Kosrae Campus/Area Health Education Center Program(AHEC)
P.O. Box 37
Tofol,Kosrae FM 96944

Serve as administrative assistant providing support to the FSM Area Health Education Center (AHEC) program at the Kosrae Campus AHEC sub-center. Assist with center office set up and continue to provide administrative management and coordination of work activities per AHEC work plan. Ensure proper sub-center budget management, develop contracts, procurements, disbursements, monitor program expenditures, and prepare monthly fiscal reports. Participate in data collection, consolidation, and preparation of required project periodic reports. Facilitate communication links between FSM AHEC project office and community partners to identify health workforce training providers as required. Coordinate health related workforce-training activities. Facilitate and network between the local college campus for AHEC activities related to the COM-FSM nursing and public health programs. Coordinate local AHEC project “pipeline” activities to recruit young people into health careers. Communicate AHEC activities through newsletter. Coordinate AHEC program participation in local events such as health fair, population day, woman’s day, cultural and environment awareness events and activities. Perform other related duties as assigned. The position is under the administrative supervision of the AHEC Program Director [Chair of Health Sciences Division] at the National Campus with onsite supervision by campus instructional coordinator. Serve on committees.

Bachelor’s degree from a US accredited college, preferably in a health science or health education with three years of progressive work experience in the area of assignment. Foreign credentials must be equated to meet US standards using World Education Services at http://www.wes.org. Knowledge of: some familiarity with FSM health services workforce needs and College of Micronesia-FSM preferred. Ability to use office computing resources for program management and documentation. Use e-mail and search internet effectively and efficiently. Communicate effectively in English with on island and off island agencies and institutions both orally and in writing. Establish and maintain effective working relationship within college community and between the college and department of health services to promote the services of the AHEC program and form partnerships for meeting local health workforce training needs. Keep records, make reports on project activities, produce simple quarterly newsletter. Familiarity and/or experience with distance learning course delivery modalities desirable.

Applicants must submit copies of an interest letter, resume, COM-FSM Employment Application form, college transcripts and 3 up to date letters of recommendation to Human Resources Office at the address above or send via E-mail to hro@comfsm.fm no later than December 11, 2014 for screening. Official hard copies are required when a candidate is considered; hard copies of transcripts are to be mailed directly from schools to HRO.