Call for
Proposals to Host and Facilitate AMANET Training Workshop on
Management for African Malaria Research Leaders
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Deadline for Submission: 16 April
2006
Introduction
The African Malaria Network Trust (AMANET) whose
mission is to promote capacity strengthening and
networking of malaria R&D in Africa is inviting
proposals from interested institutions or consortia
to facilitate, organize and host on behalf of
AMANET, a training workshop on management for
leaders of malaria research institutions from
sub-Saharan Africa.
Justification
As is very often the case leaders of
health research institutions are selected for
management positions because they are good in
research. In most cases they start managing when
they have no idea regarding the management of
personnel, finances, resources, etc, etc. The idea
is to organize a training workshop for about 20 or
so participants; it would last for up to two weeks,
preferably less. The workshop besides imparting
knowledge, would also afford opportunities for
sharing leadership/management and related
experiences, and also promote future networking
among the participants. The participants would
mainly be directors and prospective directors of
malaria research institutions/programmes in
sub-Saharan Africa. As such, they would have many
years of research and management experience, but no
training in the latter. The majority, if not all of
them, will have PhDs in their respective
specializations, usually in biomedical sciences.
Workshop objective
The main objective of the training workshop is to strengthen the
capabilities of malaria research leaders in management.
Topics for the workshop
Topics for this workshop will include:
1.
Leadership styles
2. Management
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Recruiting, mentoring, motivation, and staff
evaluation/assessment;
Strategic planning;
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Brain drain;
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Grants and contracts management;
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Budget planning (variance analysis, short-term investment,
logistic management etc.);
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Financial management (financial statement, balance sheet,
income statement, cash flow);
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Role
and use of auditors (expectation gap);
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Delegating effectively;
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Time
management;
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Chairing meetings;
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Dealing with corruption;
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Dealing with staff labour unions;
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Managing stakeholders (government, donors, etc).
3. Setting a research agenda
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Setting, defining and funding a research agenda for an
African research institution;
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Balancing institutional, national, and global research
priorities;
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Balancing research priorities of
donors with institutional priorities;
Research capacity strengthening;
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Knowing
funders and what they fund;
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Writing grants applications and making presentations;
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Ethics considerations in health research from an African
perspective,
Collaboration with researchers and other partners;
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Dissemination of research results;
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Publications and other communications; and
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Authorship, etc.
These topics are based on decades of accumulated
experience in health research institutional management in
Africa, and on a workshop we organized several years ago (see
AMANET website). It mainly reflects the problems commonly faced
by most African health research institution managers.
Interested institutions or consortia should write and submit
proposals titled “Application to Host and Facilitate AMANET
Training Workshop on Management for African Malaria Research
Leaders” detailing the following:
1. Applicant information:
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Name of the
institution/organization;
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Official status and copy of
legal statute of institution/consortia;
Profile of applicant institution /consortium in relations to
the objective of the workshop;
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Detailed CV of identified
facilitators for the workshop;
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The local organizing
committee;
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Letters of support or
testimonials from previous similar experiences;
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Listing of topics in which
applicant genuinely lacks competence;
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Suggested workshop programme
outline, including names of facilitators.
2. Location:
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Description of the likely
location of the proposed workshop venue, including
accessibility by air from different parts of Africa;
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Likely impact of the location
on the cost of the workshop organization;
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Efficiency of Internet
connectivity.
3. Travel and Visas:
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The applicant should detail
preparedness to provide local coordination for travel
arrangements for both participants and facilitators. This
includes:
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Providing information
regarding travel regulations to the host country, such as
health restrictions, recommended vaccines, tips on
pre-travel medication;
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Providing information
regarding local visa requirements, this may include
invitation letters, the facilitation of group visas etc.;
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Coordinating with AMANET on
the reservation, booking and issuance of air tickets to
workshop participants, facilitators, etc. AMANET will be
responsible for organizing international transport for all
participants and facilitators.
4. Accommodation
It is preferred that the accommodation, facilities for and the
meeting room for the workshop, all be provided at the same
location.
5. Workshop requirements and Logistics
The workshop will require a meeting room with sufficient seating
capacity and audio-visual equipment, your proposal should
therefore indicate the capacity of the workshop/conference hall,
availability of a public address system, multimedia projector,
6’x6’ projection screen, flipchart and paper, workshop
material/references, morning and afternoon refreshments, e.g.,
coffee, water, etc., lunch) and directions to the workshop
location, including any special building entry instructions,
i.e., if the facility is a secured building, etc. It is
desirable that the workshop room has enough electrical outlets
as the workshop participants may want to connect their laptop
computers.
6. Financial/Workshop budget.
The workshop will be fully sponsored by AMANET; the applicant is
advised to present an affordable and justified budget.
7. Publicity/Visibility
The applicant is also encouraged to provide local publicity for
the event and to coordinate among others:
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Invitation of VIPs, such as
Government officers and other dignitaries;
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Press conferences;
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Press Releases;
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Advertising in local newspapers
and magazines.
8. Any other pertinent information
Your proposal should be received by 16 April
2006 at the latest, and should be sent (preferably by email) to:
The Managing Trustee,
African Malaria Network Trust (AMANET)
Tanzania Commission for Science and Technology building,
Ali Hassan Mwinyi Road,
P O Box 33207, Dar es Salaam,
Tanzania.
Tel: + 255-22-2700018,
Fax: + 255-22-2700380.
E-mail:
info@amanet-trust.org
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