Program Associate Intern

Job Description

Title: Program Associate Intern
Location: Hanoi, Vietnam
Program: Vietnam Country

Start Date: Nov 30, 2024              
End Date: May 30, 2025

Estimated number of hours per week: ??40
Will the intern be receiving a stipend?:  Yes
Will the intern travel? (local or international): Yes

*Please include a cover letter with your resume describing your interest and how you meet the qualifications.

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 will be implementing the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) multi-year project called “USAID Strengthening Local Health Security Activity in Vietnam”. The goal of the project is to strengthen Vietnam’s capacity at the sub-national levels to effectively prevent, detect, and respond to epidemic-prone emerging infectious diseases (EID) through One Health (human, animal, and environment) approaches to achieve Global Health Security targets for zoonotic diseases (ZDs), EID surveillance and response, and risk communications and community engagement (now called “project”)..

PATH is currently seeking a qualified Program Associate Intern for the project. The Program Associate Intern will report to the MEL Team Lead and work closely with PATH Vietnam program team.

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

• Hands-on experiential learning
• Immersion in a professional INGO environment
• Increased accountability and professional skills
• Enhanced ability to recognize his/her preferences and abilities and match them with appropriate career-related choices
• Opportunity to put his/her academic learning into practice, especially to gain practical experiences in the field of health data analytics, M&E, project implementation & management.

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

• Vietnamese national.
• Recently graduated from a university or senior students. Students with majors on statistics, demographics, public policy, public health, or any related fields is preferred.
• Have good analytical skills
• Keen interest in data management, data analysis, conducting research
• Keen interest in contributing to sustainable development goals
• Strong verbal and written English and Vietnamese
• Able to pay close attention to details
• Demonstrated ability to multi-task and thrive in fast-paced, high-pressure situations.

Skills to be developed and/or expanded during internship:

• The ability to communicate technical information to audiences
• Skills to conduct research and M&E activities
• Analytical skills
• Project implementation and management
• Skills of communication and coordination
• Team working skills
• Other related skills of logistics arrangement, financial process, event organization and administration

Proposed activities:

• Support to collect and validate monitoring data of the project
• Assist in data analysis of the field trip as instructed by the senior program officers (e.g. quantitative data analysis - descriptive statistics)
• Assist in writing research/assessment reports (e.g. develop tables and graphs, format the report)
• Assist in creating electronic surveys
• Support preparation materials for meetings, workshops, trainings such as agenda, presentations
• As requested, actively contribute to the team’s day-to-day activities, including in some cases logistical support to trainings & events
• Other tasks as required by the supervisor.
• Coordinate with project team to provide support in the implementation and monitoring of project activities

Candidates must currently have legal authorization to work in Vietnam.

Please send your CV to: [email protected]

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.

Job Location: Hanoi, Vietnam

Company Location: Vietnam, Hanoi

Position Type: Intern