Partners in Health External Relations Coordinator Job Vacancy in Liberia

Closing
date: 04 Jan 2016

Title: External Relations Coordinator
Reporting To:
Director of Operations
Location: Liberia

Organizational Profile:

Partners In Health (PIH) is an
international health organization relentlessly committed to improving the
health of the poor and marginalized. PIH partners with local governments to
build local capacity and works closely with impoverished communities to deliver
high-quality health care, address the root causes of illness, train providers,
advance research, and advocate for global policy change.

PIH currently has implementation
programs in Haiti, Rwanda, Lesotho,
Liberia, Malawi, Peru,
Mexico, Russia, Sierra Leone and Navajo Nation.
Through our partnership with Harvard
Medical School
and the Brigham and Women’s Hospital, we support a wide range of programs in
dozens of other countries around the world.

Position Overview:
The External Relations Coordinator is an important member of the PIH Development
and Liberia teams, providing
organization and logistics coordination for all visitors to Liberia and
serving as a representative of PIH Liberia for collaborators, donors and other
visitors. This individual’s primary responsibilities include logistics
coordination, accompaniment of visitors, grant proposals and reports compiling,
and liaison with the Liberia,
Development and Communications teams.

Specific Responsibilities:

Manage all hospitality and staff logistics personnel.
(15%)
Support on-boarding and orientation of incoming foreign
staff members. (10%)
Oversee all international staff movements. Work closely
with PIH West Africa and Boston teams to
coordinate smooth travel of staff in and out of Liberia. (25%)
Work with PIH Liberia leadership to plan and coordinate
all logistics for Liberia
trips by visiting staff and partners. Communicate with staff and partners
prior to trips to Liberia.
(25%)
Set vision and goals for staff logistics. Support direct
report to reach big-picture ideas and continually advance operations.
(10%)
Maintain key staff tracking documents, including contact
lists; orientation documents for foreign staff and visitors; and travel
and emergency information for foreign staff. (15%)

Qualifications:

Bachelor’s Degree required; background/interest in
social science, area studies or public health preferred.
Demonstrated experience providing administrative or
coordinative and logistics support in a field setting.
Excellent interpersonal skills required. Ability to
interact professionally with culturally diverse staff.
Enthusiasm for global health and social justice.
Ability to work independently and take initiative; must
be a quick learner, able to multi-task and easily adapt to changing
circumstances.
Advanced organizational skills and capacity to handle
multiple assignments and meet deadlines with attention to detail and
quality.
Ability to effectively work on a team in a complex,
fast-paced environment.
Demonstrated maturity and good judgment.