VN030-Consultant to provide specialized technical expertise for the National Regulatory Authority, as it undergoes the WHO Global Benchmarking Tool assessment and on the domestic production of COVID-19 vaccines

Scope of work

In December 2020, Viet Nam’s National Regulatory Authority (NRA) achieved maturity level 3 for regulating vaccines. The NRA has established an institutional development plan for improving NRA functions across its agencies and every two years the NRA is expected to conduct its self-assessment using the WHO Global Benchmarking Tool. For the past decade, the Viet Nam WHO country office has supported Viet Nam’s NRA to ensure the quality, safety, and efficacy of vaccines, and more recently, COVID-19 vaccines. With the COVID-19 pandemic still ongoing, COVID-19 vaccines are one of the most important tools in COVID-19 prevention and response. Since the COVID-19 outbreak, several institutes in Viet Nam have started to conduct COVID-19 vaccine research and development.

The Ministry of Health has requested WHO to continue to support the capacity building of Viet Nam’s NRA to further progress on its institutional development plan, next assessment using the WHO Global Benchmarking Tool, and regulation of COVID-19 vaccines, including clinical trial design of domestic COVID-19 vaccines, vaccine effectiveness, and adverse events following immunization (AEFI) monitoring

Address for applications:

Administrative Officer

World Health Organization

UN Building, 304 Kim Ma Street, Hanoi, Viet Nam

Or by email at: wpvnmapplicants@who.int

Note: applicants should indicate vacancy notice number and title of position in the email subject