Project Coordinator at The South African Medical Research Council (SAMRC)

Responsibilities:

• Contribute to the design, management and research integrity of the research project including proposals, ethics approvals and budgets
• Develop and maintain a harmonised operational system for the study across all participating HDSS nodes
• Assist in conducting annual operational audits of HDSS nodal platforms.
• Convene, chair and capacity develop the SAPRIN community engagement community of practice forum.
• Develop and maintain a mechanism to centrally monitor performance and progress of the project, ensuring timely delivery of milestones.
• Ensure optimisation of data collection processes to ensure innovation, cost effectiveness and cost efficiency.
• Organise and facilitate training of HDSS nodal staff on protocol implementation
• Organize and conduct progress review meetings with HDSS nodal Scientists and their operations teams.
• Develop, coordinate, and manage weekly progress reports for HDSS nodal platform and multinodal studies.
• Prepare reports to project funders
• Develop and maintain a quality assurance programme for data collection and processing including writing and maintenance of manual of operations (MOP) and standard operating procedures (SOPs)
• Coordinate and process annual reports for HDSS nodal platforms.

Requirements

• 4-year tertiary degree in public health, Population Studies/Demography, Social Science, or related field
• At least 5 years’ experience in a research environment focusing on population health issues.
• Experience in designing and managing data collection systems.
• Experience in developing and/or implementing quality assurance/control systems in research studies.
• Experience in monitoring and controlling budget of a research project.
• Experience in coordinating implementation of a research project
• Fluency in speaking and writing in English.
• Experience in training research teams
• Experience in scheduling complex time-driven activities
• Knowledge of research ethics and research regulatory requirements
• Experience in writing progress reports for research studies
• Experience in developing and implementing community engagement strategies and activities for research.
• Experience in developing standard operating procedures (SOPs) and manual of operations (MOPs)
• A valid code 08 manual driver’s license.

Advantages:

•  Master’s degree in public health, Population Studies/Demography, Social Science, or related field
• Experience in longitudinal population health cohort studies especially Health and Demographic Surveillance Systems (HDSS) focusing on HIV, TB and Non-Communicable diseases (NDCs)

Closing Date:

16 April 2026