PROGRAM COORDINATOR(TEMPORARY) - University of Washington - Seattle, WA

The University of Washington (UW) is proud to be one of the nation’s premier educational and research institutions. Our people are the most important asset in our pursuit of achieving excellence in education, research, and community service. Our staff not only enjoys outstanding benefits and professional growth opportunities, but also an environment noted for diversity, community involvement, intellectual excitement, artistic pursuits, and natural beauty.

The Department of Global Health (UW-DGH) was established in 2007, bridging the schools of Medicine and Public Health, with a mandate to harness the expertise and interdisciplinary power of all UW schools and colleges. Driven by tremendous interest among both students and faculty, the Department has grown explosively to more than 400 graduate students and hundreds more undergraduates. We have more than 280 faculty and 1,000 staff working on projects across 93 countries with our deepest ties in Peru, Kenya, Uganda, and Ethiopia. The Department was made possible by generous support from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and additional support from the University of Washington and state of Washington.

UW-DGH is working with global, regional and national partners in Sub-Saharan Africa, Latin America, China and the Middle East to conduct economic evaluation of the prevention and treatment of the most pressing conditions and diseases contributing to the global burden of disease through training workshops and collaborative research. Together, these components will provide the most comprehensive and up-to-date economic information to guide regional and national level policymaking, along with improved economic tools and more dispersed capacity for evidence-based priority-setting for health.

Disease Control Priorities Network (DCPN), funded in 2009 by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, is a seven year project managed by University of Washington’s Department of Global Health (UW-DGH) and the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME). UW-DGH leads and coordinates two key components to promote and support the use of economic evaluation for priority setting at both global and national levels. DCPN will provide the most up-to-date evidence on intervention efficacy and program effectiveness for the leading causes of global disease burden. It will go beyond previous efforts by providing systematic economic evaluation of policy choices affecting the access, update and quality of interventions and delivery platforms for low-and middle-income countries. It will introduce new extended cost-effectiveness analysis methods for assessing the equity and financial protection considerations of health and macroeconomic policies for extending coverage of proven effective interventions to prevent and treat infectious and chronic diseases, including conditions related to environmental health, trauma and mental disorders.

The University of Washington, Department of Global Health (UW-DGH) and the Disease Control Priorities Network (DCPN) project have an outstanding opportunity for a part-time TEMPORARY Program Coordinator based in Palm Springs, CA. This position will provide a diverse range of research support and coordination services directly to a senior researcher (SR) based in Palm Springs, with guidance from the project staff. This position is hourly without benefits, with flexible work hours averaging eighteen hours per week. Work location will be partly home-based and partly at the senior researcher’s home office.

The Program Coordinator will fulfill the duties and responsibilities outlined below.

Specific Responsibilities:

50% Support of the Disease Control Priority Network (DCPN) under the supervision of the Senior Researcher:

Provide administrative and project coordination support for the DCPN research team
Make complicated travel arrangements, coordinate expense processing and travel reimbursements, process payment requests and invoices for research consultants and partners
Develop and maintain systems for tracking project documents and deliverables, including shadow budgets and regulatory document tracking
Liaise with partners outside the US to coordinate study operations (purchasing, travel, trouble-shooting emerging operational issues)
Develop and implement system for tracking and archiving of study documents
Provide calendar management and administrative coordination for program activities to facilitate smooth and efficient program implementation
Coordinate program meetings and conference calls, both among internal program teams and with external stakeholders and sponsors for the senior researcher
In collaboration with the Senior Researcher, develop and implement strategies for improving efficiencies in coordination, scheduling, operations and communications between team members and collaborators
Respond to requests for information about the program from internal and external parties
Maintain routine communication and coordinate flow of information between UW team members and external stakeholders to support effective communication and efficiency
Provide administrative support and project assistance as requested
Work with the Senior Researcher on a range of other administrative needs including manuscript preparation, updating and maintaining publication files, and research support.

40% Administrative support to Senior Researcher

Provide Outlook calendar management
Update and maintain curriculum vitae, biography, NIH biosketches, etc.
Make complicated travel arrangements, coordinate expense processing and travel reimbursements, and other related activities

10 % Other duties as required

REQUIREMENTS:

High school graduation or equivalent AND two years of experience in the program specialty OR equivalent education/experience.

Work experience in a fast-paced environment with demonstrated ability to juggle multiple demands, establish priorities, and meet deadlines
Excellent organizational skills, strong attention to detail, and ability to see projects through to completion
High degree of professionalism and diplomacy;
Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to work with a wide-ranging stakeholders, many in other countries
Ability to remain personable, professional and organized under stressful situations
At least at the intermediate level of Excel
Flexibility, creativity, team-oriented, motivated and energetic individual
Demonstrated ability to identify, interpret and follow policies and procedures (academic, federal, state, and other)
Expertise in all areas of Microsoft Office: MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook calendaring, Google calendaring, Publisher, and Adobe Acrobat
Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Ability to operate in situations of uncertainty, and trouble-shoot challenges semi-independently while demonstrating appropriate judgment

DESIRED:

High school graduation AND 3-5 years of program operations or program administration OR equivalent education/experience
Strong analysis and strategy development skills.
Knowledge of capacity- building and/or work experience in limited-resource settings.
Demonstrated ability to manage multiple activities simultaneously and work in a fast-paced environment with stakeholders who are physically located in different time zones and geographic areas.
Experience with manuscript preparation, literature reviews, and other research assistance.

Application Process:
The application process for UW positions may include completion of a variety of online assessments to obtain additional information that will be used in the evaluation process. These assessments may include Workforce Authorization, Criminal Conviction History, Cover Letter and/or others. Any assessments that you need to complete will appear on your screen as soon as you select “Apply to this position”. Once you begin an assessment, it must be completed at that time. If you select to take it later, it will appear on your "My Jobs" page to take when you are ready. Please note that your application will not be reviewed, and you will not be considered for this position until all required assessments have been completed.

Condition of Employment:

This University of Washington, Department of Global Health position is located in Palm Springs, CA and supports the Disease Control Priorities Network research located there. Some of the work will be done from the Program Coordinator's home and some from the Senior Researchers home office.

Appointment of the successful candidate to this position may be made contingent upon a satisfactory outcome of a criminal conviction history check .

The University of Washington is a leader in environmental stewardship & sustainability , and committed to becoming climate neutral.

The University of Washington is an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer. To request disability accommodation in the application process, contact the Disability Services Office at 206-543-6450 / 206-543-6452 (tty) or dso@uw.edu .

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