Assistant – Center of Excellence in Women and Child Health

Assistant – Center of Excellence in Women and Child Health

Department: Center of Excellence in Women and Child Health

Entity: Aga Khan University Hospital

Location: Rawalpindi

Introduction:

The Aga Khan University is a private, international university committed to international standards of excellence in teaching, research and service. Its teaching hospital, the Aga Khan University Hospital has been accredited by the prestigious Joint Commission International for achieving the highest international healthcare standards.

As an equal opportunity employer, AKU believes in promoting a diverse and inclusive culture and is committed to adopt appropriate standards for safeguarding and promoting a respectful relationship with and between diverse workforce of its faculty, staff, trainees, volunteers, beneficiaries, wider communities, and other stakeholders with whom it works, including children and vulnerable adults and expects all employees/trainees and partners to share this commitment.

This a grant funded contractual position.

Responsibilities:

You will be responsible to:

• Coordinate with Project Leads and relevant support department to initiate the hiring of staff through AKU payroll or outsource service provider as per the requirement of the project;
• ensure that all documents are completed;
• coordinate for the relevant budgetary approvals and proceed with it accordingly;
• work as a focal person for all matters related to the staff hired on outsourced service provider;
• coordinate with the field team for timely submission of attendance sheet;
• coordinate with the service provider for timely salary disbursement of staff;
• ensure letters are being served to staff on timely basis;
• sort out the contract extensions or conclusions of staff with in the agreed timelines;
• maintain database of all staff;
• perform any other task assigned by the supervisor.

Requirements:

You should have:

• At least Intermediate;
• one year of relevant work experience will be preferred;
• strong interpersonal and team collaboration skills;
• ability and willingness to work independently in peri-urban and field settings;
• flexibility in taking over additional/new responsibilities when required by the project or directed by reporting Manager;
• sound clinical judgment and community health knowledge;
• proficient in Urdu and English (verbal and written);
• ability to organize, plan, and manage multiple tasks efficiently;
• honesty, reliability and trustworthiness.

Comprehensive reference checks will be conducted.