HJF Medical Research International Project Director Jobs in Kenya
HJF Medical Research International Project Director Jobs in Kenya
Job Summary:HJFMRI-KE seeks to hire a Project Director for an upcoming contract. The Project Director has
overall responsibility for the attainment of HJFMRI's overall goals by providing leadership,
operational, financial and administrative oversight of programs and operations.
To support these responsibilities, the Project Director must possess excellent communication skills, sound judgment, and demonstrate initiative.
Main Duties and Responsibilities:
Build and nurture strong partnerships, foster collaborative relationships with government
representatives, research collaborators and sentinel sites.
Support the coordinating secretariat in planning and establishing an effective mechanism at national and county levels among partners and stakeholders’ in AMR surveillance on animal
and human health.
Proactively collaborate across multifunctional teams (Program Management, Finance,
Procurement, Logistics, HR, and Administration) to create an environment that strives for
consistency of best practices identified both internally and externally to the organization.
Conduct capacity building and training workshops for the bio-surveillance workforce in
collaboration with technical partners, national experts using the national trainers for the
animal health network of laboratories and hospitals across the country.
Assist the govt. on AMR/AMU surveillance network existing across the country, in
collaboration with national stake holders and identified technical partners / universities and
departments, and accordingly plan restructuring and rebuilding of the sentinel-site
surveillance for animal health surveillance.
Ensure quality is always maintained; support quality and monitoring processes for
continuous quality
assurance.
Provide advice on manpower utilization, workflow, and operational procedures to increase
efficiency, productivity, and make overall improvements for the programs.
Oversee the fulfillment of contractual obligations of all technical and financial reporting requirements.
Maintain up-to-date knowledge of sponsor and local government rules and regulations
ensuring compliance at all times.
Job Specifications:
Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
Compliance, Project management, Project
monitoring and evaluation (M&E), Technical support, Project implementation, excellent
communication and interpersonal skills. Experience with international program management
desired.
Minimum Education/Training Requirements: PHD,
How to Apply:
Interested candidates are requested to email their application letter and Curriculum vitae with
position title on the subject line including names and contacts of three references to
nairobijobslogin@hjfmri.org by 19th July 2019. Only successful candidates will be contacted.
The following position is contingent upon award of the contract to HJFMRI.
For more information and job application details, see; HJF Medical Research International Project Director Jobs in Kenya
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