Category: Professional Support | Department: London International Development Centre | Closing Date: 15 Dec 2015 | The London International Development Centre is seeking a full-time Coordinator for its Leverhulme Centre for Integrative Research on Agriculture and Health (LCIRAH) and its Innovative Metrics and Methods for Agriculture and Nutrition Actions (IMMANA) programme. LCIRAH was established in 2010 to build a new intersectoral and interdisciplinary platform for integrating research in agriculture and health, with a focus on international development goals. The Centre brings together researchers from the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM), School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), Royal Veterinary College (RVC), and their partners, to develop research approaches and methodologies that integrate agricultural and health research. IMMANA is a project housed under LCIRAH which aims to accelerate the development of a robust and coherent scientific evidence base which will underpin effective and cost-effective investments in agriculture-food systems for improved nutrition and health. The post holder will be responsible for the day-to-day administrative and financial functions of the centre, working closely with the Chair. She/he will also support the LCIRAH team with the preparation of grants, and supervise an administrative assistant and interns. As the Coordinator, the post holder will also be responsible for providing administrative support to all the current projects coordinated by LCIRAH, supporting the project leaders and the project teams. Specifically, the Coordinator will be responsible for administrative and financial of functions of LCIRAH’s Innovative Metrics and Methods for Agriculture and Nutrition Actions (IMMANA) programme. The post holder will lead on the financial management (overall budget of £10.6 million) and will be responsible for preparing quarterly and annual financial and progress reports to be submitted to the Leverhulme Trust and the Department for International Development (DFID). The post holder will also work closely with the PI to prepare IMMANA’s monitoring and evaluation strategy and will support the PI in ensuring its implementation. The post holder will provide administrative and financial management support to other research programmes coordinated by LCIRAH and led by its constituent Colleges. The post holder will be responsible leading the processes related to recruitment of project staff. He/she will be responsible for supporting the Agriculture, Nutrition and Health Academy events including the annual Academy week and the LCIRAH conference. This post will require excellent communication, financial, management and organisational skills, as it will involve working with a diverse group of senior stakeholders in a highly international environment. This full-time appointment is offered for 2 years for the first instance, with the possibility of extension. The post is available from 28th January 2016. The appointment will be made on LSHTM’s grade 5 scale (£32,647). Access to a pension scheme and interest free season ticket loan, sports and social facilities are available. Applications should be made on-line via our website at http://bit.ly/1Cy4nnZ and the reference for this post is SK07. Applications should also include a CV and the names and email contacts of 2 referees who can be contacted immediately if shortlisted. Any queries regarding the application process may be addressed to jobs@lshtm.ac.uk. Please quote reference SK07. Closing date for the receipt of applications is 15th December 2015.
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