Programme Manager: Research Centre (Wits RHI)

Main purpose of the job:

• To provide strategic development, oversight, and management of clinical trials and programs

Location:

• Wits RHI – Research Centre, 7 Esselen Street, Hillbrow - Johannesburg
• On the 3rd and 4th Floor

Key performance areas:

• Provide direction to clinic staff on program implementation
• Provide planning support to clinical and non-clinical staff when implementing programs
• Develop annual budget in consultation with senior management and the multi-disciplinary teams
• Review budgets and adhere to relevant finance and procurement policies
• Develop and integrate operations for the clinic that includes the institute’s multi-disciplinary teams, communicate the operational plan effectively, implement the plan and monitor progress
• Provide ongoing feedback to stakeholders and support to respective teams on projects
• Quality assures the operational activities of the clinic and maintains and implements relevant policies, procedures, and protocols
• Develop research questions that speak to the effectiveness and sustainability of the clinic if required
• Implement best practices based on lessons learned
• Support CTU needs from CRS
• Manage facilities, determine space needs for new projects
• Review project indicators
• Analyze project indicators
• Track and monitor the progress of all projects
• Review project implementation plan and change if necessary
• Review individual work plans
• Review budgets where necessary with the grant manager
• Provide leadership and support to the team
• Hold/attend regular meetings with all partners
• Provide input and information for monthly reports, quarterly and annual reports
• Supporting clinic staff/project managers to identify and profile best practices
• Assess the project activities and external developments within the field to improve outputs on an ongoing basis
• Develop/review the work plan and other strategic project documents for the effective implementation of the project
• Work with colleagues to enhance project goals and outputs
• Identify the needs of the relevant project
• Identify and get the resources required
• Coordinate with external agencies such as public health and NGO partners, regulatory bodies, donor monitoring, auditing agencies, and others as necessary
• Develop & manage participant/beneficiary recruitment & retention strategies
• Develop and maintain project information systems
• Develop project tools such as SOPs, informed consents, participant/beneficiary information materials, technical guidelines, best practice documents, and other documents as required
• Coordinate and troubleshoot operational activities such as laboratory activities, pharmacy, IT, procurement, etc.
• Conduct training on project processes and activities
• Write project reports for internal/external dissemination
• Present papers and results to stakeholders
• Perform duties per study Delegation of Authority Logs
• Publish scientific publications
• Compile conference presentations
• Disseminate research findings internally and to universities and other stakeholders such as the community, CAGs, and media
• Write research and funding proposals
• Attend to all staffing requirements and administration
• Supervise and manage the duties of subordinates to ensure optimal staff utilization and maintenance of sound labor relations
• Perform and facilitate performance development and assessments
• Identify substandard performance by team members and take necessary corrective action
• Take ownership and accountability for tasks and demonstrates effective self-management
• Follow through to ensure that quality and productivity standards of own work are consistently and accurately maintained
• Maintain a positive attitude and respond openly to feedback
• Take ownership of driving your own career development by participating in ongoing training and
• development activities such as forums, conferences, policy setting workshops, etc.
• Comply with Good Clinical Practice (GCP), Protocol requirements, and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs)
• Verify the accuracy of data in source documentation and accuracy of transcription from source data to Case Report Forms (CRF) as needed
• Ensure errors on source documents e.g., CRF are corrected, initialed, and dated (as needed)
• Support the timely transmission/data faxing of relevant Case Report Forms following QC activity (as needed)
• Ensure completion of corrective action of internal and external QC reports and monitoring reviews
• Assist with staff training (and retraining) where error trends are identified

Required minimum education and training:

• Master’s degree in health (MPH), or Relevant field

Required minimum work experience:

• 5 years experience in a management role in clinical trials
• Demonstrated experience in managing projects

Desirable additional education, work experience, and personal abilities:

• Extensive experience working with donor-funded programmes
• Experience in training
• Able to work independently and as part of a multi-disciplinary team
• Positive, energetic team leader with an ability to adapt to complex situations
• Adaptable, willing to take initiative
• Strong organizational skills with an accurate approach to work, attention to detail
• Excellent communication skills (verbal and written)
• Advanced Microsoft Office skills

TO APPLY:

• Only if you do meet the minimum job requirements and experience as mentioned above, you may submit a detailed updated CV.
• Please Apply Online and complete your registration on Ditto Hire (our application tracking system) to enable and protect you as a candidate to accept the new POPIA terms and conditions. This will then create your permanent profile with which you can apply for all jobs as advertised by AJ PERSONNEL. However, you may remove your profile from AJ PERSONNEL when you are no longer in the job market.
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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: 27 September 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.

Please note:

• Our Client, WHC - RHI, maintains mandatory Covid-19 requirements, and as such only Covid-19 vaccinated incumbents will be considered for positions.
• WHC, in accordance with its 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.
• 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.