Project Coordinator

Position Information **Position Title** - Project Coordinator **Department/Unit** - Pediatrics **Research Project** - Solutions for Kids in Pain (SKIP) **Location** - Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada **Posting Number** - GP63-25 **Employee Group** - Grant-Paid **Position Type** - Term **Duration of Contract (if applicable)** - 1 year with possibility of extension **Employment Type** - Full Time **Full-time Equivalency (FTE)** - 1.0 **Salary** - $65,000 - $85,000 (for 37.5 hours/ week) **About the Organization** - Solutions for Kids in Pain (SKIP) is a national knowledge mobilization network and a Dalhousie University Research Centre whose mission is to improve children’s pain management by mobilizing evidence-based solutions through coordination and collaboration. SKIP’s focus is on knowledge mobilization. Specifically, SKIP leads activities and initiatives that mobilize the best available research on children’s pain from around the globe to ensure that existing evidence is effectively shared, translated, and applied in practice and in policy across Canadian health institutions. Our goal is to improve children’s pain management in Canada and beyond. **Job Summary** - Reporting to SKIP’s Scientific Director, the Project Coordinator will be based in Halifax, Nova Scotia in SKIP’s Administrative Centre on the Dalhousie Halifax campus. They will work closely with the Associate Scientific Director, Managing Director, other Project Coordinator(s), and broader national network. A key responsibility of this role is to support SKIP’s knowledge mobilization efforts by summarizing and critically appraising existing research evidence on children’s pain. The Project Coordinator will also play a pivotal role in leading the planning, execution, and evaluation of various projects and initiatives at SKIP (e.g., supporting efforts for widespread adoption of the Pediatric Pain Management health standard [CAN/HSO13200:2023] at diverse hospitals across Canada), as well as general operations. **Key Responsibilities** - Regularly review, critically appraise, summarize, and synthesize research on pediatric pain management topics to ensure that SKIP’s knowledge mobilization efforts are based on high-quality evidence and remain current, relevant, and impactful. - Provide administrative and operational support for SKIP’s activities by helping with scheduling, organizing meetings, tracking project progress, and maintaining project records and information in alignment with Dalhousie’s policies and procedures. - Assist in SKIP’s efforts to build awareness about the importance of quality pain management for children by preparing and sharing evidence-based information with health professionals, decision-makers, families, and the public. - Develop and maintain strong and positive relationships with diverse audiences, including researchers, organizational partners, health professionals, and patients and caregivers, to ensure their expertise helps to shape SKIP’s resources and strategies. - Responsible for collecting and tracking the activities of the SKIP Network and collecting feedback from partners to shape reports to funders and the public to measure and showcase the impact of SKIP’s work. **Note** - The successful applicant will be eligible for hybrid work (combination of in-person work on the Dalhousie campus and remote work from Halifax Nova Scotia) as agreed by all parties based on operational requirements and university guidelines. National and/or international travel, estimated to be approximately