Summary
Date Posted: Friday, August 09 2024, Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:
The University of Global Health Equity (UGHE) is a groundbreaking health sciences university in Rwanda that trains global leaders to deliver high-quality health care. Owned and operated by Partners in Health, UGHE is a private institution that leverages expertise and resources from the Government of Rwanda, Harvard Medical School, and key partners to create a global forum for delivery-focused teaching, research, clinical care, and implementation.
Role Overview
The Coordinator in One Health will work as a part of a team to contribute to training, research and administration support to the Center for One Health. The Coordinator will primarily support the Master of Science in Global Health Delivery (MGHD) in One Health program including content development, grading and student support. They will also lead administration for the African Snakebite Alliance and support program implementation for the Kikundi Community of Practice. The Coordinator must have a broad expertise and interest in the fields that make up One Health including animal, environment and human health, and should have interest in Neglected Tropical Diseases.

Responsibilities
One Health Training
• Provide in-class support for the MGHD in One Health.
• Support in grading of all One Health modules including in the MGHD program and the MBBS program.
• Use technical content to develop pre-class assignments, instruction sequences to guide course delivery, post-class assignments, and overall evaluation tools.
• Provide technical research to support content development.
• Prepare presentations and contribute to the development of scholarship and practical materials for the Center of One Health and the MGHD in One Health program.
• Teach in UGHE’s programs including modules in the MGHD in One Health.
• Lead student learning with local schools and post-secondary institutions.
• Support in the integration of One Health content throughout all UGHE’s courses.
• Support with the recruitment and mentoring of One Health students.
• Liaise with and support students during class and office hours, identify supplementary academic materials, and provide student feedback.
• Provide general administrative support to the Center for One Health as needed.
African Snakebite Alliance Program Administration
• Provide administrative support, including scheduling meetings, preparing meeting minutes, managing procurement requests, and planning logistics
• Manage financial records
• Assist with progress reports and donor updates
• Translation/transcription of interview materials
• Support capacity building efforts for snakebite research
• Organize and participate in community snakebite education
Research
• Support One Health research in partnership with UGHE students, faculty, and other institutional, government and academic partners.
• Support with data collection and conducting qualitative and/or quantitative analyses, including data management.
• Support in writing project deliverables, such as protocols, reports, and publications;
• Conduct literature searches and reviews and support with ethics review submissions;
• Support knowledge dissemination events with communities.

Qualifications
• Master’s degree (Global Health or One Health preferred).
• Demonstrated work experience in an administrative role.
• Proven skills to organize and execute logistics.
• Experience working with adult learners and faculty.
• Familiarity with qualitative and/or quantitative data analysis and related software including basic (Excel etc.) and advanced statistical (R, etc.) software.
• Excellent writing and editing skills.
• Fluency in English. Proficiency in Kinyarwanda, Swahili and/or French preferred
• Experience working in Rwanda or in other relevant contexts.
• Ability to manage, organize, develop plans and generate data to make decisions;
• Exemplary interpersonal skills; ability to effectively collaborate with culturally diverse staff across departments and countries.
• Demonstrated strategic thinking and analytical skills, good judgment, and creative problem-solving.
• Proficient computer skills with fluency in Microsoft Office Suite programs including Excel and learning management systems.

Job Experience: No Requirements

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months:

Level of Education: Postgraduate Degree

Job application procedure

Applicants should provide: (1) curriculum vitae, (2) Degree, (3) A cover letter describing your interest in UGHE and relevant experience. Please upload these under the ‘Additional Files’ tab on the application page.

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