PCE Engagement Officer (JDHCM-0225-001)

Job Description

JOB SUMMARY

The PCE Engagement Officer will be part of the Research Enrichment team. They will work closely with a Senior Engagement Coordinator and the Head of PCE.

They will support ongoing community programmes including the Health Research Advisory Board which is a group of volunteer public members who meet 4-6 times per year to offer community perspectives on aspects of OUCRU research. They will also support engagement initiatives led by OUCRU researchers, including the Seed Awards programme (small grants for doing PCE), and other engagement that is embedded in OUCRU’s research.

They will offer support to the wider PCE team supporting administrative tasks, monitoring & evaluation, collecting metrics and compiling bi-annual reports. They will support the Head of PCE with administrative tasks.

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KEY TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Administrative support for PCE

Supporting the Head of PCE and wider team through: compiling bi-annual reports for HTD, contract records, representing the PCE team on OUCRU committees/groups (eg. Entertainments, H&S..),

Health Research Advisory Board (HRAB)

Supporting the activities of the HRAB including: communications, logistics, developing meeting plans, note-taking & reporting, helping with MEL for the programme, simple budgeting.

OUCRU PCE Seed Awards

Supporting the Seed Award programme: including communications with Awardees, keeping records of progress of awards, note-taking at committee meetings, helping to develop and deliver trainings to Awardees.

Researcher-led engagement

Supporting researcher-led engagement activities through helping design engagement approaches, helping develop evaluation plans, facilitation of community meetings; supporting logistics etc

Job Requirement

ESSENTIAL CRITERIA

-          Excellent spoken and written English

-          Evidence of strong administrative skills

-          Strong communication skills

-          Experience of planning and implementing community-focused projects

-          Evidence of facilitating activities with communities

-          Confident and out-going personality

-          Evidence of teamwork

-          Occasional weekend work may be required

DESIRABLE CRITERIA

-          Experience in NGO sector

-          Experience of monitoring & evaluation

-          Evidence of project management and reporting

-          Proficiency in Canva is preferred

-          A background in public health is preferred

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BENEFITS

·        Contracted salary: 

         * Job grade: RS3/IC3

         * Salary ranges: $1,147 -  $1,402 gross per month

·        Optional insurance: In-patient and out-patient medical coverage; Personal accident insurance coverage

·        Two months salary for annual bonus and clothes 

·        Annual leave 18 days/year for the first year, a maximum of 30 days

·        Other responsibilities and benefits are based on Viet Nam Labor Law.

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HOW TO APPLY

Interested candidates are invited to send curriculum vitae, application and copies of relevant certificates, either by email or by post to

Oxford University Clinical Research Unit

Laboratory of Clinical Science

Hospital for Tropical Diseases

764 Vo Van Kiet, Ward 1, District 5, HCMC

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DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION

10 March 2025

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We thank all applicants for their interest but only short-listed candidates will be contacted for interview.