Education and Training Programme Manager (Kwazulu Natal)) at Africa Health Research Institute (AHRI)

Overview of duties:

• Act as a key contact person for the education programme.
• Prepare progress reports and presentations as required. Represent and present on behalf of the AHRI education and training programme.
• Oversee implementation of the education and training programme both AHRI research campuses. Although the individual may be located in either Durban or Somkhele there is a requirement that they will split their time equally between both campuses.
• Liaise with trainees, faculty and other stakeholders to ensure an effective research and academic training programme throughout the institution. 
• Liaise with each faculty group to capture training information and maintain a database of all trainees, scientific projects involving trainees and grant applications.
• Identify training needs, organise and manage workshops when needed across AHRI.
• Maintain accurate records on all trainees within the institute and their associated projects including records of ethics approvals. 
• Design, create and implement, or identify, new courses/training opportunities to meet training needs trainees, early/mid-career fellows and faculty within AHRI.
• Develop tools and undertake continuous, accurate and timely monitoring and evaluation of the programme.
• Provide support for faculty groups and other groups for institutional capacity development.
• Provide support to trainees in the institute either in person or via electronic means on a regular basis.
• Assist with the development and implement of trainee personal development plans.
• Ensure a Thesis Advisory Committee (TAC) is in place for each trainee in the institute and ensure accurate record keeping for all student-TAC meetings/interactions and student-supervisor evaluations.
• Play a key role in identifying additional sources of financial support for the education and academic training in accordance with the institute’s vision, mission and strategy. This may involve networking at key meetings, giving high quality presentations and taking part in round-table discussions.
• Responsible for the overall management of the programme, prepare budgets and progress reports, in consultation with AHRI Grants and Finance Officers. 
• Facilitate bimonthly meetings with the AHRI education team including the EXCO member responsible for education and academic training (Prof Ndung’u), the programme coordinator and other staff members as needed.
• Help facilitate new science and education-related collaborations to help extend the education and training collaboration within and outside the institute.
• Responsible for overall oversight of the programme budget as it relates to meeting the objectives of the programme.

Requirements

• Minimum Qualifications
• PhD in health sciences. PhD in social sciences, population sciences, epidemiology or clinical disciplines is preferred.

Minimum Experience

• Minimum of 3 years post-doctoral scientific research experience is required, in addition to a good publication record;
• Minimum of 2 years team management experience;
• Experience of preparing and managing budgets;
• Evidence of successful student supervision or co-supervision;
• Experience of managing collaborations.
• Experience organizing scientific meetings or courses

Skills Required

• Good verbal and written communication skills in English;
• Accuracy and precision;
• High computer literacy
• Report writing
• Must be able to work under pressure;