Research Co-ordinator at ADvTECH

Overall Job Purpose: 

• The Research Co-ordinator is responsible for all coordination and administrative support of all research processes within the research department.

Contracting and payroll support

• Providing administrative support to ensure contracting and payment requests made by Deputy Deans: Research are processed in line with HR audit requirements and payments are accurate and timeously made.
• Liaising and collaborating with the National HR representative to resolve contracting, payroll, and payment queries.

Administrative Support

• Providing administrative support in the implementation and upkeep of research projects.
• Create and distribute curated reports.

Research Administrative Support

• Supporting the Deputy Dean: Research to organise training and onboarding of new academics and Research Associates.
• Supporting the Deputy Deans Research with the planning and rollout of research-related workshops, training, symposiums and events.
• Providing Research Activity Tracking System (RATS) training to researchers.
• Supporting with the maintenance of the Research Hub and other online research platforms/databases.
• Pulling of online research platform/database data.
• Provide comprehensive support to facilitate the ethical clearance process.
• Work with researchers to ensure a smooth processing of payment requests when using Research Incentive Tracking System (RITS) funds.

Research Travel Co-ordinator

• Travel coordination for researchers attending both local and international conferences including arranging travel itineraries, car hire, booking accommodation and accommodating special requests.
• Research, review and book suitable accommodation.

Minimum Educational Requirement:

• 3 Year Diploma (NQF Level 6)
• Degree (NQF Level 7) preferably in Administration / Project Management

Minimum Work Requirement:

• 2-3 Supportive Administrative Assistant role.