Institutional Liaison & Project Coordinator

About the role

Labyrinth Global Health is seeking an Institutional Liaison & Project Coordinator to act as the on-site Stakeholder Relationship Manager for a biosecurity capacity-building project funded by the U.S. Government. The project involves the design, construction, equipping and commissioning of a Pathogen Consolidation Unit (PCU) on the Institut National d'Hygiène (INH) campus in Rabat, plus training in facility operations, biosafety and biosecurity and next-generation sequencing. The role is a coordination and liaison position, not scientific research, and is based on-site at the INH campus with occasional travel to Casablanca.

Key responsibilities

• Serve as the main contact between the prime contractor and INH leadership, department heads and laboratory staff, and identify and coordinate INH personnel for training, assessments and working groups
• Attend design review meetings, prepare weekly status reports and formal meeting minutes, and coordinate with quality management on integrating PCU procedures into institutional quality frameworks
• Coordinate construction, permitting and regulatory matters with campus management and utility engineers, track licenses and permits, and support commissioning and the final acceptance test
• Coordinate pathogen consolidation logistics, inventory and chain-of-custody documentation, and help set up sample management workflows across laboratory sections
• Organize training logistics for O&M, biosafety and biosecurity and NGS/bioinformatics courses in Rabat and Casablanca, including venues, lodging and materials
• Facilitate high-level meetings between U.S. government representatives, the contractor and Moroccan counterparts

Required profile

• PhD with 2+ years, or Master's with 3+ years, or Bachelor's with 5+ years of relevant experience
• Degree in a relevant field such as life sciences, public health, international relations, international development, public administration or project management
• Experience coordinating with host-country government entities, health ministries, national institutes or permitting authorities
• English and French fluency (written and oral); Arabic strongly preferred
• Willingness to be based in Rabat for approximately 42 months

Required skills

• Institutional coordination in complex environments such as national laboratories or research institutes
• Stakeholder management and cross-cultural communication
• Familiarity with biosafety, biosecurity or laboratory operations concepts (technical expertise not required)
• Understanding of construction coordination, permitting and regulatory compliance

Preferred: prior experience with INH, the Ministry of Health or Institut Pasteur du Maroc; project coordination or partnership development experience; professional certifications in project management or biorisk management.

The employer offers competitive compensation and a comprehensive benefits package, and applications require a resume, cover letter and professional references.