Project Coordinator (Global Health Institute/CHAMPS) - Rollins School of Public Health

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Description:

The Emory Global Health Institute’s (EGHI) mission is to unite students, faculty, and diverse global partners across disciplines in groundbreaking research, programs, scholarships, training, service, and discourse that empower communities and achieve health for all. EGHI embraces and operates under a “One Emory” vision, connecting multidisciplinary teams of scholars, students, and partners to conduct research and solve challenging global health problems. In addition to providing global health opportunities for faculty and students, EGHI is the home for the Child Health and Mortality Prevention Surveillance (CHAMPS) program and hosts the U.S. Secretariat for the International Association of National Public Health Institutes (IANPHI).

 

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Manages a project.
• Coordinates the strategic planning process and monitors progress toward achieving project goals.
• Assists in developing, administering and monitoring project related budgets.
• Coordinates logistical arrangements for related conferences, conventions or meetings.
• May assist in identifying funding resources and in developing funding strategies and initiatives.
• Develops and generates various operational and statistical reports.
• Represents and promotes the project at various speaking engagements.
• May write grants, reports, briefings, newsletters, promotional or other written material related to the project.
• Performs related responsibilities as required.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• A bachelor's degree in a related field and three years of related project management experience, or an equivalent combination of experience, education and training.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Three (3) years’ program management experience in global health or related field.
  
• Preferred Master’s degree in Public Health
  
• Experience working in higher education and students
  
• Experience in Global Health
  
• Exceptional organizational, planning, and time-management skills.
  
• Experience in event planning and management
  
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
  
• Excellent project management skills
  
• Ability to establish, operationalize, maintain, track, and evaluate programs and/or project processes on a continuous basis
  
• Knowledge of and experience using software applications for program management and virtual meetings (Microsoft Teams, Zoom); Microsoft Office Suite (Outlook, Excel, Word, PowerPoint), and Project Management tools (Smartsheet, Monday)
  
• Ability to work collaboratively within EGHI, across Emory University (faculty and students), and among external partner organizations to cultivate partnerships
  
• Ability to encourage cooperation from team and colleagues in order to meet deadlines and objectives, and produce highest quality deliverables on behalf of the EGHI

NOTE: This role will be granted the opportunity to work from home regularly but must be able to commute to Emory University on a flexible weekly schedule based upon business needs.  Schedule is based on agreed upon guidelines of department. This role requires residency in the state of GA. Emory reserves the right to change remote work status with notice to employee.

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