The Ugandan Jobline

• Identification of funding opportunities and
  sharing them with departmental staff for review
• Prioritization of various grant opportunities
  in accordance with the program’s goals and objectives
• Conduct literature searches relevant to prioritized opportunities
• Work with the Grants Scientific coordinator to
  form teams of staff to respond to the prioritized opportunities
• Take an active role in writing parts of the
  grant
• Follow up with contributors to ensure that
  priority opportunities are
  pursued to completion before deadlines
• Update a web-based grants dashboard,
  opportunities spreadsheet, and work plan in a timely manner
• Prepare and present periodic reports on
  progress to management and key stakeholders
• The above roles and responsibilities are not exhaustive and may
  be revised from time to time in response to changing needs of the
  organization.

• The
  ideal candidate for the Grants Scientific Officer job opportunity should
  hold a Master’s degree in Epidemiology Public Health, Health services
  research, Health sciences, statistics, Humanities or a related field with a good
  understanding of epidemiological and statistical methods
• A first degree in human medicine or biomedical
  sciences is an added advantage but not a requirement
• Previous experience with writing grants is an
  added advantage
• Computer literacy and ability to effectively
  use reference management software,
• Creativity/Innovativeness (i.e. ability to use
  information to create something new)
• Attention to detail, and ability to analyze and critique scientific
  information
• Excellent in written and spoken English
• Good public presentation and communication
  skills
• Organized, excellent time management, and able
  to prioritize multiple tasks
• Proactiveness, self-motivation and able to work under minimum supervision
• Resilience, good interpersonal skills and
  ability to work with multidisciplinary teams

Related Jobs