ICAP,Project Coordinator Jobs Vacancy

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• Support
  the establishment of a functional ICAP office in Rwanda, following on
  required administrative and regulatory processes such as submission of
  Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to MOH, registration of ICAP in country
  and others as required;
• Support
  the establishment of appropriate physical infrastructure for the ICAP
  country office;
• Assist
  with the recruitment, training and supervision of ICAP PHIA project staff;
  assist with capacity building workshops;
• Support
  the PHIA project with protocol development & implementation,
  submissions to national research ethics boards and regulatory agencies and
  maintenance of regulatory files;
• Understand
  and adhere to PHIA protocol, SOPs, regulations, procedures and policies;
  assist in drafting SOPs and adapting training manuals;
• Assist
  with all the organizational aspects related with the training program for
  PHIA field and laboratory staff;
• Organize,
  coordinate and participate in joint international and national survey
  monitoring activities in collaboration with implementing partners and key
  stakeholders;
• Conduct
  frequent field monitoring visits to ensure adherence to protocol and SOPs,
  timely recruitment of participants and collection of high quality data;
• Ensure
  that PHIA staff maintain confidentiality and adhere to the ethical
  principles for human subjects research and Good Clinical Practice (GCP)
  guidelines;
• Liaise
  with, support and coordinate outside implementing partners and contractors
  to ensure timely completion of contracted scopes of work;
• Support
  the survey-implementing partner in the development of the survey rollout
  plan and plans for deployment of field teams as needed;
• Support
  laboratory advisor (s) in the development of the satellite laboratories
  rollout plans consistent with survey rollout;
• Liaise
  with representatives from the MOH, Rwanda Biomedical Centre (RBC) and CDC
  to discuss progress of the project and to address any challenges or
  issues;
• Support
  communication needs of local and international investigators through the
  organization of meetings, conference calls, and regular interactions;
• Support
  the organization of PHIA meetings and workshops liaising with implementing
  partners and PHIA stakeholders, and internally within ICAP providing
  guidance to administrative support staff
• Prepare
  progress and other reports and study documents;
• Liaise
  with headquarters survey coordinator for the organization of external
  monitoring visits
• Maintain
  an archive of PHIA TWG meeting minutes and other technical documentation;
• Support
  the definition of the strategy and process for return of PHIA laboratory-based
  tests results and supervise responsible staff;
• Perform
  other duties, as assigned.

• MPH
  or equivalent professional degree.

• 3-5
  years ofexperience as a Project Coordinator;
• Experience
  supervising project teams;
• Demonstrated
  experience working in low-resource settings;
• Excellent
  verbal and written communication skills in English;
• Excellent
  organizational and project management skills;
• Attention
  to administrative and organizational detail;
• Ability
  to quickly learn and master technical information and use it for project
  management and implementation.

• Experience
  in the implementation of national surveys
• Basic
  understanding of survey research methods and implementation
• Knowledge
  on Rwanda health and research systems

• Periodic
  domestic travel throughout Rwandato support the planning and
  implementation of the PHIA Project