Assistant Manager, Department of Emergency Medicine

Karachi, Pakistan

PKR 3,000,000 – PKR 5,000,000

Introduction

Aga Khan University, chartered in 1983 as Pakistan's first private international university, is committed to the provision of education, research, and health care of international standards relevant to Pakistan and the region. The affiliated Aga Khan University Hospital provides state-of-the-art clinical facilities and well-equipped diagnostic services. The University currently has teaching sites in Pakistan, East Africa, the United Kingdom, and Afghanistan, and is a major component of the Aga Khan Development Network.

As an equal opportunity employer, AKU believes in promoting a diverse and inclusive culture and is committed to adopt appropriate standards for safeguarding and promoting a respectful relationship with and between diverse workforce of its faculty, staff, trainees, volunteers, beneficiaries, wider communities, and other stakeholders with whom it works, including children and vulnerable adults and expects all employees/trainees and partners to share this commitment.

The Department of Emergency Medicine at the Aga Khan University, Karachi, is the regional leader in establishing high-quality clinical service and academic programs. The current clinical facility consists of 60 beds, including a fast track, separate adult and paediatric emergency units, cardiac emergency, a clinical decision unit, resuscitation rooms, isolation rooms, and triage. The main Emergency Department (ED) provides care to over 75,000 patients a year. Most patients require complex medical and surgical/trauma care. In addition, the department supervises a satellite free-standing emergency department.

The Department of Emergency have been awarded the National Institutes of Health’s D43 Grant. The goal of this grant program, “AKU Trauma Injury Research Training Program (AKU-TIRTP)” is to strengthen trauma and injury research capacity across different countries and build a strong cross-regional model of collaboration. The programme will train several PhD researchers and a large number of trainees through a series of workshops and online courses, and it will support contextually relevant research in care of the injured with a focus on emergencies, disasters, and conflict.

This is a grant-funded contractual position.

Job Role / Responsibilities:

You will be responsible to:

assist the principal investigator in the submission of intramural and extramural grant applications, ensuring compliance with university and funding agency policies
develop and monitor annual budgets for research grants
coordinate the grant checklist process and liaise with relevant AKU departments for checklist approval
liaise with the finance department and funding agencies regarding budgetary approvals, invoice processing and payment-related matters
ensure timely provision of necessary supplies as per research project requirements and maintain proper records
coordinate project activities and monitor assigned project deliverables
review monthly accounts and financial reports, including GL, JC data and GVR
maintain records of all departmental grant awards
ensure timely renewal of grant proposals and subcontracts and orderly closeout of completed activities
support accounts and finance-related matters as assigned by grant and departmental leadership
coordinate and support internal and external grant audits.

Responsibilities:

You should have:

a Master’s degree in Finance from a reputed university
at least three years of relevant experience
strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to communicate and coordinate effectively with different stakeholders
strong financial analysis, budgeting and reporting skills
sound knowledge of grant management, financial controls and compliance requirements
proficiency in Microsoft Office, particularly Excel, for financial analysis and reporting.

Comprehensive employment reference checks will be conducted.