Hanoi Medical Project Officer.

Médecins du Monde France (MDMF) is a French humanitarian organization. Operating in Vietnam since 1989, MDMF provides a comprehensive range of services including sexually transmitted infection diagnosis and treatment, HIV prevention, HIV counseling and testing, care and treatment including ART, and palliative care in both Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City
MDMF is looking for a qualified Vietnamese national applicant to join their dynamic team in Hanoi in the role of Hanoi Medical Project Officer.
All interested applicants should send an application letter mentioning 3 contacts for reference and salary expectations together with a CV in English to the following address with the subject title "Hanoi Medical Project Officer" respectively by 15th Mar. 2011
Medecins du Monde France
5th floor, No.58, Lane 221 Ton Duc Thang Street, Hanoi
Tel: (84.4) 3719.2522        Fax: (84.4) 3719.2529
Email: [email protected]

The detailed Job Description is available upon request. Only short-listed candidates will be contacted for interviews.

Overall Role:
- The Hanoi Medical Project Officer (HN MPO) supports medical personnel of Tay Ho and Soc Son Out-patient clinics (OPC) in the implementation of the program, providing technical and project management expertise and ensuring the highest standard of quality in care and treatment.
- The HN MPO works under the direct management of the Hanoi Site Coordinator, and the technical supervision of the Country Program Coordinator
- The HN MPO will co-operate with the financial and administrative staff in budgeting and financial tracking

Main Duties and Responsibilities:
Implementation of Medical activities- 50%
- Collaborate with medical Team of TayHo and Soc Son OPCs to offer reliable and efficient medical services in the field of treating HIV/AIDS and related infections (for both in-center and home based care activities);
- Work with partners to set up high quality health services, laboratory, sustainable referral system and ensure medical protocols application and implementation;
- Participate with each partner in the monthly activity planning, monitoring and evaluation, and ensure the punctuality and accuracy of MER (monitoring, evaluation, reporting) system.
- Liaison between partners- 25% in conjunction with the Country Program Coordinator
- Create a network between the partners working on the medical side of the Project (MdM, Pepfar, OPCs etc.) and connect with other organizations or local structures working on similar issues;
- Collaborate with the Social Project Officers on overall implementation of the program, trainings, meetings etc.

Reporting - 25%
- Report monthly and on time on the activities progress to HN Site Coordinator and Country Program Coordinator;
- Assist partners in developing and implementing efficient reporting systems.

Required education, skills and qualities
- Vietnamese certified medical doctor or advanced university degree of public health;
- Perfect command in computer hardware (Word, Excel, Power Point, Epi Info, Outlook)
- Fluent in English and Vietnamese;
- At least 3 years of relevant, proven working experience in HIV/AIDS field;
- Experience in program design, implementation, monitoring and evaluation;
- Ability to provide technical assistance to the OPCs effectively and persuasively;
- Strong team skills focusing on participation and consensus-building;
- Strong abilities in report writing and data handling;
- Previous experience of working with non-governmental organizations is an asset.

Médecins du Monde France offers competitive salaries and a generous benefit package.