Project Coordinator job at Makerere University

Makerere University

Project Coordinator job Post

Location: Jobs in Uganda 2022 - 2023

Work Hours: Full-time, 08 hours per day

Salary: UGX

No. of vacancies: 01

Deadline: 22 June 2022

Hiring Organization: Makerere University

Job Details:

Overview
Your overall responsibility as the Project Manager is to coordinate the implementation of the project, coordinate the day-to-day operations of the research team and linking and harmonizing the research team activities with those of the prime.

The specific roles will include:
• To lead in the drafting of specific project work plans and ensuring that they are well aligned with the overall project objectives
• Ensuring the activities are done within agreed timelines
• Lead the drafting and writing specific project reports
• Provide overall organization and support to field teams during data collection activities.
• Ensure that all field logistics are always available at the site and accessible to field team whenever needed
• Ensure that the field team develop and adhere to approved work-plans against specified objectives
• Participate in organizing seminars, writing blogs, policy briefs
• Ensure proper documentation and storage of project reports and other relevant documents
• Participate in authorship in peer reviewed journals with a target of one manuscript per year
• Lead or co-lead in grant writing with a target of one application written per year.
• Any other duties in line with the project objectives that may be assigned by the PI

Qualification and Experience
• The person should be a medical doctor preferably with a post graduate training or Masters
in Public Health, Epidemiology or its equivalent
• At Least 5 years relevant working experience preferably in maternal child health care.
• Ability and willing to work in rural areas or frequently visit the implementation districts
for supervision.

Application procedure

All suitably qualified and interested candidates should address their applications to: The Dean,
Makerere University School of Public Health, Makerere University, P.O. Box 7072, Kampala,
Uganda. The softcopy application should be sent via email to the project administrator,
Kaljim2002@gmail.com . Please indicate the position you are applying for in the Email subject
line.
Deadline for receipt of applications is 22nd June 2022
Late applications will not be considered. The application must provide the names and contacts of
two referees, and the applicant’s phone contacts together with a detailed curriculum vitae. Only shortlisted applicants will be contacted.