Grant Officer 80-100%

The Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute (Swiss TPH) is a world-leading institute in global health with a particular focus on low- and middle-income countries. Associated with the University of Basel, Swiss TPH combines research, education and services at local, national and international levels. 950 people from 95 nations work at Swiss TPH focusing on infectious and non-communicable diseases, environment, society and health as well as health systems and interventions.

Within the Swiss TPH Directorate, the Project & Grant Unit (PGU) is a central structure at the interface between project leaders, management, and administration to support the project cycle of research and service projects. PGU is currently looking for a Grant Officer (80-100%).

Your position

The role of the Grant Officer is to both facilitate proposal development and ensure effective grant management of Swiss TPH research projects, with a focus on collaborative EU projects. The successful candidate will play a key role in supporting the team to manage and expand the institution’s diverse project portfolio. In that role, the Grant Officer will contribute to strengthening and continuously enhancing Swiss TPH’s overall competitiveness and grant management capacity.

Your various responsibilities include:

• Provide expert guidance to project leaders in support of proposal development
• Actively monitor, follow up, and support Swiss TPH internal application intents
• Ensure quality assurance and budget advise and manage timely, and high quality, submission of proposals to national and international (including EU and US) funders
• Contribute to key activities of project management, budgeting, reporting, and dissemination in the planning and realization phases of collaborative projects
• Conduct project-related communication and reporting with internal and external consortium partners, including funding organisations, to ensure smooth project progression
• Contribute to PGU administrative and organisational tasks, including quality assurance of project management, communication, documentation, continuous improvement, and database maintenance

Your profile

You should have the following experience and skills:

• Minimal requirement: Bachelor’s degree (or higher) of University or University of Applied Sciences, ideally in epidemiology or health related sciences
• Strong project management experience in academia or industry, ideally in health related sciences, and/or desire to gain increased expertise in research project management
• Prior experience in either or several of the following is an asset: budgeting and/or accounting practices, due diligence procedures, exposure to EU and/or US research funding mechanisms, proposal development, collaborative grant management
• Excellent communication and negotiation skills with various stakeholders, verbally and in writing, in the intercultural context of academia, service and industry
• Fluency in English, good command in German and/or French is an asset
• Detail-oriented, reliable, and responsible personality with a pragmatic solution-focused approach, even under time pressure

We offer you

• A dynamic and rewarding role in an internationally renowned institute within a collegial environment dedicated to make the world a healthier place
• Engaging interactions with motivated, multidisciplinary and multicultural teams
• Opportunity to gain valuable experience in interdisciplinary project management of research projects while enhancing your skills
• A modern, state-of-the-art workspace at our headquarters in Allschwil with its own canteen, located in a bustling life sciences and biotech cluster
• Attractive employment conditions, ongoing professional development opportunities, and dedicated mentoring support

• CV
• Motivational letter including names and contact information (email or phone number) of 1 - 2 references
• Reference letters and diploma