CFAR Africure Program Coordinator (International Health)

Johns Hopkins, founded in 1876, is America's first research university and home to nine world-class academic divisions working together as one university.

The Department of International Health at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health is seeking a Program Coordinator. The Program Coordinator is responsible for the implementation of a specific program under general supervision and direction. The Program Coordinator participates in program development, planning, and implementation. The position is responsible for day-to-day operations of the program and achieving short and long-term program goals. May supervise or oversee operational staff with program responsibilities.

Specific Duties & Responsibilities

• Contribute to goal setting and identify program operational requirements to meet programmatic goals.
• Obtain and utilize internal and external resources to meet program goals.
• Serve as primary contact for the program with internal departments and external organizations.
• Responsible for monitoring budget expenses, processing invoices, performing budget reconciliation, and assisting with budget development.
• Compile documentation related to funding and finance.
• Identify and resolve programmatic problems.
• Assist with planning events and coordinate preparation, set up and logistics for events/functions.
• Coordinate communication activities via websites, social media channels, and publication materials as needed.
• Ensure timely, accurate and appropriate reporting of program activities.
• Other duties as assigned.

In addition to the duties described above

• Organize a multi-day Africure retreat in Eastern or Southern Africa.
• Create and disseminate quarterly Africure newsletters that highlight program activities and events, funding opportunities in HIV cure research, and Africure scholar updates.
• Support completion of sponsor progress reports.

Minimum Qualifications

• High school diploma or graduation equivalent.
• Four years progressively responsible administrative experience.
• Additional education may substitute for required experience, and additional related experience may substitute for required education permitted by the JHU equivalency formula beyond a high school diploma/graduation equivalent, to the extent permitted by the JHU equivalency formula.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s Degree in Public Health.
• Prior experience organizing meetings in Africa.
• Prior experience working in Africa.

Technical Skills & Expected Level of Proficiency

• Budget Management - Intermediate
• Digital Communications - Developing
• Documentation and Reporting - Developing
• Event Planning - Intermediate
• Event Coordination - Intermediate
• Financial Administration - Intermediate
• Interpersonal Skills - Intermediate
• Meeting Coordination - Intermediate
• Oral and Written Communications - Intermediate
• Organizational Skills - Intermediate
• Program Management - Intermediate
• Resource Management - Developing