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• Take
  lead of the project planning and proposal development activities for grant
  teams
• Steer
  the development of strategies for grant funds, directs cross-functional
  teams in developing proposals for new and enhanced programs and services
  assists with setting project goals, objectives, timelines, budgets and
  sustainability.
• Actively
  contribute to the Writing and editing of grant proposals, researches
  institutional and funding agency policies to ensure proposed activities
  and budgets are in accordance with the JCRC’s policies and funding
  agency’s requirements.
• Technically
  support the development of strategic partnerships with business, industry,
  educational institutions, economic development and community-based agencies;
  facilitates external partnership meetings; leads partnership development
  activities; negotiates roles, duties and contributions; drafts agreements,
  subcontracts and other documents.
• Evaluate
  requests for funding opportunities, researches supporting data and best
  practices; analyzes funding agency’s requirements and anticipates JCRC’s
  competitive position for each opportunity.
• Significantly
  contribute to weekly meetings with departmental staff to track development
  progress and direct collaborative efforts that ensure effective and timely
  development of proposals; provides periodic reports on grant development
  activities to the JCRC management meetings in accordance with the
  institutional strategic plan.
• Technically
  support the top management in the planning of funding strategies, priority
  and special projects.
• Participate
  in various institutional councils, committees, community and professional
  organizations.
• Lead
  the departmental activities including but not limited to annual planning
  process, strategic planning, annual work plan, staff retreats,
  professional development, budgeting, policies and procedures review.
• Performs
  any other duties as assigned by the Executive Director.

• The
  applicant should preferably hold a Master’s degree in science disciplines
  but preferably with PhD from accredited and recognized university.
• Eight
  or more years of professional work experience three of which should have been
  at the same level in research, grant proposal and development grant
  administration and compliance.
• Significant
  experience in administration in Research institutions, funding agencies or
  institutions of higher education
• Working
  knowledge of Principles and practices of health related research
• Prior
  experience in Managing research grants/ fond mobilisation
• Good
  knowledge and understanding of principles and processes of clinical data
  analysis

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