Company:
The South African Medical Research Council (SAMRC)
Industry: Research
Deadline: Not specified
Job Type: Contract
Qualification: Bachelors, Higher National Certificate, National Certificate
Experience: 1 year
Location: Gauteng
City:
Responsibilities:
- Coordinate technical operation of projects according to study protocols.
- Liaise with relevant provincial and district authorities, fieldworkers, facility managers, project manager and co-investigator to plan data collection.
- Management of equipment used during data collection at study site.
- Manage/supervise fieldworkers’ performance at study site including staff training.
- Organization and management of data, including data entry and record keeping.
- Monitor progress of research activities and generate regular and ad-hoc reports as required using excel and/or statistical analysis tools.
- Communicate the research outputs.
- Plan, coordinate and manage all logistics and operational aspects of the project and field sites.
Requirements
- A 3-year qualification (diploma/degree) in any health/social science or business administration.
- Fluent in Xitsonga or Tshivenda
- Code 8/10 driver’s license
- At least 1-year recent experience working on an environmental/public health project in research setting.
- Experience in writing project reports.
- Willing and able to travel
Advantageous:
- Experience with community engagement
- Experience with supply chain procedures
