NGO Careers - Project Coordinator at International Center for AIDS Care and Treatment Programs

Job Title: Project Coordinator

Employer: International Center for AIDS Care and Treatment Programs

Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda

Application Deadline: 31st Jan 2015

Job Description:

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Technically support all aspects of the PHIA project, including protocol development and implementation, institutional review board submissions and maintenance of regulatory files.
• Support with recruiting, training and supervision of other ICAP PHIA project staff, as needed.
• Understand and adhere to the protocol, SOPs, and other appropriate regulations, procedures and policies; assist in drafting and revising SOPs and training manuals, as needed.
• Ensure that PHIA staff maintain confidentiality of study participants and adhere to principles of Good Clinical Practice (GCP) and ethics of human subjects research.
• Carry out frequent field visits to ensure timely recruitment of participants and collection of high quality data.
• Work closely with, support and coordinate outside contractors to ensure timely completion of contracted scopes of work while adhering to GCP and protection of human subjects research.
• Liaise with representatives from the Ministries of Health (MoH) and CDC to discuss progress of the project and to address any challenges or issues that arise during conduct of the project.
• Support communication needs of local and international investigators through organizing meetings, conference calls, and regular interactions.
• Prepare progress and other reports and study documents, as assigned.
• Actively participate in the preparation of scientific analyses, abstracts and publications.
• Assist with capacity building workshops.
• Perform other duties, as assigned.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

• The applicant should hold an MPH or equivalent professional degree
• At least three to five years of research experience as a Project Coordinator.
• Significant experience supervising project teams.
• Demonstrated experience working in low-resource settings.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in Swahili languages.

How to Apply:

All candidates are encouraged to send an application letter and updated CV via email with a subject title “PHIA Project – Project Coordinator” to icap-jobs-uganda@columbia.edu.

NB: Please do not attach any certificates when submitting on line. Only short listed applicants will be contacted.