Specialist, Emergency Medicine

Requirements:

You should have:

• at least a masters degree preferably in business administration or administrative sciences
  at least three years of experience in administration
  good communication and supervisory skills
  good command of the MS Office suite
  a strong sense of responsibility and discipline
  ability to work effectively as a team player
  an entrepreneurial mindset.

Comprehensive employment reference checks will be conducted.

Specialist Emergency Medicine

Introduction:

Aga Khan University chartered in 1983 as Pakistans first private international university is committed to the provision of education research and health care of international standards relevant to Pakistan and the region. The affiliated Aga Khan University Hospital provides state-of-the-art clinical facilities and well-equipped diagnostic services. The University currently has teaching sites in Pakistan East Africa the United Kingdom and Afghanistan and is a major component of Aga Khan Development Network.

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.

The Department of Emergency Medicine at the Aga Khan University Karachi is the regional leader in establishing high quality clinical service and academic programs. The current clinical facility consists of 60 beds including fast track separate adult and paediatric emergency units cardiac emergency a clinical decision unit resuscitation rooms isolation rooms and triage. The main Emergency Department (ED) provides care to over 75000 patients a year. Most patients require complex medical and surgical/trauma addition the department supervises a satellite free standing emergency department.

This is a grant-funded contractual position.

Job Roles / Responsibilities:

You will be responsible to:

provide comprehensive administrative operational and financial support for research activities across the full grant life cycle
manage and submit grant applications through the PURE system ensuring accuracy and timely submission
prepare grant budgets maintain grant variance reports (GVR) and ensure continuous budget monitoring in line with funding guidelines
coordinate with finance for reconciliations reporting timely payments and financial close-out of grants
maintain complete grant-related documentation and support audits reviews and management assessments
liaise with internal stakeholders including finance HR research office PSCMD IT transport food services and conference secretariat to ensure smooth project operations
support multiple research projects by providing administrative financial and resource coordination
organise and support management reviews PI meetings and coordination meetings including agenda preparation and minute-taking
track action points monitor timelines and ensure timely follow-up and closure of assigned actions
maintain records of meetings decisions and follow-up actions for reporting and compliance
manage departmental administrative activities related to research and grants
conduct fixed asset verification every six months and maintain accurate asset records
organise departmental events including meetings workshops and team-building activities.