Senior Programme Manager, Scientific Research and Co-ordination INDEPTH Network Accra

Senior Programme Manager - Scientific Research & Co-ordination Responsible To: The INDEPTH Principal Research Scientist under overall guidance of the Executive Director Start Date: 1st August 2012 or before Duration: 24 months renewable Type: Internationally-recruited position Station: Accra Eligible: Open to nationals of all countries Salary and benefits: highly competitive, dependent on relevant experience. Deadline for applications: 15 June 2012 Preamble INDEPTH is a high-performance R&D network linking research centres based on health and socio-demographic surveillance across Africa, Asia and Oceania. A dynamic portfolio of multi-centre research responds to the complex health, population and social transitions underway. The next phase of INDEPTH development will see major growth in the intensity and depth of scientific activity. Responsibilities The Senior Programme Manager will play a major role providing strategic support to INDEPTH multi-centre, cross-national and cross-continental initiatives, including data analysis and publications, and will work to strengthen their strategic management. Working closely with principal investigators and centre/site-based scientists, s/he will head the Section for Research & Coordination at the INDEPTH Secretariat in Accra, Ghana. This is a demanding position with unique opportunities at the forefront of efforts to address many of the world’s critical health and development priorities. In particular, s/he will: * Contribute strategic support to the multi-centre research portfolio of the Network including close liason with leadership of the INDEPTH iSHARE initiative * Lead scientific development of INDEPTH Work Plans as well as position and issue papers on INDEPTH research * Contribute to proposal development; prepare technical reports to funding agencies; draft annual and interim reports for Board and SAC review * Work with the Capacity Strengthening Manager to determine the scientific capacity needs of member centres * Coordinate activities of the Scientific Advisory Committee (SAC); manage the scientific programme of the INDEPTH Annual General Meeting * Represent the Network regionally and internationally, and in the planning of scientific collaborations with other organisations. Personal Qualities Essential competencies - Demonstrated leadership, managerial and diplomatic skills; evidence of advanced problem-solving capability - Significant relevant experience working for a multi-cultural International research and/or development NGO or international agency - Excellent interpersonal and consultative skills, including the ability to communicate and negotiate with an international Board of Trustees and Scientific Advisory Committee - Experience working under pressure, meeting deadlines, delivering timely reports - Track record of effective working relationships with colleagues from different disciplines, cultures and background - Fluency in English; working knowledge of French and/or Portuguese an added advantage. Qualifications and experience - A PhD or equivalent in demography / population sciences, epidemiology, related social sciences, medical sciences – or other relevant field - Past experience coordinating large-scale demographic, epidemiological or related studies - Minimum of 5 years experience working in a research environment, especially in population, health and development fields - Experience in data management and analysis involving large data sets (especially HDSS data) - A track record of peer-reviewed scientific publications in international journals. Requirements - Willingness to undertake extensive travel. Applications must be sent by email only and must have the following two attachments (PDFs only): 1. Covering letter and 2. CV. Please note that the quality of both documents will be considered in the short-listing of candidates to be selected for interview. Any email application without the two documents attached will be deleted. Only short-listed applicants will be contacted. Please send applications to sixtus.apaliyah@indepth-network.org , cc: samuelina.arthur@indepth-network.org For enquiries please contact the Executive Director Osman Sankoh (osman.sankoh@indepth-network.org) or the Principal Research Scientist Steve Tollman (Stephen.tollman@wits.ac.za)