Save the Children’s vision is a world in which every child attains the right to survival, protection, development and participation. Our mission is to inspire breakthroughs in the way the world treats children, and to achieve immediate and lasting change in their lives.
Save the Children started our work in Vietnam in 1990, and implements programs in the key thematic areas: Education, Health and Nutrition, Child Protection, Child Rights and Governance, Child Poverty, Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) and Emergency Response. At present, Vietnam Country Office has programs in 20 out of 63 provinces in Vietnam.
Save the Children in Vietnam continues to develop innovative programming that reflects the overall strategic goal of measurably improving the survival, health, protection and development of Vietnam’s poorest children by strengthening the capacity of women and children, caring adults, communities and partner organizations.
Save the Children is committed to ensuring that all our personnel and programmes are absolutely safe for children.
Child Safeguarding positioning statement:
We need to keep children safe so our selection process, which includes rigorous background checks, reflects our commitment to the protection of children from abuse.
We are looking for a Vietnamese national for:
- Vacancy: Individual Consultant for Integrated Management Acute Malnutrition (IMAM) Model
- Based in: Hanoi
Main Responsibilities:
Consultant will work directly with SC PMU, which is responsible for monitoring consultant activities.
- Objective 1: Develop the training manual and guidelines for implementing IMAM model suitable with project sites based on national guidelines and current documentation.
- Objective 2: Conduct two kinds of training course for health staffs and village health worker on IMAM model.
- Objective 3: Improving capacity of local health staff after 1 month implementing IMAM model via supportive supervision trip and meeting.
Key Competencies:
- Doctor working in the field of nutrition
- At least 10-year working experience in maternal and child nutrition
- Experience in managing health systems
- Experience in managing and operating a team, especially having good team working experience
- At least 5-year teaching experience in nutrition
- Good computer skills
- Foreign language: English from B level, able to read and understand professsional documents
- Priority given to those having working experience with programs and projects relating to nutrition/ pediatrics/ obstetrics
Please send CV and a completed Application Form, contact of three referees and a covering letter in English addressing the list of competencies to: 4th Floor, Mercury Building, No. 444 Hoang Hoa Tham street, Tay Ho District, Hanoi or by Email: [email protected]
The SC’s application form [1] and the Job Description [2] are attached.
The closing date for application is 5pm on 31 March 2019. Applications will be treated in confidence. Due to the volume of applications we receive, only short-listed candidates will be contacted and CVs cannot be returned.
Save the Children is an equal opportunities employer. Our selection processes reflect our commitment to the protection of children from abuse, and our people are as diverse as the challenge we face. We welcome applications from all qualified candidates, regardless of age, disability, HIV/AIDS status, race, national origin, religion, or sexual orientation.