| Req #: | 122641 |
| Department: | GLOBAL HEALTH |
| Job Location: | Harborview Medical Center |
| Posting Date: | 07/29/2015 |
| Closing Info: | Open Until Filled |
| Salary: | Salary is commensurate with experience and education |
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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 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.
The University of Washington/Fred Hutch Center for AIDS Research (CFAR) is one of several centers in the Department of Global Health. The ultimate goal of the CFAR is to facilitate HIV/AIDS research to bring us closer to a cure for the disease. We accomplish this by supporting HIV/AIDS research at our four consortium institutions (UW, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Center for Infectious Disease Research (formerly Seattle BioMed), Seattle Children’s Hospital/Seattle Children’s Research Institute), and our international affiliates in Kenya, Peru, Mozambique, Uganda, China, and many other locations. A very important part of our mission is to support HIV research career development of young investigators. Our CFAR is one of 20 Centers for AIDS Research that comprises a consortium of NIH-funded AIDS research centers in the US. Our organization has consistently rated in the top 3 in the U.S. for AIDS research and employs some of the most eminent researchers and educators in the field. Come join our team and make your own contribution toward solving one of the world’s greatest health challenges of our time!
The Department of Global Health and the UW/Fred Hutch Center for AIDS Research (CFAR) are recruiting a part-time (50% FTE) Program Operations Specialist, for the CFAR Community Action Board (CAB) Manager position. The mission of the CAB is to develop relationships between community-based organizations (CBOs), community members, and CFAR researchers.
This position requires a skill set that includes programmatic, grant management and fiscal administration expertise, and the ability to independently problem-solve and communicate effectively with community members, investigators, clinicians, and trainees. All job activities need to be performed in a culturally sensitive and responsive manner when working with locally based community and AIDS service organizations, investigators, trainees, and community members. The level of direction required for this position includes independent work with moderate oversight. This position will entail exercising independent judgment, the use of sophisticated problem solving skills, and the ability to effectively communicate with personnel from a variety of levels within and outside the University, including local and national stakeholders. This position will involve coordinating community activities, as well as developing, maintaining, and enhancing community partnerships with CFAR. Other activities include developing budgets, managing contract operations, and interacting in a collaborative manner with CAB co-Chairs, other CAB members, CFAR administrators, and CFAR researchers to accomplish organizational goals and objectives. This position will play a crucial role in fulfilling the overall mission of the CFAR.
Position Responsibilities
Manage CFAR CAB’s collaborations with CFAR researchers and CFAR projects, including:
Work directly with CFAR researchers to incorporate CAB consultations into their research projects, and draft summary critiques of CAB consultations with CFAR researchers.
Develop CAB Letters of Support for CFAR research project grant applications.
Liaise with CFAR Cores to develop and implement research dissemination plans to community partners.
Manage the CAB’s community outreach activities, including:
Develop and implement a recruitment strategy for the CAB.
Manage all aspects of outreach targeting CBOs, including a stakeholder survey project, an informal lunch series to present CAB and CFAR research activities, and other activities to develop relationships between CFAR and CBOs.
Develop a list of community events for the CAB to support on an annual basis.
Plan and Execute CAB Working Group Activities, including:
Plan and execute all activities related to developing and implementing CAB working groups.
Liaise with CFAR researchers and CAB working group members to develop new Community Based Participatory Research projects.
Draft grant proposals and prepare human subjects applications.
Manage the CFAR CAB’s strategic plan and reporting process, including:
Manage the implementation of the strategic plan for the CAB.
Direct CAB involvement in local and national CFAR events.
Construct and monitor the CAB budget, including monitoring for compliance.
Draft agendas for and facilitate monthly Steering Committee meetings.
Update the CAB webpage.
Write progress reports on CAB accomplishments and activities.
Maintain data and materials related to past activities both to track progress and changes in the effective communication across disparate groups, and preserve successful methodologies and activities for future use.
Other administrative duties as needed.
As a UW employee, you will enjoy generous benefits and work/life programs. For detailed information on Benefits for this position, click here.
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| REQUIREMENTS: |
Bachelor's Degree in Public Health, social or behavioral sciences, public policy, or similar field of study; plus two years of experience working in a health-related, community engagement, or social justice environment.
Additional Requirements:
Excellent organizational skills; social science background and interests; excellent verbal and written communication skills; ability to work independently and also as part of a multidisciplinary team; administrative experience; strong interpersonal skills to effectively provide technical assistance to CFAR affiliates; proficiency in MS Word and Excel, excellent attention to detail.
Equivalent education/experience will substitute for all minimum qualifications except when there are legal requirements, such as a license/certification/registration.
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| DESIRED: |
Desired experience: Familiarity with and interest in HIV/AIDS prevention research (experience preferred) and community outreach; experience editing websites, experience with databases, experience in budgeting and research administration.
Desired Competencies: Believes in partnering, shares information and resources and operates cross-functionally. High level of accountability - drives for results, displays a sense of ownership, and is passionate about attaining goals and surpassing expectations. Proactive problem solver - melds analytic reasoning with practical knowledge.
Desired characteristics and personal attributes: Comfortable working within and across diverse cultures, high initiative, can manage resources effectively, team-oriented, collaborative style and outlook, highly credible - earns trust and respect. |
| Condition of Employment: |
Appointment to this position is contingent upon obtaining satisfactory results from a criminal background check.
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 do not complete the assessment you will be prompted to do so the next time you access your “My Jobs” page. 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. |
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