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Program Coordinator, Climate Change and Global Health

Duke Global Health Institute

 

Job Description

The Duke Global Health Institute (DGHI) seeks to achieve health equity for vulnerable groups and individuals around the world. The Institute is making a signature investment in and commitment to climate change and global health. As such, DGHI is seeking a highly motivated, flexible individual to join our expanding team as a Program Coordinator. The Program Coordinator will work with the DGHI Climate and Global Health initiative; an ideal candidate is someone with an interest in global health, health equity, and health effects of climate change, who has strong organizational and communication skills, is detail-oriented, and can communicate and collaborate with colleagues from various backgrounds and teams around the world.

This person will be the primary administrator for the new strategic, taking a lead role in launching multiple new initiatives and pursuing grant funding to support those efforts, building core systems and operating procedures, and coordinating activities across multiple research/project locations in the US and internationally. They will be expected to: coordinate within and across multiple projects and research initiatives related to climate change and health; lead internal and external communications efforts; and collaborate effectively with multiple partners and teams. The Program Coordinator will report to the co-chairs managing the initiative, Marc Jeuland and Mercedes. Bravo.

The Coordinator may have the opportunity to work directly on specific Climate and Global Health projects with DGHI faculty, students, and partners. This may involve infrequent international travel, typically about two weeks in length, to contribute to projects in the field, depending on the candidate’s interest and the needs of the initiative.

Responsibilities

• Plan and coordinate regular standing meetings of the core initiative teams, as well as ad-hoc meetings among faculty, staff, students, and field partners engaged in the initiative. In doing so, develop agendas, take notes, circulate information in a timely manner, and manage task lists (10%)
• Lead efforts to establish and maintain strong working relationships with faculty, students and other university partners, external partners, and the broader community (10%).
• Assist in designing, advertising, and managing activities under the initiative, such as administering the pilot research grant activity, coordinating travel and engagement with international partners, and organizing speakers or convening activities (10%).
• Liaise with domestic and international partners to coordinate collaborative research and intervention opportunities (10%).
• Working with key faculty, develop proposals for internal and external funding to boost the resources available to the initiative (20%).