Summary
Date Posted: Friday, May 19 2023, Base Salary: Not Disclosed

• JOB DETAILS:
  The Center for One Health at the University of Global Health Equity (UGHE) is on a mission to lead high impact research, teaching, and community service among vulnerable communities in Rwanda and the world. Community One Health Empowerment in Rwanda and Senegal (COHERS) is a four-year research program that aims to the ideal candidate for this position is highly self-motivated, with excellent organizational skills, a strong attention to detail, and the ability to promote strong team cohesion.
  The COHERS Project Coordinator should have previous experience coordinating multidisciplinary teams, managing budgets, working within academia or similar administrative environments, supporting research, and liaising with local authorities.
  
  Responsibilities:
  • Maintain good financial records
  • Liaise with community leaders to organize meetings and obtain letters of support
  • Organize research team and community stakeholder meetings, including drafting and disseminating meeting agendas
  • Take meeting minutes
  • Liaise with grants team to hire and pay contractors, obtain financial reports, and submit quarterly progress reports
  • Assist with monitoring and evaluation
  • Maintain high level of professionalism and adhere to the UGHE Ethics Code
  • Research Support
  • Provide Kinyarwanda-English transcription and translation
  • Assist with data collection and qualitative and/or quantitative analyses, including data management
  Support in writing project deliverables, such as protocols, reports, and publications
  
  Qualifications:
  • Bachelor’s degree plus experience coordinating large international teams
  • Work experience in administrative, executive assistant, and/or research coordinator role(s) in an educational setting
  • Excellent writing and editing skills
  • Fluency in English and Kinyarwanda required; French language skills desired
  • Proven skills to organize and execute logistics
  • 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 communicate and 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 Word, Excel, Google
  • Suite products and Zoom
  • Ability to manage and prioritize projects with high attention to detail
  • Ability to work under pressure, meet tight deadlines, and manage competing priorities
  • Health sciences and/or global health content knowledge preferred
  
  Work Hours: 8
  
  Experience in Months: 24
  
  Level of Education: Bachelor Degree

Job application procedure
Applicants should provide: (1) a resume, (2) a cover letter, (3) names and contact information of three professional references who can attest to work experience, and (4) copies of all degrees earned. Please upload your cover letter and copies of degrees as a single PDF file under "Additional Files" on the application page.
Use the link:https://www.pih.org/pages/employment?p=job/ouffnfw5/apply&nl=1


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