Project Manager (778A) at The South African Medical Research Council (SAMRC)

Responsibilities:

• Draft and publicize RFAs, as per grant conditions.
• Facilitate the peer review process and selection of grant awardees.
• Prepare submissions to the SAMRC EMC for approval of grant awards.
• Provide feedback to applicants. Draft project initiation letters.
• Facilitate post-award management of grants, contracts, partner agreements, and sub-awards.
• Administer program budgets, financial reporting, and disbursements.
• Maintaining accurate and organized records of awards, contracts, and budgets
• Review technical and financial reports and make recommendations to management on grant status and progress. Monitor compliance with grant conditions and timelines.
• Liaise with internal and external stakeholders, PIs, host institutions and collaborators. Assist with queries.
• Arrange and attend regular meetings with grant awardees, sub-awardees, PIs and collaborators. Document and disseminate meeting minutes.
• Contribute to the preparation of stakeholder communication materials i.e. website material, presentations, reports, marketing materials, press releases, program pamphlets, etc.
• Contribute to project management and administrative activities to support clinical trials being funded and/or coordinated by the SAMRC.
• Advance transformation by mentoring and building capacity in accordance with the SAMRC’s Employment Equity Plan
• Contribute to the transformation objectives of the Unit.

Core Requirements:

• 4-year tertiary qualification or 3-year degree with Honors in a science discipline
• 3-4 years of relevant experience coordinating/ managing projects.

Advantageous:

• BSc degree with Honors or equivalent in a biomedical science discipline
• Experience in a public funding and/or research environment, i.e., demonstrated experience managing grants for a funder or at a research organization as a project manager of multiple grants with reporting to different funders.
• Experience in contracts management and program budgets
• Demonstrated experience in working across academia, government departments and industry.
• A working knowledge of / background in health research
• Experience in clinical trials