Regional Project Coordinator ( FULL TIME )

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

1. Title: Regional Project Coordinator
Location: Based in Uganda, Swaziland or Zimbabwe, Primary Manager: Project Director Position Details: We are recruiting a Regional Project Coordinator to oversee activities 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 under the Project Director, s/he will assist with the design, implementation and monitoring and evaluation of the project, as well as operational research activities in the three project countries.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities
Working with teams in the three countries, as well as with global and regional staff, s/he will:

Project Implementation
• Coordinate development of workplans as well as piloting and refinement of project tools across the three countries.
• Provide guidance and support for effective implementation in the three project countries
• Ensure that country teams engage officials from the MOH and OHMT as well as local I stakeholders and civil society groups at the community level during the project’s design, implementation and monitoring and evaluation
• Participate in technical discussions with the project management team

Operations Research
• Ensure all local project activities are in alignment with project requirements for the three implementation countries
• Participate in design of baseline assessments and ensure high quality data collection
• Participate in OR protocol development and the national IRB submissions for research activities
• Ensure the development of community advisory groups in the three countries to support design and implementation of the operations research activities for the project j
• Ensure project compliance to all research :
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Project Management
• Closely liaise with Country Project Coordinators 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 (Agreement Manager, Research, Program, M&E, and Operations)
• Coordinate the drafting and submission of country level project reports to the Project Director and Agreement Manager.

Qualifications
A Masters degree preferably in the field of public health, environmental health, community nursing or a social sciences related field such as Sociology, Gender Studies or Anthropology
• 7-10 years of proven experience working with health programs, particularly relating to PMTCT and maternal and child health in Africa ,
• 3-5 years experience working with operations research . Ability to travel 50% of the time
• Ability to work as needed on evenings and weekends
• All applicants will be expected to undergo a criminal background check

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
• Good knowledge and understanding of HIV/ AIDS issues in Africa
• Knowledge of research methodologies, research ethics
• Strong written and verbal skills
• Strong analytical skills
• Ability to effectively work as part of a team
• Ability and willingness to undertake frequent travel
• Fluency in English required Application Procedure

To apply for this post email Cover Letter, CV to mmathis@pedaids.org.