal authorization to work in Vietnam.

PATH is dedicated to building an inclusive workforce where diversity is valued.

PATH is an equal opportunity employer. Every qualified applicant will be considered for employment. PATH does not discriminate based on race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or orientation, genetic information, age, national origin, marital status, disability status, political ideology, military or protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.