Company
Botswana Harvard AIDS Institute Partnership (BHP) is a collaborative
research and training initiative between government of Botswana and the Harvard
School of Public Health. BHP is dedicated to fight HIV/AIDS and other public
health challenges through collaborative research, edu
cation and capacity
building.
We seek energetic, results driven individual, with good interpersonal
skills and relevant experience to fill the above position within the
Partnership.
Job
overview
Peo is a project funded by the US National Institutes of
Health aimed at planning for a Southern African Regional Center for Research
Excellence on Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) that would build capacity for
and propel policy-impact NCDs research. The project is collaboration between 6
institutions spanning three countries, and will include the functions of a
Coordination Unit housed at BHP.
The
Project Manager will be the head of the Coordinating Unit,
and will be responsible for ensuring that the Coordination Unit functions
smoothly and that all project activities are well coordinated across the
multiple institutional partners of the Southern African Regional Center of
Non-Communicable Diseases Research Excellence (RCRE)
Key
Performance Areas
- Ensuring that all collaborating partners have
defined deliverables and timelines, and are held accountable to these
through the use of monitoring and evaluation mechanisms developed and
implemented by the Project Manager, with input from collaborators - Ensuring that applicable data and data systems
are available or developed - Facilitating communication and knowledge
exchange, including hosting of partnership coordination meetings, and
connecting researchers based on NCD research focus area/synergies and
match connect junior researchers with relevant experts/mentors - Coordinating provision of grants management
support including reporting to donor, and facilitate submission of grant
applications - Ensuring compliance with financial and
regulatory reporting for awarded grants,
Qualifications
& Experience
The incumbent must have a Bachelor’s Degree
(Master’s Degree a bonus) with at least 2 years’ experience in project
management-related role.
Closing
date and application instructions
Qualified and competent individuals are requested to forward their
detailed applications to:
Programme Administrator
Botswana Harvard AIDS institute Partnership
Private Bag BO320
Gaborone
Closing date: 11th October 2016