Technical Officer, Tuberculosis

We are currently seeking a qualified and highly motivated Vietnamese national candidate to serve as Technical Officer, Tuberculosis (TB) for the USAID Sustainable HIV and TB Responses From Technical Assistance (USAID SHIFT) project, based in Hanoi and/or Ho Chi Minh City.

USAID SHIFT is a five-year contract managed by FHI 360 originally awarded to help local stakeholders achieve and sustain epidemic control. The purpose of USAID SHIFT is to strengthen human, organizational, and systems capacity to lead the national HIV and TB response and deliver innovative enhancements in HIV and TB services. USAID SHIFT is organized around two main areas to address both HIV and TB:

Position description:

The Technical Officer, TB will serve as technical staff supporting the FHI 360 Vietnam country program in TB and multi-drug-resistant TB (TB/MDR-TB) active case finding and latent TB infection diagnosis and treatment. Under the leadership of the TB Technical Manager, the Technical Officer will help monitor the adoption of more effective and efficient practices in local TB service systems. The Technical Officer will help ensure priority provinces meet their TB case findings and TB treatment completion targets.

Main responsibilities:

• Provide technical support to monitor intensified TB case finding, focusing on provincial and district level implementation  
• Provide technical support and capacity building program at site level in SHIFT supported sites.
• Provides technical assistance to ensure the quality of services in these settings, including assistance to implement guidelines, new algorithms, and standard operating procedures.
• Facilitates the coordination and timely delivery of demand-driven and needs-based technical assistance for TB case findings/treatment enrollment and retention in selected geographies.
• Supports the timely and accurate use of data use to improve to ensure project meet its case finding targets in selected priority provinces.
• Performs other relevant duties as requested.

Experience and abilities for the position:

• University degree in the medical or public health fields or equivalent years of experience; and experience with coordinating resources for large-scale international health projects
• Experience in providing TB services or technical assistance in Vietnam
• Experience with U.S. government contractual requirements and experience working in an international NGO environment desirable
• Well-developed written and oral communication skills in both Vietnamese and English
• Ability to travel as necessary

This job description summarizes the main duties of the job. It neither prescribes nor restricts the exact tasks that may be assigned to carry out these duties. This document should not be construed in any way to represent a contract of employment. Management reserves the right to review and revise this document at any time.

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