Job Detail

Posted: 3 October 2018
Application deadline: 19 October 2018

FIND is an international non-profit organization based in Geneva, Switzerland, dedicated to
R&D activities to expand and accelerate access to new diagnostic technologies, and to build
global capacity for diagnostic testing for poverty-related diseases in low- and middle-income
countries.

FIND’s vision is a world where diagnosis guides the way to health for all people. The FIND
team is devoted to driving the development, clinical trialing, and early implementation of
innovative diagnostic solutions that can have a high impact on patient care and disease control
in low-resource settings. The diseases we have been working on include tuberculosis, malaria,
sleeping sickness, leishmaniosis, and Chagas diseases. We have expanded our scope to
include acute febrile syndromes, hepatitis C, and neglected diseases mentioned in The London
Declaration of 2012. FIND also plays a key catalytic role to ensure that global laboratory
networks are prepared for the introduction of new technologies. As the Project Manager for the
AMR Diagnostics Use Accelerator, you will be coordinating a complex project under the
supervision of the AMR Diagnostics Use Accelerator Lead and the Director of Emerging
Threats.

Summary: To assist the AMR Diagnostics Use Accelerator Lead and the Director of Emerging
Threats in management of the AMR Diagnostics Use Accelerator

1. Team management:

• Coordinate team meetings and participate in monthly Project Management
  meetings (PMM) by collecting needed information in advance from all
  participants.


• Coordinate budgeting activities across the project and liaise with the
  Programme Manager for Emerging Threats to ensure alignment with reporting
  and budgeting.


• Coordinate the preparation and tracking of all aspects of the project (Gantt
  charts, milestones, deliverables etc.), follow up with team members as
  necessary.

1. Grant management:

• Management of all grant reporting deadlines and renewal dates.


• Management and planning for all donor updates and reports.


• Coordinate with the Programme Manager for Emerging Threats to ensure joint
  reporting for internal and external financial metrics

1. Project management:

• Support all aspects of the project and coordinate various deliverables
  including scheduling meetings, project reviews, Calls for Partners,
  Expressions of Interest, grant announcements and awards

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• Coordinate with FIND Legal and Contracts to develop and finalize all
  contractual paperwork to ensure awards are delivered on time


• Coordinate with external partners to support expert committee and scientific
  advisory committee meetings (in-person and teleconference)


• Maintain high-level overview of all projects and highlight to the AMR
  Diagnostics Use Accelerator Lead and Director of Emerging Threats
  upcoming milestones, overlaps in resource demands and budget impacts.

1. Other responsibilities as identified from time to time, assist the Programme Leader
   for Emerging Threats with programme oversight and management.


2. Planned projects –Develop and maintain a database to track status of the projects,
   milestones, budget allocations and resourcing constraints


3. Other responsibilities: as identified from time to time

Knowledge and skill requirements:

1. MSc. in a health field


2. Strong project management skills (minimum 4 to 5 years); business administration
   knowledge an asset


3. Strong Experience working with MS office programs (MS Project and Excel)


4. Excellent Communication and interpersonal skills;


5. Team player comfortable working in a multicultural environment


6. Excellent interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills


7. High degree of ability to multi-task and oversee complex projects


8. A team-oriented approach


9. Fluent in English (verbal and written)


10. Grant management experience a plus


11. Knowledge of Clinical Trials a plus.

Location: Geneva, Switzerland
Contract Term: 2year contract (until 2021) at 80-100%

Please send a motivation letter, a detailed CV and three references to hr@finddx.org
Deadline to send your application: 19th October 2018

(But don’t wait until the deadline! We will start screening right away and if we find the right
person, we will stop searching.)

Please note that only applicants meeting the profile requirements will be personally contacted.
Applications sent by recruitment agencies will not be considered.

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