The Meeting Targets and Maintaining Epidemic Control (EpiC) project is a global project focused on HIV, global health security, and combatting trafficking in persons using funding from the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief and the United States Agency for International Development. EpiC is seeking a qualified and motivated Vietnamese candidate to serve as a Senior Technical Officer or Technical Specialist, Health Financing based in Hanoi or Ho Chi Minh City. Final title to be based on education and experience.

Main responsibilities:

Social Health Insurance (SHI) Policy and Process Leadership

• Serve as the project focal point on all matters related to SHI.
• Build understanding between the project and the Government of Vietnam (GVN) and USAID, and others on SHI policy, impact on HIV services, the project, and beneficiaries.
• Build and maintain effective partnerships with GVN officials at all levels and non-governmental organizations to support sustainable financing for HIV programs via SHI and other means.
• Contribute to project reporting efforts and respond to ad hoc requests from the donor.

Sustainability of Lab Reagents and ARV stock

• Work with provincial authorities and project sites to ensure active contracts for SHI services including services related to HIV care and treatment.
• Identify risks to viral load testing including lab registration, SHI reimbursement, contracting, lab reagent stock, testing consumables, transportation, etc. and work with provinces to reduce risk.
• Ensure sufficient stock of ARVs through SHI at sites to sustain ARV access via three-month dispensation and meet other clinical and PEPFAR priorities.

Financing and Sustainability of HIV Program

• Advocate for provincial funding to cover SHI co-payments and serve as a liaison between provinces and other donors (i.e., Global Fund) to advocate for support when provincial budgets are insufficient.
• Support provinces to conduct costing, budgeting, and sustainability planning for health services.
• Perform other relevant duties as assigned.

Experience and abilities for the position:

• University degree in public health, public administration, health finance, economics, or a related field.
• Minimum 5 years of relevant experience, preferably in SHI and/or financing & sustainability for health funded projects or equivalent combination of education and work experience.
• An understanding of procurement, budgeting, and contracting within the GVN required.
• Experience with USAID and/or PEPFAR preferred.
• Well-developed written and oral communication skills in both Vietnamese and English.
• Ability to travel as necessary.

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