About the position
Background:
- The Wits Reproductive Health and HIV Institute (Wits RHI) is a renowned African-led research institute that seeks solutions to Africa’s health challenges
- It is located within the University of the Witwatersrand and addresses some of the greatest public health concerns affecting our region, including HIV and its related problems, sexual and reproductive health, and vaccinology
Main purpose of the job:
- To ensure overall project management function for community engagement for a range of research studies
Location:
- Wits RHI – Lejweleputswa (Free State)
Key performance areas:
- Develop and drive the community outreach components of the HOPE II CRS studies
- Create work plans for community teams
- Monitor progress of community teams and stakeholder engagement
- Develop/Review work plan and other strategic project documents for the effective implementation of studies
- Coordinate with external agencies such as public health and NGO partners, community stakeholders, community advisory board members, and others as necessary
- Develop and manage participant recruitment and retention strategies
- Develop project tools such as SOPs, participant/beneficiary information materials, best practice documents, and other documents as required
- Conduct training on project processes and activities
- Write project reports for internal and external dissemination on an ongoing basis
- Present results to stakeholders
- Compile a list of home visits, conduct home visits and chart note the outcomes
- Compile and circulate a weekly plan
- Compile daily, weekly and monthly reports as needed
- Attend to all staffing requirements and administration
- Supervise and manage the duties of subordinates to ensure optimal staff utilisation and maintenance of sound labour relations
- Perform and facilitate performance development and assessments
- Identify substandard performance by team members and take necessary corrective action
- Coach and train subordinates and team members to ensure the acquisition of knowledge and skills required by the organisation
- Promote harmony, teamwork and sharing of information
- Supervise and co-ordinate activities of the community health workers and other outreach team members
- Engage stakeholder on studies and study requirements
- Organise community events as well as study related events (for example recruitment drives or retention events)
- Maintain stakeholder database, including coordination, stakeholder mapping, analysis and updating of contacts across CTU
Required minimum education and training:
- Tertiary qualification (Degree / National Diploma) in a related field
Required minimum work experience:
- Minimum 4-6 years working experience in clinical research/community health development and programmes
Desirable additional education, work experience and personal abilities:
- A Post Graduate Degree in Public Health
- Previous research experience
- GCP (Good Clinical Practice) certification
- Project Management Skills
- Leadership through influence
- Conflict management skills
- Good communication
- Detail orientated
- Take ownership and accountability for tasks and demonstrates effective self-management
- Follow through to ensure that quality and productivity standards of own work are consistently accurately maintained
- Maintain a positive attitude and respond openly to feedback
- Take ownership for driving own career development by participating in ongoing training and development activities such as forums, conferences, policy setting workshops etc.
TO APPLY:
- Only if you meet the minimum job requirements and experience as mentioned above, you may submit a detailed updated CV
- Please Apply Online and complete your registration via our website to enable and protect you as a candidate, and to accept the new POPIA terms and conditions
- This will then create your permanent profile with which you can apply for all jobs as advertised by AJ PERSONNEL
- However, you may remove your profile from AJ PERSONNEL when you are no longer in the job market
- Please take note that the applicants who do not adhere to the above criteria will not be considered for the respective position
- Wits Health Consortium will only respond to shortlisted candidates
- Candidates who have not been contacted within two weeks of the closing date can consider their applications to be unsuccessful
- Closing date: 2 June 2025
- Note: No CV will be accepted after the closing date
Please note:
- WHC, in accordance with its Employment Equity goals and plan, will give preference to suitable applicants from designated groups as defined in the Employment Equity Act 55 of 1998 and subsequent amendments thereto
- AJ Personnel is only responsible for advertising and the response handling on behalf of their client Wits Health Consortium
- AJ Personnel does not have any salary or other information regarding the position
Desired Skills:
- Project Manager (Community Engagement)
- Post graduate degree in Public Health
- Clinical research
- Community health development and programmes
- Good Clinical Practice (GCP) certification
- Free state
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