Projects Manager USAID Project Jobs – Makerere University College of Health Sciences of School Public Health (MakSPH)-ResilientAfrica Network (RAN)
Organisation: Makerere University College of Health Sciences of School Public Health (MakSPH)-ResilientAfrica Network (RAN)
Funding Source: United States Agency for International Development (USAID)
Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda
About US:
Makerere University College of Health Sciences of School Public Health (MakSPH)-ResilientAfrica Network (RAN) funded by USAID is a partnership of 20 African universities in 13 countries. RAN is one of eight development labs under the Higher Education Solutions Network (HESN) in the office of Science and Technology (OST), USAID.
Job Summary: The Projects Manager (PM) will continuously liaise between different members of the project technical team to facilitate communication and harmonize activities across the team. Will be responsible for researching, writing and coordinating the grant application process; management of proposals and maintaining a donor database. The PM will contribute a deep understanding of systems approaches to support the implementation, supervision, evaluation, and refinement of project activities. The PM will plan and execute research activities and manage budgetary and logistical issues. The PM will report day-to-day to Deputy CoP
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
Focal Point Person
- Serve as primary point of contact for project and maintain continuous communication between different project technical team ensuring that projects communicate to each other.
- Convene, lead, and document weekly Team Technical conference calls
- Align and harmonize technical inputs from RAN staff and other stakeholders with set priorities for smooth project implementation.
Grants Management
- Support Writing of high-quality grant proposal narratives, applications and supporting documents
- Responsible for researching, collecting data, and writing of grants
- Manage the proposal submission process to ensure timely submission of all required materials.
- Develops and maintains a proposal calendar including proposals in process, submissions and awards
- Develops a RAN grants strategy
- Conduct prospect research to identify, cultivate and solicit new grants
- Participate in budget and activity planning activities.
Research Implementer
- Plan and execute research project activities including site preparation, intervention testing, and measurement activities.
- Ensure research ethics procedures are followed, including seeking in-country IRB approval, data collection supervision, and field-based activity implementation
- Draft and revise research project reports and other technical documents in coordination with Deputy CoP and Director Operations
- Plan and participate in dissemination of project results including meetings with partners, government & community stakeholders and the greater global community.
- Organize field travel for the project technical team, partners and international visitors.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- The ideal candidate must hold a master’s degree in public health, demography, epidemiology, biostatistics, social science or any related field
- Five years of relevant work experience. A PhD is an added advantage
- Experience grants and managing research projects
- Demonstrated experience in research and grant writing
- Demonstrated ability to write successful grant proposals
- Detail-oriented, organized and deadline driven
- Clear, precise and compelling writing skills
- Experience with international donor-supported projects and US-based organizations
- Demonstrated skills in data collection, data management, ethical research implementation
- Strong oral and written communication skills; experience writing reports, giving presentations, and attending multi-organizational stakeholder meetings
- Ability to draft and monitor project budgets and formulate financial projections
- Ability to work independently with minimal supervision
How to Apply:
All candidates are strongly encouraged to apply online at the link below.
NB: Only candidates short listed will be contacted for interview
Deadline: 30th August 2019
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