JOB DESCRIPTION
Project Manager
Foundation for Innovation New Diagnostics (FIND), New Delhi
1. POSITION VACANT: Project Manager, Foundation for Innovation New Diagnostics (FIND), New Delhi
2. ORGANISATION BACKGROUND:
The Foundation for Innovative New Diagnostics (FIND) is an international non-profit organization based in Geneva, Switzerland. The organization is dedicated to activities that result in: 1) new diagnostic tools; 2) expanded access to these tools; and 3) strengthened diagnostic testing capacity for poverty-related diseases in low- and middle-income countries.
For more information about the organization, please visit http://www.finddx.org/
3. JOB DESCRIPTION/ RESPONSIBILITIES:
Reporting to the Senior Project Manager of Hepatitis C and HIV Programme and Head of FIND India, the Project Manager, shall coordinate and manage FIND’s hepatitis C project activities in India, in collaboration with multiple international and local partner organizations. S/he shall be the focal point for FIND’s Hepatitis project in India, which aims to remove diagnostic barriers that prevent the country from scaling up hepatitis C care and supporting global HCV prevention, care, and treatment goals.
Key Job Responsibilities:
(A) Project Management
(1) Coordinate country activities to achieve deliverables in hepatitis C screening and treatments, within time and budgetary targets;
(2) With FIND Senior Project Manager HCV/ HIV, and Head of FIND India ensure proper in-country project and resource planning, procurement, budget and risk management;
(3) Liaise with FIND India support staff including HR, finance, supply chain and logistics personnel to manage the project related activities;
(4) Manage, troubleshoot and document progress and donor requirements (project plans, project status reports, grant reports, M&E framework reports, and meeting minutes);
(5) Maintain regular communication with FIND team and in-country stakeholders;
(6) Coordinate in-country stakeholder meetings and partner meetings;
(7) Coordinate and ensure timely collection of data collection for project-related M&E activities;
(8) Organize project management meetings and support the teams in resolving project issues.
(B) Coordination of Clinical/ Demonstration Trials and Registration Activities, and Communicate Evidence, at National Level
(1) Assist with clinical trials, demonstration trials and registration of new diagnostics tools at national level;
(2) Communicate evidence obtained through presentations to various audiences;
(3) Work with the Ministry of Health and national stakeholders to develop and implement hepatitis C case finding policies and guidelines.
(C) Laboratory Trials and Demonstration Activities
(1) Assist in the hepatitis C laboratory testing trials, including registration and coordination with partner laboratories;
(2) Assistance to FIND Lab coordinator on the various lab training activities;
(3) Assistance in the review of lab reports, formal MOH communications and act as a liaison between the MoH and FIND on laboratory issues.
4. QUALIFICATIONS, EXPERIENCE, AND COMPETENCIES:
Qualification:
Applicants must have an MBBS progressed by a post-graduate degree in public health and/or infectious diseases. Candidates with an MPH shall be preferred.
Experience:
(1) Minimum five years of hands-on experience in managing complex national level public health projects;
(2) In-depth understanding of hepatitis C and/or HIV case management in India with previous work experience in-country directly with MoH/national program;
(3) Knowledge of clinical and demonstration trials, diagnostics or drugs regulatory environment and HIV/TB Laboratory network system in India, shall be strongly preferred.
Skills and Competencies:
(1) Outstanding organizational skills with good sense of priorities;
(2) Excellent communication, interpersonal and strong presentation skills;
(3) Team player comfortable working in a multi-cultural environment;
(4) Fluent in verbal and written English and ability to translate documents into English.
5. COMPENSATION OFFERED:
Offered compensation shall be best in the industry. Please note that the offer shall be commensurate with the qualifications, experience and salary history of the selected candidate.
6. LOCATION: New Delhi
7. REFERENCE: PM-FIND
8. CONTACT INFORMATION:
Senior Consultant
Strategic Alliance Management Services P Ltd.
1/1B, Choudhary Hetram House, Bharat Nagar
New Friends Colony, New Delhi 110 025
Phones: 011-2684-2162; 011-4165-3612
Email: pm-find@sams.co.in
9. LAST DATE FOR APPLICATIONS:
Eligible candidates interested in this position are requested to apply to pm-find@sams.co.insubmittin
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