Assistant, Department of Medicine

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 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 Medicine comprises of independent sections of Cardiology, Dermatology, Endocrinology, Gastroenterology, Internal Medicine, Infectious Diseases, Nephrology, Neurology, and Pulmonary & Critical Care. The department has over 70+ full-time Faculty with a strong commitment to undergraduate and postgraduate education and research. Residency Programmes are offered in Internal Medicine, Neurology, Adult Cardiology, Gastroenterology, Pulmonary Medicine, Nephrology and Dermatology, as well as Fellowship Programmes in Clinical Neurophysiology & Electrodiagnostic Medicine, Diabetes, Endocrinology & Metabolism, Interventional Cardiology and Infectious Diseases.

This is a grant-funded contractual position.

Responsibilities

You will be responsible to:

• provide operational and administrative support assigned by the supervisor as and when required
• check invoices and bills for all grant-related activities and prepare payment requests
• coordinate purchases, prepare Records of Payments (ROP) and ensure timely delivery to the TCS office for courier services
• deliver finance-related documents to the appropriate departments
• maintain an organised filing and record-keeping system, both systematically and physically
• help new employees with joining formalities
• coordinate travel and transport arrangements for official visits of research staff
• raise online material stock requisition and purchase requisition, follow up on item/supply delivery with the relevant department/unit, and maintain all stock records
• provide administrative support in HR-related matters of the study to the team
• visit field sites to provide administrative support during workshops, meetings and monitoring activities.

Requirements

You should have:

• bachelor’s degree in a relevant field
• fresh graduates may apply; candidates with one year of relevant work experience will be preferred
• good interpersonal and communication skills
• proficiency in computers, especially MS Office and Excel
• willingness to travel and work in communities and rural field sites
• good report writing skills
• proficiency in written and spoken English
• flexibility for additional working hours as required.

Comprehensive employment reference checks will be conducted.

To Apply

Please send your resume to [email protected] and mark the subject with “10054918"

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Applications should be submitted latest by May 6, 2025