Description
Position Title: COHERS Project Coordinator
Reports to: Dr. Janna Schurer, Assistant Professor, Center for One Health
Group/Department: Center for One Health, University of Global Health Equity (UGHE)
Location: Kigali, Butaro & study sites in Rwanda
Role Overview:
The Center for One Health at the University of Global Health Equity (UGHE) is on a mission to lead high impact research, teaching, and community service among vulnerable communities in Rwanda and the world. Community One Health Empowerment in Rwanda and Senegal (COHERS) is a four-year research program that aims to (i) operationalize One Health disease at the community level, (ii) test One Health interventions that reduce the burden of cysticercosis, and (iii) generate evidence to support programs and policies for cysticercosis elimination in Rwanda. The primary role of the COHERS Program Coordinator will be to provide administrative, research and program coordination to the study team. S/he will serve as a focal point for students, staff, faculty, community leaders and external stakeholders. The ideal candidate for this position is highly self-motivated, with excellent organizational skills, a strong attention to detail, and the ability to promote strong team cohesion. The COHERS Project Coordinator should have previous experience coordinating multidisciplinary teams, managing budgets, working within academia or similar administrative environments, supporting research, and liaising with local authorities.
Responsibilities:
Project Coordination
- Organize programmatic logistics to support the COHERS research team, including accommodation, transportation, purchasing supplies, cash advances
- Maintain good financial records
- Liaise with community leaders to organize meetings and obtain letters of support
- Organize research team and community stakeholder meetings, including drafting and disseminating meeting agendas
- Take meeting minutes
- Liaise with grants team to hire and pay contractors, obtain financial reports, and submit quarterly progress reports
- Assist with monitoring and evaluation
- Maintain high level of professionalism and adhere to the UGHE Ethics Code
Research Support
- Provide Kinyarwanda-English transcription and translation
- Assist with data collection and qualitative and/or quantitative analyses, including data management
- Support in writing project deliverables, such as protocols, reports, and publications
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree plus experience coordinating large international teams
- Work experience in administrative, executive assistant, and/or research coordinator role(s) in an educational setting
- Excellent writing and editing skills
- Fluency in English and Kinyarwanda required; French language skills desired
- Proven skills to organize and execute logistics
- Experience working in Rwanda or in other relevant contexts
- Ability to manage, organize, develop plans and generate data to make decisions
- Exemplary interpersonal skills; ability to effectively communicate and collaborate with culturally diverse staff across departments and countries
- Demonstrated strategic thinking and analytical skills, good judgment, and creative problem-solving
- Proficient computer skills with fluency in Microsoft Office Suite programs including Word, Excel, Google Suite products and Zoom
- Ability to manage and prioritize projects with high attention to detail
- Ability to work under pressure, meet tight deadlines, and manage competing priorities
- Health sciences and/or global health content knowledge preferred
To Apply
Applicants should provide: (1) a resume, (2) a cover letter, (3) names and contact information of three professional references who can attest to work experience, and (4) copies of all degrees earned. Please upload your cover letter and copies of degrees as a single PDF file under “Additional Files” on the application page.
Organization profile
The University of Global Health Equity (UGHE) is on a mission to radically change the way health care is delivered around the world. UGHE is a new university based in Rwanda that is growing the next generation of global health professionals—doctors, nurses, researchers, and public health and policy experts—into leaders and change makers who strive to deliver more equitable, quality health services for all. The University launched in Rwanda in September 2015 with the Master of Science in Global Health Delivery (MGHD). Through an academic experience uniquely rooted in the values of equity, students are empowered to both ease suffering at the bedside and drive transformational, systemic changes to the health system. UGHE is an initiative of Partners In Health (PIH), an internationally recognized non-profit organization whose mission is to provide a preferential option for the poor in health care.
In over nearly three decades of operating alongside public sectors in countries around the world, PIH has developed a model to deliver high quality healthcare to some of the world’s most marginalized communities. Nowhere has this impact been more profound than in Rwanda, where Inshuti Mu Buzima—PIH’s sister organization—and our government partners have driven innovation for a decade.
Members of the UGHE community are tenacious and resolute in our drive to attain social justice, make common cause with those in need, listen to and learn from others, and operate with honesty and humility as we uphold academic integrity and intellectual curiosity. The UGHE team seeks individuals committed to these values to join the team.
Partners In Health is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
Commitment to Safeguarding and Prevention of Sexual Exploitation, Abuse and Sexual Harassment:
At UGHE, we are committed to ensuring that those who benefit from our work- including community members – as well as our students, contractors, staff and visitors to our campus are treated with dignity and respect and protected from sexual exploitation, abuse and harassment and any form of systemic abuse, whilst reducing risk and vulnerabilities. A range of pre-employment checks will be undertaken in conformity with UGHE’s policy.
UGHE will request information from applicants’ previous employers about any findings of fraud, harassment, sexual harassment and any form of systemic abuse or incidents under investigation when the applicant left employment. By submitting an application, the job applicant confirms their understanding of these recruitment procedures.
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