Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) Intern

Title: Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) Intern
Location: Hanoi
Program: Vietnam/STEPS Project

Start Date: December 2021
Duration: Up to 6 months depending on budget availability
Estimated number of hours per week: Full-time
Will the intern be receiving a stipend: Yes
Will the intern travel: Local travel if required

Candidates must currently have legal authorization to work in Vietnam.
Candidates must be a final year student or fresh graduate (under 1 year).

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 has been awarded the STEPS project from USAID. The overall goal of this project is to increase market growth for private sector HIV goods and services that are capable of meeting the needs of populations facing the greatest HIV risks. In order to achieve this overall goal, PATH and its partners will focus on the following three objectives:

• Strengthen total market for HIV commodities and services
• Increase operational and financial sustainability of social enterprise/private sector service providers
• Improve enabling environment to support private sector HIV-related goods and services as part of a sustainable national HIV response

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

• Intern will build ability to multi-task and work professionally with various colleagues and mentors within USAID/PATH STEPS, developing a project coordination and organizational skill.
• Intern will gain and utilize experience in high-level report writing, trainings organization, working with various partners and implementing quality improvement for health care services.

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

• Enrolled in a graduate or undergraduate program. Preferred areas of study include public health, medical sciences, or relevant areas;
• Previous experience in implementing community health program, improving quality of health care, or working with private health sector partners is preferred;
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written;
• Experience in entering and using M&E data to improve quality of health care
• Skill in developing communication materials is preferred but not a must.
• Fluent in Vietnamese with a professional level of English (reading and writing)

Skills to be developed and/or expanded during internship:

• Intern will develop skills to support implementing CQI to ensure the quality of HIV-related services being in line with the national guidelines.
• Intern will deepen their knowledge and understanding of the fundamentals of public health and epidemiology.
• Intern will develop skills on workshops, meetings, and events organization.

Proposed activities:

• Support to follow the CQI plan, collect and entry data relating to CQI implementation at the project sites.
• Support to prepare presentations, reports and other materials relating to quality of health services.
• Support to prepare and organize trainings, workshops, mentoring and coaching activities to STEPS’s partners
• Support Health Services team to provide technical assistance to STEPS’s partners.
• Assist with the general day-to-day administrative tasks of STEPS project.
• Other tasks upon request.

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.

How to Apply:

All applications are made online. For a full job description and to apply online, please access via this job link (https://bit.ly/3HbZrfm) or visit PATH website (www.path.org) then go to (Careers/Search Job Listings/PATH’s Internship Opportunities). Deadline for application is 7th January 2022.