Vietnam Cities Surveillance Coordinator, Hanoi, Vietnam

Duties and Responsibilities

• Support ongoing public health programs in Hanoi, Da Nang, and Ho Chi Minh City
• Be based in Hanoi
• Serve as liaison between initiative partners and governments, in particular: Police for all issues related to crash reporting and analysis; Health departments; Medical examiner systems; Transport and road safety officials at different government levels; Other stakeholders.
• Work with designated personnel to oversee data collection, data entry, conduct data cleaning and management of designated data sets.
• Train, monitor and oversee data entry staff.
• Conduct analysis and prepare tables, charts, and maps both for routine review and special queries, including spatial analysis for identification of high-risk locations.
• Collaborate with police, health, medical examiner, and Vital Strategies personnel to develop a protocol and conduct linkage and analysis of injury registry and data.
• Conduct a capture-recapture analysis of crash fatalities using at least two data sources: police crash reporting and vital registration, forensic, hospital, and/or insurance records; and prepare a report on methods and findings.
• Prepare annual road safety reports based on available sources for crash/injury death data, as well as risk factors data.
• Disseminate and present road safety report findings to stakeholders and promote data use for policy and planning.
• Work with police and other partners to pilot and define road crash database platform options and adaptation to local needs.
• Promote data use for policy and planning
• Provide support to partners of the initiative as required.
• Other responsibilities as assigned

Qualification and Experience

• Master’s degree (or higher) in a relevant field (e.g., public health, epidemiology, biostatistics, transport engineering, or similar).
• Experience in data management and analysis related to public health, transportation, or public policy.
• Quantitative data analysis skills (experience with data management and statistical analysis software required, GIS preferred).
• Proven capacity to work in a multidisciplinary or multi-agency setting and to interact with public servants and heads of department.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills: English and local language
• Preferred: Prior experience of working with government agencies

Skills & Abilities

• Proficient in MS office (word, excel, PowerPoint), pdf, digital literacy, handling virtual meetings, conferences, trainings
• GIS proficiency, or willingness to learn in the first six months.