Project Manager - School of Health Systems and Public Health - Faculty of Health Sciences at University of Pretoria/Universiteit van Pretoria

RESPONSIBILITIES:

Management of the Centre’s operations and human resources:

Planning, organising and managing the centre’s activities, including people management, programme implementation and taking responsibility for centre’s performance and quality of outputs;
Compiling the budget and financial reports according to funder requirements and consistent with relevant University policy;
Monitoring and Evaluation of Programmes and reporting:

Providing direct monitoring and evaluating technical support to programme staff and projects;
Undertaking continuous monitoring and evaluating of ATIM projects in line with the plan and submit necessary progress reports to the Director of the centre and funders;
Compiling regular programme performance reports for projects hosted at the centre;
Preparing for midterm evaluations and other evaluations required by funding partners.
Growing Centre’s Research output: 

Performing other ad-hoc functions within Research and programme implementation;
Searching for funding opportunities;
Developing fundable research grant proposals.
 

Stakeholder relations and strategic partnership:

Communicating with staff, students and external stakeholders with regards centre’s activity;
Developing collaborations, manage relationships with relevant stakeholders (academics and students) and strengthen partnerships with diverse organisations;
Preparing press releases and/or newsletters to engage with the media and public;
Serving as the centre’s main point of communication (enquiries/emails/telephone calls).
 

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:

• Master’s or equivalent degree in Social Science or Psychology or Public health or related fields;
• A minimum of three years’ experience in:
• Managing donor-funded projects in a university or not-for-profit non-government organizations (NGO) or community-based organisation or relevant sector;
• Monitoring and Evaluation of projects and programmes;
• Grant management;
• Supervisory and people management/HR management.

Knowledge, skills and understanding of:

• The South African public health systems;
• Monitoring and evaluating programmes and projects
• Public health;
• Grant proposal writing;