Vacancy Announcement
Program Assistant – Deworming Program
East Meets West in Vietnam
East Meets West (EMW) is an international NGO headquartered in the United States and has offices in Southeast Asia. For nearly three decades, East Meets West’s programs have benefited underserved populations in Asia. Our mission is to improve the health and well-being of underserved communities in Asia through evidence-based programs and technologies in the areas of newborn health; water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH); and education. In 2016, Thrive Networks’ programs will benefit more than 890,000 people living in poverty.
Currently, EMW is partnering the Vietnamese government and Evidence Action to implement an integrated deworming, sanitation and hygiene program in Phu Tho, Hoa Binh, Thanh Hoa and Nghe An. This program contemplates the following activities:
- Advocating for a formalized, systematic approach to school deworming to be undertaken by the government of Vietnam
- Supporting the Vietnamese government in the execution of multiple rounds of enhanced mass drug administrations (MDAs), including a training/distribution cascade that engages teachers, formalized M&E, and community sensitization
- A randomized trial of integrated deworming and hygiene education that will inform a potential scaled-up deployment of hygiene education with school deworming
Position: Program Assistant
Location: Ha Noi with occasional travel to field locations
Reporting: Program Coordinator
Desired start date: 15 August, 2018
Tasks/Responsibilities: The Project Assistant will support to Program Manager/Program Coordinator on Administration and Finance (A&F) tasks of Deworming. Support the team in implementing and monitoring Deworming Project in Hoa Binh, Thanh Hoa, Phu Tho, Nghe An provinces.
A&F support works
- Support the fund flow management of the Deworming project implementation, including fund disbursement to local partners and financial report of local partners.
- Assists the Program Manager in implementing and following-up A&F works such as preparing logistics, financial forms according to organization’ s policy
- Arrange logistics for meeting with local partners, field visit of donor, implementation team and research team.
- Support the team with translation of project documents English – Vietnamese and vice-versa
Deworming:
- Support monitoring and supervising the project activities according to the project work plan.
- Support monitoring activities, travel to provinces to monitor the implementation of both deworming and hygiene/sanitation activities as required.
- Support to Thrive Networks team and Evidence Action team in collecting and checking required documents/data/reports.
- Carry out any other duties that may be assigned from time to time by supervisor.
Qualifications
- College or University degree in social work or related field of study.
- 1- 3 years of relevant professional experience.
- Command of Microsoft Office suite is required.
- Fluency in English and local language is required.
Salary and benefits will be determined based on experience and qualifications
The deadline for the above position is 8 Aug, 2018. All interested candidates must submit a cover letter and CV to: East Meets West ([email protected] [1]), subject: “Application for Program Assistant – Deworming Program”. Electronic copies only.
For further information about East Meets West, please visit: http://www.eastmeetswest.org [2] (to be directed to http://www.thrivenetworks.org [3] )