DEADLINE: 12/12/2024

Project & Research Officer

Full-time

Project & Research Officer will live with Ugandan staff and work out of ETH headquarters in Iganga, Eastern Uganda. Hires will be provided with housing, transport to and from airport and the field, and a cost of living stipend.

ETH is looking to hire 2-3 passionate, committed, and adaptable employees to help manage longitudinal research projects and essential nonprofit administrative tasks. Main responsibilities include research, communications, social media, and project management, and program development.

Project & Research Officer’s duties may include:

Help manage longitudinal global health research projects
Remotely assist in management of the ETH university chapter system
Remote communication through social media, newsletters, etc.
Coordination of fundraising drives and donor management
Planning and producing the annual Global Health Equity Symposium
Managing the Global Health Experiential Fellowship and Internship programs
Relevant literature review, manuscript drafting, editing
Oversight of budgets and financing, synthesis of impact data

Project & Research Officers will also travel at least once per month to ETH’s rural health center located in Mpunde Village to collaborate with community health workers on public health research and project implementation. At times, they may be required to spend the night in ETH staff housing near ETH’s health center as a part of their duties. Types of work may include:

Creation and administration of community-wide surveys
Focus group discussions
Mass immunizations/drug administrations
Community education programs
Clinical systems optimization

Required Qualifications:

Will have graduated from a four-year accredited university by Spring 2025
Flexible and open-minded to intercultural experiences, culturally sensitive
Impeccable interpersonal skills and the ability to work as part of a team and independently
Strong written and verbal communication skills
Strong organizational skills
Excellent attention to detail

Questions? Contact [email protected].

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