Assistant Manager ( Grant Administration), Paediatrics & Child Health MC

Karachi - Pakistan

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 5 days ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Requirements

You should have:

Masters degree in a relevant field from an HECrecognized university
minimum five years of relevant experience in research and grants administration or a comparable role
strong knowledge of advanced grants and contracts management concepts
demonstrated research background with strong analytical skills preferably using mixedmethods approaches
excellent organisational project management planning and problemsolving skills
excellent written and verbal communication skills in English and Urdu
strong interpersonal skills with the ability to build and maintain productive stakeholder relationships
sound judgment in handling sensitive and complex research administration issues
experience working with grants contracts subcontracts cooperative agreements subawards and purchase orders
strong compliance orientation with uptodate knowledge of research regulations
strong customerservice focus with ability to work independently
experience completing institutional due diligence processes in a timely manner.

This is a close-ended position.

Comprehensive employment reference checks will be conducted.

Introduction

The Outreach and Research Programme of the Department of Paediatrics and Child Health has ten community-based field sites across Pakistan including four in Karachi and focuses on research for betterment of women and child health. The Department has a Nutritional Research Laboratory as well as an Infectious Disease Research Laboratory that cater to the needs of its research projects. It has well-acclaimed work to its credit both at the national and international level.

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 or trainees and partners to share this commitment.

Responsibilities

You will be expected to provide overall administrative support in the department activities. Specific responsibilities include to:

supporting investigators by providing grants and research administration expertise in compliance with university policies granting agency requirements and international best practices
acting as liaison between principal investigators research teams and internal university offices to meet submission and compliance timelines
negotiating with relevant university departments to ensure timely completion of the due diligence and grant checklist processes
providing guidance and advisory support to principal investigators on sponsored research administration
conducting regular capacitybuilding sessions for investigators and senior research staff on due diligence and compliance requirements
performing technical management and financial review of research proposals during the preaward phase
reviewing proposals for institutional and donor compliance and completeness
using advanced grants and contracts concepts to manage a high volume of proposals and subawards including coordination with legal teams
staying updated on national and international research administration regulations
ensuring postaward compliance with contract terms financial allowability reporting requirements and invoicing processes
supporting modifications audits subcontract reviews and grant closeout processes
ensuring timely completion of closeout activities including final reports and financial reconciliation
monitoring regulatory compliance and ensuring valid ethics approvals for all active projects
guiding faculty on ethics submissions amendments renewals and reporting obligations
coordinating across departments to ensure research activities meet institutional and donor regulatory requirements
mentoring and supporting research administration staff
travelling to field sites as required to support research administration activities.

Required Experience:

Manager

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