Overall Purpose of the job
The post-holder will be based in Harar, Ethiopia, where LSHTM collaborates with Haramaya University through the Hararghe Health Research partnership (HHR). A programme of multi-disciplinary research is developing based on the initial investment of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation in the site for Child Health and Mortality Prevention Surveillance (CHAMPS). This includes social science, clinical surveillance, demographic surveillance, microbiology and pathology. An international standard laboratory has been built to support this work. The post-holder will lead the development and management of HHR’s operations, focusing on strengthening HR, finance, procurement and other operational systems and site infrastructure to enable long-term sustainability and future growth of the partnership. The post-holder will sit on the HHR management committee and is a senior professional services staff member whose responsibilities impact on all staff in HHR, which currently employs 60 staff and part-funds a further 100 staff.
Hararghe Health Research Partnership
Haramaya University (HU) and London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) developed an MOU in 2016 to establish a collaborative research partnership to deliver the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation-funded Child Health and Mortality Prevention Surveillance (CHAMPS) programme (champshealth.org) in Ethiopia. The partnership built on the strengths of HU’s demographic surveillance sites in Harar, Haramaya and Kersa, and its relationship with Hiwot Fana Hospital. LSHTM provided world class expertise in public and international health across a range of disciplines. The partnership has expanded to include other collaborative research projects, with other funders (such as Wellcome Trust). To reflect its geographical base, focus on health research, and the relationship between Haramaya University and the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, the collaborative research programme is known as the Hararghe Health Research partnership (HHR).
CHAMPS
The CHAMPS Network (www.champshealth.org) has a global vision to provide accurate, timely and reliable data on the causes of death and sickness for children under five from locations with high mortality and morbidity. CHAMPS currently operates in eight sites – six in sub-Saharan Africa and one each in India and Bangladesh. Emory University in Atlanta, USA, coordinates the CHAMPS Network, with funding from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
Principal Duties and Responsibilities
Service Delivery
Communications
Teamwork and Motivation
Liaison and Networking
Decision Making
Planning and Organising
Initiative and Problem Solving
Analysis and Research
Contribute to project planning and development discussions, and to the academic life of the research group.
Additional Information Sensory and physical demands
Work environment
Pastoral care and welfare
Team development
General
All staff at LSHTM are also expected to:
Generic duties and responsibilities of all LSHTM employees
This job description is not a definitive or exhaustive list of responsibilities but identifies the key responsibilities and tasks of the post holder. The specific objectives of the post holder will be subject to review as part of the individual performance review (appraisal) process.
Department /Division/Unit: Infectious Disease Epidemiology
Faculty/Professional Service: Epidemiology and Population Health
Location: Harar, Ethiopia
Reports to: Site Lead (Associate/Assistant Professor – TBA)
Accountable to: Principal Investigators & Faculty Operating Officer
Responsible for: Direct line management of: HHR Project Manager
Grade: PSP 6
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PERSON SPECIFICATION
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