Research Assistant (Wits RHI)

Main purpose of the job:

• Conducting day-to-day research-related activities including participant recruitment, data collection, capturing, calling of participants, and quality assurance
• The Research Assistant will also support research operations in the day-to-day administration and management of sentinel surveillance sites

Location:

• Ward 21 CRS - 22 Esselen street, Hillbrow, Johannesburg

Key performance areas:

• Adhere to project protocols, GCP, and local requirements for the ethical conduct of research in human participants
• Maintain the project files and the filing system
• Complete all relevant project administration as and when required
• Support data collection and data capturing as per GCP
• Participate in monitoring of study performance, including compilation and review of relevant indicators daily, weekly and monthly
• Storage and archiving of data as per the SOPs
• Support quality assurance by reviewing data to identify missing information and trigger the completion pathway
• Plan and conduct regular site visits to conduct data quality assessments and ascertain data-related issues
• Follow through with action plans and data clean-up activities resulting from assessments
• Participate in (to support data use)
• Support team with any other research-related activities
• Participate in data review and regular planning sessions with line manager and/or team
• Liaise with facility Team Leaders for submission of relevant data
• Compile prescribed reports for timely submission to the relevant stakeholders
• Distribute data and reports to relevant team members and management
• Ensure report queries from M&E technical team are resolved timeously within the reporting timelines set by the M&E reporting portfolio
• Implement quality improvement plans set out by the project
• Provide support to ensure appropriate data flow and data quality is maintained
• Maintain accurate records to document support provided, processes, and outputs to report to the M&E team
• Maintain a positive attitude and respond openly to feedback

Required minimum education and training:

• Matric (Diploma and Degree advantage)
• Fluent in English and at least one local language
• Excellent written and verbal skills
• Computer literate with fluency in MS Office

Required minimum work experience:

• Minimum 2 years of working experience in a clinical research environment

Desirable additional education, work experience, and personal abilities:

• Post matric qualification (degree or diploma)
• Certification in good clinical practice
• Able to work independently and as part of a multi-disciplinary team
• Ordered and systematic with strict compliance to protocols and good administrative skills
• Able to work under pressure and adhere to deadlines

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.
• AJ Personnel is fully POPIA Compliant.
• 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: 26 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.