Project Coordinator Vacancies at the Institute of Human Virology(IHVN)

Posted on: Mon 22-02-2016

The Institute of Human Virology (IHVN) is a leading and reputable indigenous non-governmental organization implementing a comprehensive family-focused HIV/AIDS prevention, care and treatment program in partnership with local and international organizations and the different tiers of the Government of Nigeria at national, state, local and site levels.

IHVN implements the INSPIRE (Integrating and Scaling up PMTCT through Implementation Research) MoMent study, which is a four-year Canadian Government-funded, WHO-supported research project that is evaluating the impact of Mentor Mother programs on Prevention of Mother-To-Child Transmission of HIV (PMTCT) service uptake and retention at primary healthcare facilities in Nigeria. The study is being conducted at Primary Healthcare Centers (PHCs) in two states (FCT and Nasarawa), and is in its third of the four year project period.

We are looking for individuals with leadership skills, research experience and interest in maternal & neonatal health, HIV/AIDs.

OPEN TO: All Interested Candidates

POSITION: Project Coordinator– INSPIRE MoMENT STUDY

LOCATION: Abuja

OPENING DATE: February 19th, 2016

CLOSING DATE: March 4th, 2016

IMMEDIATE SUPERVISOR: Principal Investigator – INSPIRE MoMENT STUDY

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Medical doctor with at least 4 years PMTCT/HIV programme implementation experience and at least 2 years hands-on research experience

A Master's degree in health or research-related discipline.

Should have completed the one year compulsory government service (NYSC) or possess certification for exemption

Excellent oral and written communication as well as scientific writing skills in English, with proficiency in MS Office suite, especially Excel and PowerPoint

Strong professional, interpersonal and public relations skills

Demonstrable leadership, team participation and team-building skills and experience

Ability to take instruction and cooperate with authority of the Principal Investigator

Ability to complete ad-hoc tasks with short notice

Maturity and patience in communicating with people with a wide range of personalities and capacities is necessary.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

The Project Coordinator (PC) INSPIRE-MoMent Study will provide overall day-to-day technical and administrative supervision of study activities. He/ She will work closely with the Principal Investigator (PI) to implement the study according to the study protocol. The PC is expected to spend approximately 75% of time in the central office and 25% in the field. The PC will also work closely with the Data Manager and the study statistician; he/she is expected to be up-to-date on every study data collecting tool and all data the study generates for the purpose of data analysis and manuscript writing. Residence within the FCT is required. The PC reports directly to the PI on all study-related issues.

The duties of the Project Coordinator INSPIRE-MoMent Study include, but are not limited to the following:

With PI, plan and coordinate day-to-day and long-term study activities

Oversee grant resource management (funding, commodities)

Represent the PI and/or team in meetings with stakeholders, e.g. Federal or State Ministries of Health or WHO

Prepare financial and progress reports for PI and study sponsors

Document and monitor key study activities with respect to study timelines

Promptly identify study-related gaps and proffer creative, logical solutions

Initiate, guide and direct the development and review of study Standard Operating Procedures

Forecast and request for finances, commodities or services for study implementation

Designate tasks to, supervise and mentor research team members including 2 Research Associates and 15 field staff

Ensure all field staff are up-to-date on ethics training and are implementing study according to ethics regulations.

Quarterly Technical Assistance visits with Research Associates to study sites

Coordinate and participate in field work e.g. Mentor Mother audit interviews, data quality assessments.

Coordinate and actively participate in academic research activity including but not limited to abstract writing, interpretation of data and manuscript development

Other assignments as requested by the Principal Investigator.

Method of Application

Interested and qualified candidates should send a detailed resume, genuine supporting documents, academic qualifications and a one page cover letter as one MS Word document saved with applicants name in the following format e.g. Musa Okafor Olufemi Senior Program Officer, Health System Strengthening explaining suitability to Associate Director, Human Resources through this email address: [email protected]

Application must explicitly state the position and location applied for in the subject of the email e.g. Senior Program Officer, Health System Strengthening. Candidates are advised to provide three professional referees with functional email addresses and telephone numbeers.

Note: Only applications sent in the required format will be considered and only short listed candidates will be contacted.

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