Project Coordinator Research (Re-advertised)

Background: The Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation is a nonprofi t organization dedicated to preventing pediatric HIV infection and eliminating pediatric AIDS through research, advocacy, and prevention, care, and treatment programs.

LOCATION: Mbarara

Reporting Relationships: The Project coordinator reports to the Technical Director.

Job Summary:
The Project Coordinator will manage activities in Uganda for a project focused on Increasing Access, Retention, and Follow-up of PMTCT services at the Community Level, taking place in three countries in the African region. Working as part of the EGPAF country team, s/he will assist with the design, implementation and monitoring and evaluation of the project, as well as operational research activities in
Uganda.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities
Operations Research

• Ensure all local project activities are in alignment with project requirements.

• Participate in design of baseline assessments and ensure high quality data collection

• Participate in OR protocol development and oversee the national IRB submission for research activities

• Facilitate the development of community advisory group to support design and implementation of the operations research activities for the project

• Ensure project compliance to all research requirements, particularly protection of human subjects

• Provides logistical support for OR training activities, implementation of research protocols, study procedures and data collection

• Oversee data collection activities to ensure data standards are being met throughout the project

• Oversee maintenance of the research database.

Project Implementation
• Coordinate development of work plans as well as piloting and refi nement of project tools.

• Provide supervisory oversight of project staff, as well as guidance and support for effective implementation

• Liaise with officials from the MOH and DHMT as well as local stakeholders and civil society groups at the community level during the project’s design, implementation and monitoring and evaluation

• Participate in technical working group discussions that form part of the project management team

Project Management
• Recruit and supervise qualified in-country staff to support project activities

• Closely liaise with other country staff to ensure integration with all country activities

• Liaise with the Regional Project Coordinator as well as the Project Director to provide regular information and updates on country progress related to the project

• Communicate with the EGPAF Global office (Research, Program, M&E, and Operations) as well as the project Regional Program Coordinator

• Coordinate the drafting and submission of country level project reports to the Regional Project Coordinator.

• Monitor project expenditures ensuring that they are in line with the budget.

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