Project Manager

 Our mission is to improve the health of millions of people worldwide.

• Full time Position
• Based in Delhi
• Fixed Term – One year (extendable)

We have an opportunity for your career to make a difference!  We have a new and exciting opportunity for a Project Manager to join our organisation.

 How to apply:
Interested candidates should send their resume with full contact details, current and expected CTC/salary. Clearly mentioning the job title 'Project Manager' in the subject line to hrindia@georgeinstitute.org.in by the 12 July 2023

Context and Role

Multimorbidity is a newly launched research programme at the George Institute. One of the projects within the programme focuses on uncovering multimorbidity patterns in Indian adults using population-based surveys, hospital records, and patient cohorts. This is 5-year project funded by DBT/Wellcome Trust India Alliance. The Project Manager will be new independent full-time position. The Project Manager will be involved in all aspects of the project, but will primarily be responsible for data collection, management, and curation.

Reporting Relationships

The Project Manager will direcly report to Principal Investigator, Arpita Ghosh.

Duties and Key Responsibilities

The Project Manager will be expected to:

• Assit with development of tool, interviewer manual
• Software based tool validation
• Hiring of interviewers
• Manage primary data collection – plan interviews
• Work with data manager to identify indicators related to field progress, survey process, and data quality
• Conduct data review for quality control
• Conduct training of and supervise interviewers and data entry operators
• Assist with access, transfer and storage of data from hospitals
• Assist with planning and organization of dissemination activities, meeting with stakeholders

As a Team Member:

• Be responsible for the research administration and planning
• Participate in team meetings and activities
• Share field progress updates, challenges etc. on a regular basis
• Participate in special projects to improve processes, tools, systems and organisation
• Take responsibility for personal learning and development and for setting achievable and meaningful work objectives and managing personal targets, meeting obligations of the Institute’s Performance Management and Development Policy;
• Demonstrate commitment to GI’s values, including performing to an exceptionally high ethical standard and focus on integrity, collaboration and teamwork in all efforts.

As a Team Manager:

• Ensure direct reports understand and comply with GI’s Policies and procedures, standard operating practices, ethical practice (with respect to research) and the legislative environment.
• Be responsible for managing performance of direct reports, including the completion of plans and agreeing on work and personal objectives and reviewing such plans and objectives, in accordance with GI’s Performance Management and Development Policy.
• Act as a role model and ensure the team’s commitment to GI’s values, ensuring direct reports perform to a high ethical standard and focus on integrity, collaboration and teamwork in all efforts.

Skills, Knowledge and Experience

• Masters qualification in Public Health/Social Sciences or related field

• 5-10 years’ experience as a Field Manager in an academic/health setting or related field
• Proficiency in Excel
• In-depth understanding of data management principles and public health research
• Experience of managing projects, including project resourcing and planning
• Strong focus on quality and timely delivery of work.
• Well organized with good time management skills
• Strong problem solving skills
• Excellent interpersonal skills with medium level of proficiency in English
• Ability to work well and independently, in small teams and with a wide range of varying stakeholders
• Ability to see the big picture, whilst still maintaining a focus on detail and implementation
• Ability to be flexible and adaptable in the face of changing organisational priorities and ambiguous environments

For more details, please see the Position Description for this role.

The George Institute India

The George Institute, a wholly owned legal not-for-profit Indian research institute, has been conducting research related activities in India since 2002. The George Institute India’s mission mirrors that of the parent organization, namely the discovery and implementation of solutions to chronic and disabling health problems through research, policy development and capacity building.

A number of large-scale projects in population, health systems and clinical research, funded by a diverse group of sponsors, both public and private, are conducted in India. The George Institute India comprises two distinct operating groups: Research and Development, and Infrastructure and Resources. It has two separate offices - in Hyderabad and New Delhi, where the research staff and senior management are based. 

About the George Institute

We are a medical and health research institute affiliated with leading universities aiming to challenge the status quo in health care. With 700+ people around the world, and projects in over 40 countries, our Strategy 2025 is all about impact – specifically, the impact of The George Institute’s activities on the health of millions of people, particularly those living in disadvantaged circumstances around the world.

Our strategy focuses on three key research priorities:

• Better Treatments: finding better treatments for the world’s biggest health problems
• Better Care: transforming primary health care to support better health for more people
• Healthier Societies: harnessing the power of communities, governments and markets to improve health

For more information about The George Institute, visit www.georgeinstitute.org.