Molemolemo: Building Research Administration Excellence in South Africa

项目总结 南非约翰内斯堡奥鲁姆研究所(Aurum)研究活动的增长及其 目的从事更多关于非洲大陆的初级研究奖项，突出了对 改善对NIH/NIAID赠款的行政监督和对NIH资助政策的遵守情况。至 为了实现本申请中概述的目标，我们将与范德比尔特大学医学中心合作 (VUmc)接受高级赠款、行政培训和接触最佳业务实践。VUmc 将协助执行研究行政和管理的混合方法需求评估 Aurum的环境，并制定行动计划，以确定培训需求，确定流程的优先顺序，并 指导项目实施。VUmc将领导各种管理主题的虚拟培训研讨会 并将主办两名私人投资主任参加的补助金管理实践活动。的一个主要焦点和成果 与VUMC的合作是内部开发的结构化赠款管理培训课程，用于 非美国组织，由基本模块和选修模块组成。这将是一辆 通过它，我们将确保通过这笔赠款提供的培训支持产生持久影响。具有技术支持 来自Vanderbilt的帮助和课程材料，该计划将被开发以增强和改进 赠款管理和研究管理方面的培训。在范德比尔特实习的第二年， Aurum管理员将创建视频培训模块，这将有助于推出标准化的 在南非和其他地方的不同Aurum实体的赠款管理培训方案 非洲。除了录制的模块外，Aurum赠款管理小组将定期至少两次 一年，根据制定的培训课程领导虚拟和面对面的课堂培训研讨会 各种行政主题，从提案制定到奖项结束。适用的 必修模块将成为新员工入职计划的一部分，我们将继续开发 并在需要时更新培训课程。拟议的发展奖将使 在奥鲁姆研究所及其附属机构创造高质量的研究管理环境，以及 合作伙伴，知识渊博且符合的财务和管理标准 赞助的研究。

PROJECT SUMMARY The growth of research activities at The Aurum Institute (Aurum) in Johannesburg, South Africa, and its objective to engage in more primary research awards on the African continent, have highlighted the desire for improved administrative oversight of NIH/NIAID grant awards and compliance with NIH funding policies. To achieve the aims outlined in this application, we will work together with Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) to receive advanced grants administration training and exposure to best business practices. VUMC will assist in performing a mixed methods needs assessment of the research administration and management environment at Aurum and generate an Action Plan that will identify training needs, prioritize processes, and guide program implementation. VUMC will lead virtual training workshops on a variety of administrative topics and will host a Grants Management Practicum to be attended by the two PIs. A major focus and output of the collaboration with VUMC is the in-house development of a structured Grants Management Training Course for non-US-based organizations, to be comprised of essential and elective modules. This will be the vehicle through which we will ensure lasting impact of the training support offered through this grant. With technical assistance and course materials from Vanderbilt, this program will be developed to enhance and improve training in grants management and research administration. In the second year of the practicum at Vanderbilt, Aurum administrators will create video training modules, which will be instrumental in rolling out a standardized Grants Management Training Program across the different Aurum entities in South Africa and elsewhere in Africa. In addition to recorded modules, the Aurum grants management team will regularly, at a minimum twice a year, lead both virtual and in-person classroom training workshops per the developed training curriculum on a variety of administrative topics ranging from proposal development through award closeout. The applicable mandatory modules will become part of the on-boarding program for new staff and we will continue to develop and update the training course as and when needed. The proposed development award will enable the creation of a high-quality research administration environment at the Aurum Institute, its affiliates, and collaborating partners, that is knowledgeable and compliant with the fiscal and management standards of sponsored research.