Project Assistants x 2 (Fixed Term Contract until 31 March 2024) Wits MRU

Main purpose of the job:

• To provide support and assist in research project activities according to Good Clinical Practice (GCP), the study protocol, and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs)
• Perform activities related to data collection including participant recruitment and retention; administering informed consent; conducting interviews, transcribing, translating, and reviewing data and study information; assisting with participant reimbursements; ordering project supplies, and ensuring high-quality data management. HIV testing and counseling

Location:

• MRU Durban - Commercial City Research Site - KZN

Key performance areas:

• Recruitment and screening
• Retention of participants
• Administering Informed Consent/Assent
• Interviewing participants
• Other study activities
• Maintenance of documents/records
• Administration

Required minimum education and training:

• Matric
• Valid driver’s license
• Computer literate

Required minimum work experience:

• Minimum 1-year of working experience in a research environment
• Proficient in English and Zulu
• Experience in undertaking fieldwork, research data collection, HIV counseling, and testing certification
• Excellent interpersonal and interviewing skills, with the ability to interact with a variety of stakeholders, are essential
• Excellent attention to data quality and finely tuned task management skills are essential

Desirable additional education, work experience, and personal abilities:

• Excellent interpersonal skills are required for this position
• Experience related to HIV and reproductive health is also essential
• Good communication skills and the ability to interact with a variety of stakeholders, including experience liaising with multi-cultural and multi-country teams
• Applicant must have project administration skills and experience with strict compliance to protocols
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office is mandatory
• The successful applicant must be able to work under pressure and adhere to strict deadlines while being self-motivated, able to work independently and as part of a multidisciplinary team
• The successful incumbent will be skilled in multi-tasking, will be tactful, respectful, and always willing to adhere to the strictest confidentiality standards
• A valid GCP certification

TO APPLY:

• Only if you do meet the minimum job requirements and experience as mentioned above, you may submit a detailed updated CV.
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• Please take note that the applicants who do not adhere to the above criteria will not be considered for the respective position.
• The closing date for all applications: 12 April 2022.
• Wits Health Consortium will only respond to shortlisted candidates.
• Candidates who have not been contacted within two weeks of the closing date can consider their applications to be unsuccessful.
• Note WHC, in accordance with their Employment Equity goals and plan, will give preference to suitable applicants from designated groups as defined in the Employment Equity Act 55 of 1998 and subsequent amendments thereto.
• PLEASE NOTE: Our Client, WHC - MRU, maintains mandatory Covid-19 requirements, and as such only Covid-19 vaccinated incumbents will be considered for positions.

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• AJ Personnel is only responsible for advertising the advertisement on behalf of their client Wits Health Consortium.
• AJ Personnel does not have any salary or other information regarding the position.