Senior Research Coordinator, Centre of Excellence in Women and Child Health

Senior Research Coordinator, Centre of Excellence in Women and Child Health

Entity: Medical College

Location: Thatta

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 to:

• Coordinate with Leads of assigned research projects for multiple matters related to project activities;
• take follow ups and updates on regular basis for timely submission and completion of tasks;
• ensure that the quality of data collected are as per the protocols and SoPs of the project;
• conduct surprise visits at households to ensure compliance;
• conduct audits on regular intervals at all field sites across Pakistan to ensure proper compliance of all project related SoPs;
• maintain proper liaison with relevant stakeholders including granting agencies, government stakeholders and community stake holders for smooth operations;

• facilitate Principal Investigators or other Project Leads in completion of proposal writings and other timely submission of reports.

   

Requirements

You should have:

• Master’s degree in Sociology or any other relevant field;
• 3 to 4 years of work experience preferably in a Health Care Organization;
• excellent Communication and coordination skills;
• good language skills in Urdu and English (both written and verbal);
• ability to manage time and prioritize tasks effectively;
• demonstrated ability to work in a professional, multi-disciplinary team as a group leader, facilitator, or participant;
• ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously and to work under pressure with patience and poise;
• resilience and ability to cope up with work pressure and stringent deadlines;
• willing to travel and work in the communities / rural field sites;
• ability to maintain confidentiality.

Comprehensive employment reference checks will be conducted.