Project Coordinator MSc (x1) [HAPI]
Ngo & Social Services Jobs
- CeSHHAR Zimbabwe
- Expires 21 Apr 2025
- Harare
- Full Time
Job Description
CeSHHAR Zimbabwe is an organisation that specialises in population health research and programming, including on sexual and reproductive health and HIV/AIDS. CeSHHAR has an extensive national, regional, and international academic and community partnership network. CeSHHAR has a diverse range of funders which include the Wellcome Trust, Gates Foundation, United States NIH, UK Medical Research Council, Templeton World Charity Foundation, Global Fund for AIDS TB and Malaria, UNICEF and UNFPA. We partner very closely with the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine (UK), Zimbabwe's Ministry of Health and Child Care and international and regional centres of research excellence to evaluate national programmes and determine the impact, uptake, and cost effectiveness of novel reproductive health interventions.
Duties and Responsibilities
Reporting to the Research Manager - The Project Coordinator is responsible for overseeing and managing the fieldwork activities and community engagement under Heat Adaptation Package for Implementation (HAPI) in Mt Darwin District. HAPI co-produces and evaluates complex, multi-level interventions to mitigate heat impacts on maternal and newborn health in Southern Africa. The project will contribute to designing individual/household and community level interventions. The Project Coordinator is responsible for coordination of fieldwork activities to ensure compliance with protocols and overall study objectives.
Project Oversight and Management:
• Oversee the implementation and coordination of the HAPI project by ensuring alignment with project objectives and maintaining up-to-date study records.
• Procurement of project supplies for the smooth running of the research study.
• Obtaining and renewing regulatory and ethical approvals for the study protocols.
• Maintenance of essential study records, e.g., regulatory records, correspondence, staff training records.
• Inventory management and safe keeping of study products.
Fieldwork Coordination:
• Supervise and manage field activities, ensuring compliance with study protocols and SOPs. This includes the recruitment of study participants, arranging study visits, and ensuring the study goals are met.
Community Engagement:
• Serve as the primary point of contact between the project and the local community, fostering robust relationships and clear communication.
Data Management:
• Oversee data collection to ensure accuracy and reliability.
• Report regularly on field activities and progress to higher management.
Team Leadership:
• Guide, train, and manage field teams, ensuring they have the necessary tools and information for effective work.
Stakeholder Collaboration:
• Identify, engage, and collaborate with relevant stakeholders in study sites. This includes scheduling meetings and managing communications on behalf of the PI.
• Engage relevant stakeholders from MoHCC, District Medical Officer (DMO), District Nursing Officer (DNO), Matron, facility Health Care Workers (HCW) Village Health Care Workers (VHW).
Resource Allocation:
• Monitor and efficiently utilize allocated resources and budgets.
• Manage inventory, prepare study kits, and ensure essential items are available when required.
Issue Resolution:
• Proactively identify and address challenges or conflicts that arise during field activities.
Continuous Improvement:
• Regularly assess and suggest enhancements to field processes to boost efficiency and effectiveness.
• Assisting the PI in the development of research protocols
• Draft quality assurance plans and develop data collection tools and forms tailored to the project’s research methodologies for sample collection, analysis, and reporting.
Qualifications and Experience
Master’s degree in a health research, social sciences or related field. Post graduate qualification in relevant field. Valid GCP Certificate. At least 5 years research experience. Ability to work well independently as well as collaboratively as part of a research team with good understanding to qualitative and quantitative methods of research; Prior experience managing a field team and demonstrated ability to support junior staff to perform optimally.
How to Apply
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Step 2: If you are interested in the above position, please email your CV and application cover letter addressed to Human Resources and send to vacancies@ceshhar.org . Indicate the position and duty station you are applying for in the subject line. Please be advised that applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis. Candidates who have applied before need not reapply. Only short-listed applicants will be contacted.
CeSHHAR Zimbabwe is committed to diversity and inclusion within its workforce, and encourages all candidates, irrespective of gender, nationality, sexual orientation, religious and ethnic backgrounds, including persons living with disabilities, to apply.
The successful candidate will undergo relevant background checks and will be required to commit in writing to comply with the CeSHHAR Zimbabwe safeguarding guidelines.
