The Treatment, Research, and Expert Education (TREE) program is seeking candidates for a Project Coordinator position. TREE is dedicated to addressing health inequity globally through academic medical care, research, and training. The Project Coordinator will coordinate TREE activities at Emory University and liaise with administrators and investigators implementing research and training activities in Atlanta, Georgia and Nairobi, Kenya.
The Project Coordinator will support multiple NIH-funded programs including Infectious Diseases Summer Program Integrating Research at Emory (INSPIRE), enhanced breast and cervical cancer screening in Kenya through implementation science research and training (BREAKTHROUGH), enhancing cervical cancer screening and treatment in women living with HIV in Kenya (ENHANCE LINKAGE), and HIV/cervical cancer control and Prevention clinical site in Kenya (HOPE-Kenya).
This role is well suited for someone who has NIH project and grant management experience and can work across multiple projects, coordinating and supporting a diverse set of stakeholders, administrators, and researchers.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Manages a project.
- Coordinates the strategic planning process and monitors progress toward achieving project goals.
- Assists in developing, administering and monitoring project related budgets.
- Coordinates logistical arrangements for related conferences, conventions or meetings.
- May assist in identifying funding resources and in developing funding strategies and initiatives.
- Develops and generates various operational and statistical reports.
- Represents and promotes the project at various speaking engagements.
- May write grants, reports, briefings, newsletters, promotional or other written material related to the project.
- Performs related responsibilities as required.
ADDITIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Ability to manage complex projects simultaneously with competing priorities ensuring timely completion and optimal implementation/execution.
- Managing and administrating grants using Excel and other financial management programs in an academic setting.
- Excellent organizational and problem-solving skills with attention to detail.
- Collaborative team player with ability to establish and maintain positive working relationships with senior management, staff, and external stakeholders.
- Managing organizational social media pages including Instagram, X, and LinkedIn.
- Maintaining organizational websites.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
- A bachelor's degree in a related field and three years of related project management experience, or an equivalent combination of experience, education and training.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
- Experience managing and supporting NIH studies, grants, submissions, and reports.
- Experience with ethical institutional review boards including submitting applications, making modifications, and reporting annual updates.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Experience working in a multi-cultural/national work environment.
- Expert knowledge of MS Office applications (Excel, Outlook, Word, and PowerPoint).
NOTE: Position tasks are required to be performed in-person at an Emory University location; working remote is not an option. Emory reserves the right to change this status with notice to employee.