Current Openings at The Aurum Institute

Work Description

The Procurement Clerk is responsible to assist in the direct area of Purchase Order creation. The Procurement Clerk is responsible to assist the Procurement Manger and Procurement Officer in the procurement function in the Company. To assist with ensuring ensure that procurement of goods, consumables and services complies with the Company’s Procurement Policy inter alia creating and maintaining a list of Approved Vendors who comply with certain key criteria to ensure the effective procurement of all items within the company within the required timeframe, best price possible and quality.

Technical Work Responsibilities

• Vendor Management
• Assist with Purchasing of all goods/services within the Company from Vehicles to Stationery
• Provide assistance to ensure the effective procurement of all items required within the Company, within the required time frame, best price possible and quality
• Ensure that all Invoices are captured timeously to ensure prompt payment
• Assist with building good relationships with Vendors, which ultimately benefit Aurum

Requirements

Education

• Bachelor’s degree in Procurement

Experience

• Minimum of 2 years’ experience in a science related environment with the Procurement/Buyer function
• Minimum of 2 years procuring specialised science related equipment’s
• Knowledge of Applicable Legislation

Requirements

• Valid Driver’s Licence
• Proficient personal computer skills including electronic mail, record keeping, routine database activity, word processing, spreadsheet, graphics, advanced MS Excel etc
• SA Citizen or valid work permit to work in South Africa
• Minimal/Moderate/Excessive overnight travel (up to 30%) by land or air if required
• Willing to work overtime

go to method of application »

YOUR JOB WILL BE:  

Responsible for study coordination and management through:

• Oversight and monitoring of screening, enrolment, research data collection and participant retention and clinical management.
• To ensure that recruitment, screening, enrolment and retention targets are met, and systems are in place and implemented to meet agreed targets.
• Ensure management of all assigned staff to ensure adherence to protocols and SOP’s.
• Ensure timely, accurate, complete, collection of data from research participants.
• Ensuring all activities are conducted according to GCP standards and the study protocol.
• To oversee quality control of study documents.
• Liaise with stakeholders at study site and research team.
• Liaise with data management team to identify, address and resolve queries timeously.

Staff management

• Ensure staff have all the appropriate support and materials to complete their work.
• Supervise and support the research team in carrying out project duties.

Provide weekly reports to Principal Investigator on:

• Project status e.g. Screening and enrolment numbers or numbers of interviews conducted. 
• Quality assurance and control, and corrective actions.
• Stock levels of equipment, consumables and documents at each site.

General Administration:

• Address and ensure error corrections are attended to.     
• Ensure maintenance of study equipment
• Maintain inventory for all study equipment, consumables and documents, and order of stock for the study site.
• Responsible for preparing files and documents for Audits/Monitoring, in coordination with the Project Manager.
• Assist in writing and distribution of minutes.

Requirements

YOU MUST HAVE:

Knowledge of:

• Intermediate personal computer skills including electronic mail, record keeping, routine database activity, word processing, and excel spread sheet.
• Efficient in Microsoft office
• Quantitative and qualitative epidemiological research methods
• GCP training

Work Experience:

• Experience in clinical research, primarily in the field of health research, preferably on HIV/COVID
• At least 3 years’ experience managing people and/or projects
• At least 5 years’ experience in /clinical research – Network / DAIDs protocols

Minimum requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in relevant field or Diploma in Nursing.
• Strong quality and data management understanding is essential.
• Valid GCP certificate
• Valid driver’s license
• Own car

go to method of application »

General responsibilities

The role of the sub-district social auxillary worker is to provide social support services to TB patients in need. This includes provision of care, support, protection and development of people with TB, their families and communities affected by TB through relevant programs. This position requires a good understanding of the Department of Social Development legislative mandate, policies and progammes, the Batho Pele principles and knowledge of the social services network at district level.

Key Performance areas

Technical

• Develop a sub district work plan for with clear roles and timeframes
• Provide assistance and support to social workers with the rendering of a social work service with regard to the care, support, protection and development of vulnerable individuals, groups, families and communities;
• Assist social workers to attend to any other matters that could result in, or stem from social instability in any form;
• Perform administrative support functions in support of social workers as required of the job
• Assess the TB clients’ needs, situations, strengths, and support networks to determine goals and appropriate interventions. 
• Ensuring that all client files, and other records, comply with policies, regulations, and procedures
• Make recommendations on the best course of action for a client and/or family
• Monitor referrals to ensure that TB clients access services or support they have been referred to.
• Provide progress reports in sub district meetings
• Report daily or weekly to the district level SR supervisor, or as per organizations policies and procedure.
• Submit monthly activity reports as per workplan to the district level SR supervisor and sub district TB/ HAST manager.

Qualifications

• Grade 10 plus completion of the learnership to allow registration with the South African Council for Social Service Professions (SACSSP) as Social Auxiliary Worker;
• Current registration with the South African Council for Social Service Professions as a Social Auxiliary Worker

Experience: 

• At least 3 years’ experience working as a Social Worker in the Public Sector
• Experience in administration and management
• Valid drivers licence

Required Knowledge and Skills, and Abilities:

• Excellent understanding of the Social Assistance Act, relevant policies and guidelines
• Sound knowledge of the Public Service Act and the Batho Pele Principles
• A basic understanding of the human behaviour, relationship system and social systems.
• Basic knowledge of financial matters related to social auxiliary work
• Good analytical and problem-solving skills
• Good communication skills (both interpersonal and written)
• Good IT skills and understanding of existing information systems used in Social Services
• Flexibility and ability to adapt to changes
• Conflict resolution skills
• Good co-ordination skills
• Information and Knowledge Management (Keep precise records and compile accurate reports)

go to method of application »

JOB PURPOSE

To coordinate the TB program activities within the hospitals and down referrals to primary health care services.

OBJECTIVES

• To strengthen the management and notification of TB in the hospitals.
• To ensure effective down referral of patients for continuity of care.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Improve quality standards for recording, reporting of TB data in the hospital.
• Register patients who are diagnosed with TB in the hospital.
• Coordinate the down referral of patients diagnosed in the hospital and follow up to confirm that they reached the clinic and close contacts are traced.
• Supervise and monitor capturing of TB data in the information system by the data capturer.
• Collate the data in the TB identification register for the hospital for reporting.
• Coordinate TB activities in the hospital, in close collaboration with hospital management.
• Compile quarterly reports for SR program manager and district TB/HAST Manager
• Coordinate the Finding cases Actively, Separating safely and Treating effectively (FAST) strategy and QI activities in the hospital.
• Work closely with information officers in the hospital.
• Support in-hospital TB and HIV care and Infection prevention and control activities
• Promote the provision of treatment for latent TB infection (LTBI) in eligible patients.
• Map their feeder clinics and create and maintain a data base
• Participate in district quarterly TB and data review meetings.
• Coordinate TB specific training based on the need.

Qualifications

• Diploma in Nursing or Bachelor's degree (B. Cur).
• Qualification in Community health nursing or Primary Health Care will be an advantage.

Requirements

• Registration with the South African Nursing Council as a Professional Nurse
• Minimum of 3 years working experience in public health care sector  
• Minimum of 3 years’ experience in clinical management of TB and HIV
• Sound knowledge on TB/HIV data tools and systems
• Sound leadership and people management skills
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office packages
• Verbal and written communication skills
• Valid driver’s license

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES

• Innovative thinking, initiative, and leadership skills.
• Good conflict resolution skills
• Strong interpersonal skills
• Time management skills  
• Stakeholder management skills
• Ability to write routine reports and correspondence

go to method of application »

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for the monitoring and evaluation and reporting framework and systems development
• Provide provincial technical leadership and support for all monitoring and evaluation management and programme data reporting activities.
• Ensure the integration of Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL) activities into all project components, and oversee the collection, reporting, and analysis of information on project activities.
• Ensure timely and complete reporting from all partners in accordance with approved reporting formats, especially supported health facilities and districts reporting into the national health database and reporting into USAID
• Monitor and evaluate progress towards annual work plans and expected outputs, including selecting and monitoring progress in meeting programmatic performance indicators
• Assist the COP in the preparation of work plans/selection of indicators and annual implementation plans with a view towards the project’s MEL requirements.
• Coordinate the preparation of all quarterly and annual project reports, ad-hoc technical reports and success stories for· USAID funding in line with the required formats
• Collect data for annual MEL plans and use those data to in improve project performance
• Adapt and implement tools and techniques to improve the quality and use of data for decision making.
• Support the use of data for decision-making and program quality improvement planning
• Compile information on lessons learned and expertise within and outside the project.
• Provide support to institutional and human capacity building activities at the provincial and local levels for project activities towards strengthening public health management information systems.
• Based on the afore-mentioned capacity building plan, conduct monthly seminars, hands­ on training, mentoring, and coaching for project staff including partners
• Liaise with relevant technical advisers and counterparts responsible for district and provincial level strategic information and monitoring and evaluation and provide technical support to improve public health information systems.

Qualifications and Experience:

• A master’s degree in public health, epidemiology, monitoring & evaluation, demography, biostatistics, statistics, analytics or a related field is required.
• Minimum of 8 years’ work experience in designing, establishing, and managing monitoring and evaluation systems, ensuring data quality, and managing data-intensive, performance-based programs, preferably of a program funded by USAID.
• Demonstrated leadership experience in managing a strategic information technical team
• Demonstrated experience to identify needs for and design and implement evaluations and assessments to further program performance.
• Demonstrated ability to portray complex data sets in easy-to-understand formats including visualisations.
• Demonstrated working knowledge of South Africa health information systems and monitoring and evaluation processes as they relate to data collection for performance-based reporting.
• Demonstrated knowledge and working experience in the use of mapping and other similar tools (including computer software programs) to target program interventions and resources
• Demonstrated written, presentation and communication skills in English.