JJob Description
Operattional Projec
ct Manager
ISGlob
bal (Barcelon
na, Spain)
The Barrcelona Institute for Glo
obal Health,, ISGlobal, is
i the fruit of an innovvative allian
nce between
n
academiic, governme
ent, and phiilanthropic iinstitutions to
t contribute to the effforts undertaken by the
e
international comm
munity to ad
ddress the cchallenges in
i global he
ealth. ISGloobal provide
es a hub off
excellen
nce dedicate
ed to scienttific researc h and the provision
p
of health caree. The instiitute, which
h
originate
ed in a jointt initiative of the Hospittal Clínic de Barcelona and
a the Univversity of Barcelona, hass
amassed
d over 30 years of experrience in the
e field of glo
obal health. The pivotall mechanism
m of its work
k
model iss the transfe
er of knowledge generatted by scienttific research to practicee, a task undertaken byy
the Traiining and Po
olicy and Glo
obal Develo pment depa
artments. Its ultimate gooal is to help close the
e
gaps in h
health disparrities betwee
en and withiin different regions
r
of th
he world.
ISGlobal in partnersship with the
e St. Josep
ph Catholic Hospital
H
(Mo
onrovia, Libeeria) and the Fundación
n
Juan Ciu
udad (Madrid
d, Spain) is seeking
s
an e
enthusiastic, organized and
a autonom
mous Operational Projectt
Managerr who is intterested in taking overr and managing activitiies of the pproject “Strrengthening
g
Laborato
ory Capacitties in the St. Joseph
h’s Catholic
c Hospital (Monrovia) for Clinica
al Trials on
n
infectious diseasess” (SELeCT)) funded byy the European & De
eveloping Coountries Cliinical Trialss
Partnersship (EDCTP). The aim off the projecct is to strengthen biome
edical researrch capacitie
es at the St.
Joseph’ss Catholic Hospital
H
thrrough traini ng, capacitty building and commuunity engage
ement. The
e
medium term objective is to transfer know
wledge to conduct biome
edical researrch and clinical trials in
n
the future.
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The gen
neral responsibilities are
e:
d areas rela
Perform training activities on GCP/GLP
G
and
ated to biom
medical reseearch, clinica
al trials and
d
basic lab
boratory pro
ocedures in the
t St. Josep
ph’s Catholic Hospital (M
Monrovia), bboth in situ and through
h
webinarss.
Develop procedures and guidelines for the conduction of biomedical research and clinical trials at St..
Joseph’ss Catholic Ho
ospital.
Coordina
ate and supe
ervise a prac
ctical exercisse involving volunteer re
ecruitment uunder inform
med consent,,
collectio
on, analysis and shipment of bloood samples, as well ass the acquissition and shipment
s
off
biomediccal equipme
ent’s to St. Jo
oseph’s Cath
holic Hospita
al.
Actively participate in communitty engageme
ent and communication activities.
a
Interact with colleag
gues in ISGlo
obal, Fundac ión Juan Ciu
udad and the
e St. Joseph’ss Catholic Hospital.
Manage the project tasks and reporting activvities of the EDCTP proje
ect.
The candidate will be
b expected
d to:
Travel to
o Monrovia (Liberia)
(
and
d perform at least two sh
hort stays (tw
wo months eeach) at the St. Joseph’ss
Catholic Hospital. Po
otential tripss to other Affrican institu
utions might be needed.
Conductt and superviise training and
a commun
nity engagem
ment activitie
es at Monrovvia.
Interact with governmental orrganizations,, NGOs and
d communitty leaders tto develop a thorough
h
understa
anding of Lib
berian regula
ations and aactors that should
s
be inv
volved in futture clinicall trials (i.e.,
ethic committees).
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Prepare and presentt records of the activiti es to the Prrincipal Investigator andd Work Packa
age leaders,,
reports tto EDCTP an
nd eventually a manuscrript summarizing the activities condducted in the
e project ass
well as p
potential app
plications for competitivve grants.
Coordina
ate meetingss, teleconferences and ssummary of the discussions with parrticipants in the projectt
and rese
earchers at other Africa
an institutioons (Institut Pasteur at Dakar, Cen tro de Invesstigaçao em
m
Saude da
a Manhiça, Mozambique)
M
).
Carry ou
ut any other duties that are
a within th
he scope, sp
pirit and purp
pose of the jjob, as reque
ested by the
e
Principal Investigato
or.
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Qualifica
ations
Advance
ed Universityy degree and Master or P hD studies in
n biomedicall sciences.
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Experien
nce
Previouss experience in biomedic
cal research, laboratory environmentts and traininng activities.
Working experience in developin
ng countries..
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Desirablle
Knowled
dge on GCP/G
GLP practice
es and Standaard Operativ
ve Procedure
es.
Ability to
o adapt to new
n
environm
ments, work effectively as
a part of th
he team and use own inittiative when
n
required
d.
Ability tto design and
d develop ac
ctivities, to achieve millestones and
d specific deeliverables, and
a to meett
deadline
es.
Effective
e written and verbal com
mmunication
n skills.
To have a genuine interest in biomedical re
esearch of in
nfectious disseases, capaacity building
g and globall
developm
ment.
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ences
Compete
Full-time
e schedule and
a exclusive
e dedication..
A very go
ood comman
nd (advanced
d level) of th
he English language.
Excellen
nt writing ability to elabo
orate high-q uality and concise techn
nical reportss. Excellent presentation
p
n
skills.
Excellen
nt ability off initiative, coordinatioon and team
m work in multiculturaal environme
ent, and to
o
interact with staff at the St. Josseph’s Cathoolic Hospital, at governmental organiizations and NGOs.
Flexibilitty. Open to new ideas and
a new worrking methods, adapt po
ositively to cchange, exchange viewss
and opin
nions with co
olleagues. Ab
ble to work iindependenttly while understanding oown limits.
Oriented
d to train and
d transfer kn
nowledge to biomedical staff in Afric
can contextss.
Knowled
dge of Microssoft Office, communicati
c
ion applicatiions and Web
binar technoologies.
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We offer
Fixed-te
erm contract for 16 montths, starting at First trim
mester 2016.
Salary acccording to the
t candidatte profile.
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HOW TO
O APPLY:
Please ssend a CV and a cov
ver letter tto: job@isglo
obal.org witth the refeerence EDCT
TP_SELeCT.
Applicattions should also include
e the namess and email contacts off 2 refereess who can be contacted
d
immedia
ately if shorttlisted. The closing
c
date for receipt of
o applicatio
on is 29th Jan
nuary 2016..
Only sho
ortlisted can
ndidates will be contactted.