U.S. Mission Vietnam – U.S. Consulate General in Ho Chi Minh City

VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT NUMBER: HCM 17/27

Applicants who respond to Vacancy Announcement Number HCM 17/16 need not re-apply

OPEN TO:                           All Interested Candidates / All Sources

POSITION:                          USAID Development Assistance Specialist (HIV/AIDS)

OPENING DATE:                July 14, 2017                       

CLOSING DATE:                July 28, 2017

WORK HOURS:                 Full-time, 40 hours/week

ANNUAL SALARY:           Ordinarily Resident (OR): FSN-11; US$26,739.00 (Starting salary)

                                           Not-Ordinarily Resident (NOR):  FP-4*; US$65,117.00 (Starting Salary)

*Final grade/step for NORs will be determined by Washington.

ALL ORDINARILY RESIDENT (OR) APPLICANTS (See Appendix for definition) MUST HAVE THE REQUIRED WORK AND/OR RESIDENCY PERMITS TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR CONSIDERATION.

The U.S. Mission in Vietnam – U.S. Consulate General in Ho Chi Minh City is seeking eligible and qualified applicants for the position of USAID Development Assistance Specialist (HIV/AIDS) in the United States Agency for International Development/Vietnam (USAID/Vietnam) Ho Chi Minh City Office.

NOTE:  Due to the high volume of applications received, we will only contact applicants who are qualified and will be invited for further testing and/or interview.  Thank you for your understanding

BASIC FUNCTIONS OF THE POSITION

The incumbent of this position will serve as the HIV/AIDS Care and Treatment Specialist and provide technical assistance and leadership on HIV care and treatment issues. The incumbent will facilitate coordination and communication among various USG agencies and key partners involved in HIV care and treatment. The incumbent's duties/responsibilities will involve full assistance in consultative, advisory, monitoring, management, data collection and analysis, and evaluative aspects within the HIV/AIDS care and treatment area.

The incumbent will collaborate and coordinate with other USG agencies involved in care and treatment, the donor community, the national governmental and implementing partners on HIV care and treatment issues. S/he will coordinate meetings, assist in monitoring programs on field visits, assist in evaluation of programs, provide technical insight, recommend solutions, and report on USAID-financed HIV/AIDS care and treatment activities.