The duties of the part-time SO(RO) are set out as follows –

• (a)To provide scientific support for initial review of final reports of projects funded by the Health and Medical Research Fund (HMRF);
• (b)To identify suitable non-local and local experts to conduct the two-tier peer review of the final reports, and follow up the assessments with the experts;
• (c)To follow up and review the responses and revised final reports submitted by the applicants until the final reports are accepted by the fund;
• (d)To advise the appropriate dissemination channel of the closed projects under HMRF; and
• (e)To execute any other duties as assigned by seniors.

Candidates should –

• (a)have a university degree or equivalent;
• (b)have a PhD degree in health sciences or health-related subjects;
• (c)have at least 2 years of working experience in reviewing research grant applications and reports as well as project management/research administration in the Government and/or public bodies;
• (d)have at least 2 years’ post-qualification experience in management function/ respective profession/function of the post at Executive Officer I or equivalent level;
• (e)have at least 4 years’ post-qualification experience in public health, health sciences, advanced medical and clinical research;
• (f)be proficient in common office software (e.g. MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and Chinese word processing, and having good knowledge of information technology systems;
• (g)have good communication and interpersonal skills;
• (h)have good analytical and problem solving skills; and
  • (i)be responsible and self-motivated, have good organisation and time management skills, and able to work under pressure.