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Job summary
The Technical Officer, Risk Communication and Community Engagement (RCCE) and Responses supports implementation of zoonotic disease and emerging infectious disease (ZD/EID) outbreak preparedness and response activities, focusing on evidence‑based risk communication and community engagement. The role works under the Technical Advisor, contributing to work planning, monitoring, evaluation, reporting, and activity delivery at central and site levels.
Responsibilities
- Assist in providing technical support for ZD/EID outbreak preparedness and response, focusing on evidence‑based public health messaging, risk communication, and community engagement.
- Facilitate the rollout and oversight of assigned RCCE and response activities through coordination with government counterparts and partners.
- Support the implementation of assigned RCCE and response activities at Points of Entry, including risk communication, community engagement, and coordination with surveillance and response actors.
- Monitor day‑to‑day progress of assigned RCCE and response activities, keeping records of work plan milestones and deliverables, and reporting progress to the technical advisor.
- Assist in workplan development by preparing technical inputs, drafting sections of work plans, and supporting budget preparation.
- Ensure RCCE and response activities, technical products (including RCCE strategies, tools, SOPs, and materials for outbreak preparedness and response), and outputs comply with donor requirements, national guidelines, and organizational SOPs.
- Prepare technical reports, briefs, presentations, products and training materials for internal and external audiences.
- Analyze RCCE and response activities implementation and data to identify gaps and lessons learned, and report findings or issues to the technical advisor or senior technical staff.
- Coordinate with project teams, technical units, and partners to promote collaboration and information sharing.
- Perform other tasks as assigned.
Experience and abilities
- Bachelor’s degree in public health, epidemiology, preventive medicine, or equivalent.
- Minimum of three years’ experience supporting public health outbreak preparedness and response, risk communication, or community engagement within Global Health Security or infectious disease programs.
- Working knowledge of ZD/EID outbreak preparedness and response, including integration of RCCE approaches and coordination at Points of Entry.
- Experience working with international NGOs, the Government of Vietnam, donor agencies, community and media engagement to improve health outcomes.
- Ability to contribute to technical writing, including reports, workplan sections, presentations, briefs, technical products, or training materials.
- Strong organizational and analytical skills, with the ability to track deliverables, support work plans, and manage multiple tasks.
- Ability to work collaboratively in multidisciplinary teams and follow technical direction from senior advisors.
- Ability to work under pressure, meet deadlines, and achieve ambitious results.
- Well‑developed written and oral communication skills in both Vietnamese and English.
- Proficiency in MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.).
- Ability to travel as necessary.
Salary
The expected hiring salary range for this role is VND 357,000,000 – 450,000,000 for annual basic salary.