Jobs at Africa Health Research Institute (AHRI)

Description

The Africa Health Research Institute (AHRI) is recruiting a Facilities Coordinator to provide expert professional services to internal and external stakeholders in order to ensure compliance to agreed specifications and standards. To direct the proactive planning of maintenance requirements and other facilities services for Durban and (Somkhele sites, llala lodge, Mtuba Manor - if needed) and environment in order to ensure maximum return on building assets. 

Overview of duties

• People Management
• General Management
• Stakeholder Relations
• Root Cause Analysis
• Inspections/Audit
• Maintenance Scheduling
• Maintenance Resource Structure
• Operations
• Strategic Programme Management
• Health, Safety and Environment
• Contract Management
• Financial Management

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in the Built Environment or any Engineering Degree
• Honour’s Degree advantageous

Minimum Experience 

• 8 years relevant experience with at least 3 years at a management position
• Proven experience in project management and or facilities management experience

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Responsibilities:

Under the supervision of Nothando Ngwenya, the fellow will assume mentored responsibility for:

•  acting as the lead scientific liaison for day-to-day oversight of research activities, includingconducting and leading data analyses across the study components, financial reporting, etc.;
• supporting the design of data collection instruments, obtaining IRB approvals, analyzingassociated data, writing manuscripts, and submitting these for peer reviewed publication;
• working with the research teams in Durban and Somkhele to support the implementationof study protocols and to monitor data collection and quality in the field;
• supervising, orienting, and training project students and staff who contribute to theseefforts. Ability to manage virtual meetings and to travel as required to project sites is required;And,
• supporting capacity building at the project sites through presenting work to localstakeholders and research collaborators, providing guidance and mentorship to research staffinvolved in different aspects of the research project, and engaging stakeholders at the studysites and globally in dissemination of the project findings.

Requirements
Applicants must have a doctoral degree in a relevant field which may include but is not limited to bioethics, medical anthropology, or psychology
Other desirable experiences include:

•  Record of scholarly publication, including first-authored scientific journal articles.
•  Expertise in research design and data analysis, including any of the following: clinical trials, grounded theory, systematic reviews, etc.
•  Demonstrated track record engaging in fieldwork, involving meeting with stakeholders including adolescent study participants, clinicians, community members,    and researchers.
•  Experience working in or collaborating with researchers in global health and HIV.
•  Prior supervision of research team or coordination of research activities in low and middle income settings.
•  Current knowledge of bioethics in resource limited settings
•   IsiZulu language skills as the data collection will be in Zulu