Duties/PligteDuties will include, but will not be limited to:For the global collaboration and capacity strengthening component, the incumbent will play a key role in coordinating a suite of capacity strengthening activities aimed at co-producing and using pre-clinical and early phase living systematic reviews, simultaneously. The coordinator will identify LMIC postgraduate students and LMIC early- and mid-career researcher volunteers for participation in the project.Organising capacity building activities and meetings for all three programmes (including scheduling and onsite, hybrid, and/or remote meeting logistics as required).Organising and facilitating Unit meetings and assisting with any electronic requirements.Coordinating activities for the three African postdoctoral fellows appointed on the project.Recruitment of postgraduate student volunteers on the African continent.Record keeping.Assisting in composing and providing data for annual progress reports.Communicating programme and event updates.Financial administration for all components, i.e. procurement, reimbursements and assisting with advances for participant recruitment.Ensuring compliance with regulations, institutional policies, and sponsor requirements governing project deliverables, as well as financial policies of the institution.Coordinating and liaising effectively with the leadership of the Consortium and members of work packages to ensure the successful implementation of the project.Performing other administrative assistant duties and ensuring that enquiries are handled timeously as needed.Ensuring that staff contracts are renewed and processed correctly. Liaising with Human Resources as needed.Job Requirements/Pos VereistesHonour's degree or higher in any area of mental health, public health or epidemiology.Experience in conducting systematic reviews and meta-analyses, and with related software (e.g. Covidence) and tools (e.g. RoB).A good spoken and written command of English.A valid driver's licence.Very good computer literacy and experience with Microsoft Word, Excel, and Outlook.Very good organisational skills.Recommendation/AanbevelingKnowledge or experience of project management.Experience with project report writing and/or grant administration.Experience working on international collaborative projects.Experience of the University's SUNFin system.
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