GRANT-PAID JOB OPPORTUNITY
We have been asked to assist with recruitment for the following job opportunity. Please note the successful candidate will be an employee of the affiliated institution and NOT Dalhousie University.

Position Summary

The Centre Manager position is a research administrative position, who is responsible for managing the Atlantic RURAL Centre (www.theruralcentre.com). Under the direction of the Atlantic RURAL Centre Director, the Centre Manager will liaise with Investigators, the Steering Committee, and the Advisory Committee to ensure the successful operation of Centre activities and to promote the long term sustainability of the Centre and its research. The Manager will also be responsible for administration of Centre related activities, completion of Centre reporting requirements to CIHR and other funding partners, coordination of scientific documents as required, provision of Centre budgetary oversight and supervision of the Centre staff, as directed. Other responsibilities may involve support of grant application preparation and tracking Centre operational performance indicators. Occasional travel to meet with our collaborating university partners and other stakeholders may be required.

Qualifications

The candidate should have a Masters in Business Administration, Public Administration, or Health Services Administration or other relevant discipline. A bachelor’s degree with exceptional experience may be considered in lieu of a post-graduate degree. Recent experience in a research-related environment, familiarity with population and public health research and grant submissions, academic settings, national granting councils would be considered important assets. The candidate should possess excellent communication skills (both written and oral) and the ability to speak confidently with and understand the needs of the research user community. The candidate should demonstrate a considerable amount of judgment and initiative that will be required to achieve various program timelines. The ability to work as a team member and having strong interpersonal skills, judgment, and maturity is essential. A high degree of computer literacy would be valuable. The candidate should be able to work independently with minimal supervision and direction. Previous supervisory experience would also be a plus.

Term

The position term will be determined by the contract negotiated between the candidate and the Director.

Salary

Commensurate with experience

Start date

November 1st, 2009 or earlier

Applications

Applications and resumes plus the names of three references must be submitted to:

Jenn Tuttle
Centre Manager
The Atlantic RURAL Centre
5790 University Avenue, Room 408
Halifax, NS B3H 1V7
Phone: (902) 494-7446
Fax: (902) 494-1597
E-mail: jennifer.tuttle@dal.ca