Program Coordinator at African Population And Health Research Center (APHRC)

• APHRC seeks to recruit a Program Coordinator to support the DSWB project under the Data Science Program. S/he will plan, direct, and coordinate project activities across the different African countries.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for identifying realistic and timely project goals, support defining of the project scope.
• Develop the implementation plan and road map for the DSWB from project inception to completion.
• Under the direction of the PI, build and manage relationships with the investigators in the three pathfinders and global collaborating institutions.
• Work closely with collaborators to ensure support provided to the pathfinders in a quality, timely and conducted in an efficient and respectful manner.
• Coordinate the planned capacity building activities between pathfinders and collaborators.
• Ensure internal and external project reports on the status, progress and outcomes are submitted to the funder on time.
• Review project progress and training reports for quality assurance.
• Oversee project meetings, outreach efforts to continental bodies and various partners.
• Contribute to development of the project workplan and planning of key meetings.
• Manage and oversee staff working on the project to ensure project objectives are achieved and timely delivery of project deliverables.
• Support project visibility and branding.
• Participate in problem solving activities including resolving issues, conflicts, and derailments that may occur during project implementation.
• Ensure that the project deliverables meet quality standards and funders expectations.
• Identify potential risk and develop mitigation strategies for minimize project disruptions and delays among the pathfinders.
• Manage and oversee project resources to ensure resources are spent according to agreed allocations.

Qualifications and Desirable Experience

• A master’s degree in project management, health systems, or related field.
• At least 12 years’ experience in managing local and international projects.
• Experience in managing large scale (multi-year, multi-team, multi-country) projects in a managerial role.
• Good understanding of international collaborations and global partnerships.
• Good communication skills to effectively engage with stakeholders, investigators from the pathfinders and leads of various collaborating partners.
• Experience working in a research or academic institution conducting research.
• Experience engaging policy makers, researchers and key stakeholders at national, regional, continental or global levels.
• Excellent written, communication and presentation skills.
• Experience in corporate branding and marketing using digital tools.
• Experience in working in data science -driven project.
• Experience in grant writing.
• Bilingual language (English and French) skills will be an added advantage.