Study Coordinator - GHRU - R 681A at South African Medical Research Council

Responsibilities:

• Co-ordinating data collection and participant support activities.
• Contribute to finalizing study tools and training of study site staff.
• Monitoring, supervising study data collection and informed consent procedures, including record-keeping.
• Ensure implementation of and monitoring of Standard Operating Procedures (SOP’s).
• Manage and supervise the site’s study staff.
• Oversee and ensure timetable adherence for participant recruitment, assessment, and retention at the research site.
• Manage resources, including vehicles, premises, and finance.
• Supervise operational activities at the site and ensure it is a conducive environment for work and participant attendance.
• Quality control and assurance.
• Assist with scientific report writing/publications and presentations.

Core Requirements:

• 4-year Hons degree in Health/Social Science or a similar qualification relevant for public health research.
• At least two years of relevant experience in research project co-ordination.
• Experience working on gender-based violence (GBV) research and knowledge of GBV and impact of GBV research on staff.
• Experience conducting face-to-face interviews and managing consent processes.
• Experience working sensitively with traumatized research participants.
• Experience working in a team and managing stakeholder groups or managing staff.
• A sound understanding of Good Clinical Practice and understanding of the special considerations with GBV research and child participants.
• A code 08 manual South African driver’s license.

Advantageous:

• Experience conducting GBV and violence against children research.