Turkey: Medical Project Manager

Qualifications and Education Requirements:

Graduate with bachelors in medical/public health/pharmacy or in any related degree in a scientific discipline.

General Work Experience:

3-5 years of project management experience particularly in medical projects, demonstrating strong knowledge of good clinical practice regulations with good knowledge and exposure to the medical industry. Self-motivated and detail oriented. Strong project management experience, preferably in the development/humanitarian sector though private experience may be accepted. Manager that has the flexibility to deal rapidly with numerous and often simultaneous problems. Also patient and good communicator who can function in an organization employing a multi-national staff, and whose sites are geographically disbursed in areas of the country difficult to access during certain periods of the year.

Skills :

• Languages: Arabic native speaker with good English (writing –reading –speaking), Other language will be desired especially Turkish
• Computing: Proficient in Microsoft Office including, excel, word, outlook etc.
• Communication: negotiating, facilitating and presenting
• Being analytical with strong attention to detail
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong organizational, analytical and interpersonal skills.
• Decision making
• Project Management
• Remote management
• Time management and work prioritization
• People management
• Leadership and development
• Good knowledge of regulatory affairs.

Abilities:

• To manage, mentor junior staff members.
• To travel to clinical sites and other locations as required (inside Syrian borders in particular)
• To manage Budgets and understand Financial Reports
• To manage a team effectively
• To research and build capacity as required
• To be flexible and understanding
• To carry out responsibilities and make decisions independently.
• To write donor reports
• To ensure donor satisfaction.
• To demonstrate commitment to high professional ethical standards and a diverse workplace
• To communicate efficiently with multiple teams\employees of different backgrounds or nationalities
• To work cross-border as required.
• To report to Managers as required.
• To work overtime as required.

MAIN DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES:

Health Project Management

• Manage the assigned health project(s) in order to meet the project objectives within budget and within the allotted time frame
• Provide strong leadership of the assigned health project(s), working to ensure both short and long-term positive impacts and outcomes for the beneficiaries, local health authorities (where applicable) and local health staff.
• Contribute to development and implementation of an appropriate and effective health strategy.
• Set clear objectives and indicators for health activities in collaboration with the country health advisor, health staff, field managers and, where appropriate, with the local communities.
• Continuously monitor and supervise health activities, evaluating progress through outputs and impacts using both quantitative and qualitative data, and involving the health team.
• Negotiate donors contracts and analyze the results to ensure that agreements put in place are cost effective
• Manage the health budgets for the assigned project(s).

Staff Management

• Line-manage the project Manager(s) of the assigned project(s).
• Facilitate regular meetings to assist information sharing between project staff.
• Provide coaching and technical supervision to staff.
• Assess the training needs of health staff and ensure that appropriate training is conducted.

Communication and Coordination:

• Support program Manager to source funding for above projects and new health projects.
• Ensure accurate and timely reporting of activities.
• Develop and maintain appropriate, regular, transparent and supportive communication structures with the assigned health team, SR in-country and HQ operations and other relevant stakeholders.
• Participate in health coordination meetings.
• Report promptly any operational concerns to line manager and the donor focal point
• Reporting - regular and timely reporting of project progress to the Donors.
• Produce a progress report monthly.
• Weekly communication meetings with Team Principals.
• Review weekly progress reports of Team Principals.

Logistics:

• Support the logistics activities of health staff.
• Liaise with the health, logistics and finance staff.
• Quality Management:
• Provide input into the integration of beneficiary participation and accountability
• Ensure health projects are implemented in line with donor proposals and requirements and in accordance with international standards i.e. Sphere and HAP standards.

Please send your CV with a cover letter to the attention of HR Department in Syria Relief to this Email hr.turkey@syriarelief.org.uk with the job code “SR.TUR.ANGA.MEPM“ in the subject line

Due to the urgency of the position, suitable candidates may be selected prior to the application deadline