Wellcome Trust Programme Manager - Epidemiology and Demography Jobs in Kenya

Wellcome Trust Programme Manager - Epidemiology and Demography Jobs in Kenya

Job Purpose:

The Epidemiology and Demography Department (EDD) Programme Manager is the senior-most administrative staff member in EDD. She/he is responsible for the effective management of the department, providing strategic support to the Head of the Department and leading the EDD Operations team.

KEMRI Wellcome Trust Research Programme (KWTRP) (https://kemri-wellcome.org/) is an internationally renowned centre of excellence for health research and training based in Kenya with over 800 employees and many national and international collaborators. Its main hub is in Kilifi on the coast between Mombasa and Malindi. It has other hubs in Nairobi, and Mbale, Uganda.

EDD is a large department, employing 230 staff and hosts around 20 projects under grants totalling more than £12m. It comprises several research groups and units conducting research on areas including health services, population health, vaccine epidemiology, human genetic epidemiology, viral epidemiology and non-communicable disease epidemiology.

In addition the department is responsible for population and clinical surveillance activities in Kilifi and several county hospitals in Kenya, which serve as important platforms for research activities.

The EDD Programme Manager’s role has complex dimensions including interacting with staff in KWTRP’s core administrative and operational functions, and with the University of Oxford as a strategic partner. The EDD manager directly supervises four staff and leads the EDD Operations Team comprising 11 staff. S/he will be in regular communication and will maintain close links with operations staff supporting groups that are based at the Nairobi hub. The post-holder must also build and maintain collaborative relationships with a range of funder and partner institutions and with regional and national government officials.

The post-holder provides administrative leadership for the Department and management oversight of current and incoming research projects where EDD is either the lead or a sub-contracted partner.

The position would be ideally suited to an individual passionate about applying outstanding management skills to supporting and developing a high-performing, collaborative scientific department.

Reports to:

Head of Epidemiology and Demography

Direct Reports:

Department Accountant

Executive Administrative Officer

Community Liaison Officer

Project Manager

Indirect Reports:

Project

Assistant: Finance and Administration, Project Assistant; Studies Coordination

Financial Responsibilities:

Financial oversight of all EDD grants and contract research, including budgeting, expenditure monitoring, reporting, invoicing and tracking timely payments of invoices by funders and collaborators.

Advising on budget development for new awards, ensuring cost recovery thresholds meet KWTRP requirements and are compliant with funder terms and conditions.

Oversee appropriate administration of sub-awards from KWTRP to collaborators where KWTRP is the lead partner.

Financial authorization on all Department grants.

Approval of resources (equipment, software etc.), seeking buy-in from grant holders where appropriate.

Qualifications:

A Masters in Business Administration/ Project Management or professional training or equivalent from an accredited institution.

An undergraduate degree in a science discipline.

Minimum Ten (10) years relevant experience, five (5) years of which at Managerial level.

Experience managing a large and diverse organization or department in a similar setting.

Exceptional project management skills, and the ability to manage multiple large projects simultaneously.

Significant skills in leadership, organization, prioritisation, problem solving and decision making.

Financially literate with sound knowledge of budgeting methodologies and resource management concepts including proven experience of preparing and monitoring budgets and financial reports.

Demonstrable experience in writing high quality reports and presentations in English, with evidence of being attentive to detail.

Ability to network, communicate, be diplomatic and maintain strong local and international relationships within a multi-cultural environment and wide diversity of people, and have experience in resolving disputes.

Strong communication skills and experience of leading internal and external communications and public engagement initiatives.

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