Vacancies

Project Manager

The European Malaria Vaccine Initiative (EMVI) has an exciting career opportunity for a young and motivated individual to join the organisation on a three-year full time position as Vectored Vaccines Consortium Project Manager to support the day-to-day running of this project.  This position is within an EDCTP funded 4-year project which is coordinated by EMVI and includes eight international partners.

Responsibilities:

• To assist the Project Coordinator in the coordination and conduct of the Vectored Vaccines project.
• To highlight and present any difficult issues that need the attention of the Project Steering Committee.
• To facilitate delivery of projects to agreed time lines, quality and budget.
• To drive progression of the project within the defined parameters.
• To ensure the project team adherence to consortium policies, standard operating procedures, legal requirements and good practices.
• To drive continuous improvement across the project.
• To identify and drive the communication and inter-personal relationships within the project.
• To clearly identify and solve issues, as well as implementing plans to eliminate any forthcoming issues and problems.
• To ensure the preparation and presentation of reports, project budgets and financial evaluations to tight timelines.
• To provide the Project Coordinator with key project information throughout the project.
• To understand and promote the project goals and objectives.
• To manage complex relationships with project participants and ensure participant satisfaction.
• To escalate items appropriately through the governance structure and ensure contractual obligations are met.
• To facilitate trainees / fellows placements within networked institutions both in the South and the North.
• To organise teleconferences, meetings and workshops.

Essential Skills/Competencies:

• A high standard of written and spoken English is mandatory. French would be a plus.
• Organised, with drive and motivation. Proven ability to be able to plan and manage complex projects.
• Hold, or be about to complete, one of the following: MBA, PhD, or other relevant related degree (e.g. clinical research, vaccine development etc.).
• Strong co-ordination skills and ability to work in a team.
• Good communication and presentation skills.  Demonstrated ability to work in multicultural and multi-ethnic environment and to maintain effective working relations with people of different national and cultural backgrounds.
• Demonstrated ability to deliver results against deadlines, to a high level of quality.
• The ability to travel occasionally to international meetings, conferences, workshops etc.
• Competent with Microsoft Office, Microsoft Project, and Microsoft Access.
• Management experience.

Desired Skills/Competencies:

• People management experience.
• Experience in managing projects.
• Proven research experience in malaria and/or the vaccine development.
• Experience in preparing and maintaining websites.

Conditions of Appointment

• Contract period will be three years, available from September 2009 with a possibility of extension.  A probationary period of six months will apply.
• Attractive salary conditions to be offered.
• Successful applicants will be based in Copenhagen, or in any other European Country where EMVI will be based.
• Extensive travelling in Africa and to a lesser extent in Europe is to be expected.

Female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply for this position.
If you feel that you possess the relevant skills and working background please send a Curriculum Vitae and cover letter explaining:

• Your suitability for the position.
• Your salary range expectations.

Applications providing all of the requested information should be received no later than 17:00 (CEST) on Sunday July 12^th 2009, and sent by email to: