Jobs Available at HSRC

Education

• Essential:  Degree or diploma or equivalent qualification in Statistics, IT, Computer Sciences

Desirable:

• Qualification or certification includes Data Science

Experience

• Minimum of 6 years of relevant work experience
• Database design and management  
• Programming data collection tools for implementation in various devices such as tablets, laptops, mobile phones or barcode machines
• Provide hardware support
• Essential: Proven experience in data visualization and in developing dashboards for real-time data visualization
• Desirable: Experience in developing dashboards for health-related projects using electronic web-based applications for data collection
• Previous working experience managing data sets for national health-related surveys

Duties & Responsibilities

• Lead the development of data management systems,
• Back-end programming (proficient knowledge of databases needed e.g. SQL, Visual Basic, Microsoft Access, CSPro, RedCap etc),
• Extract, transform, Load (ETL) of data from different source to secured data warehouse
• Program and optimize data collection tools (handheld devices – tablets, mobile phones etc)
• Set-up and/or initiate linkages between complementary databases (laboratory databases)
• Develop and maintain project documentation such as data management processes, quality control and quality assurance standard operating procedures
• Design, develop and implement data visualization tools - graphic dashboards in line with selected indicators for real-time or near real-time data visualization using appropriate visualization tools and considering the in-house hardware and software capabilities
• Ensure that selected variables from the various databases integrate or connect to the dashboard
• Ensure that data automatically syncs and refreshes at the appropriate intervals to visualize the required indicators for display on the dashboards
• Day-to-day management of data processes in the field (including conducting field-based quality control activities for the project).
• Liaise closely with the data management team responsible for surveys through the initial development, testing and finalization stages of dashboard development
• Code, clean, merge and conduct descriptive analyses on datasets using any data analysis software packages
• Liaise with researchers and stakeholders on data management queries
• Build capacity of the central data management team and field teams to maintain the dashboard after construction and share process flows
• Immediate reporting and resolving of any problems encountered in data management and related to the creation and maintenance of the dashboards
• Reporting lines: The developer/programmer will report to the HSRC-appointed focal point person

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Minimum Requirements

• A PhD in either Social Sciences or other related fields (NQF 10)
• Fifteen (15) years of experience as a senior researcher, managing and leading senior research teams with demonstrable impactful outcomes and results;
• At least ten (10) years of experience at a strategic and senior management level in an academic, research or research institution environment;
• An academic leader with a strong publishing record (books, book chapters, journal articles), several of which must be international and first or sole-authored;
• Excellent networking skills and experience working with senior policymakers and decision-makers;
• Fluency in English.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Provide strategic leadership for Research Impact in quality assurance, science communication, impact assessment and dissemination for research outputs along with designated staff and HSRC resources.
• Work with the Unit managers to oversee strategic administrative leadership for the Unit’s support team and ensure each Unit component is adequately resourced. Ensure the successful provision of strategic initiatives that contribute towards creating a culture of impact for the HSRC.
• Ensure the successful sourcing of strategic external partners (locally and internationally) aligned with the social research objectives of the HSRC and drive successful liaising between strategic partners of the policy-making environment and researchers within the HSRC.
• Ensure the provision of sustainable and impactful research that government, communities and state bodies can take up through policy improvements.