Job Description

Additional information:

• The MRC/Wits Rural Public Health and Health Transitions Research Unit (Agincourt) is an exceptional health and population research center in the Wits School of Public Health
• The Unit supports a major research infrastructure underpinned by a health and socio-demographic surveillance system (HDSS), a form of longitudinal population registration, covering the Agincourt sub-district of rural Mpumalanga Province adjacent to Mozambique that has been in operation since 1992 coupled with observational and intervention studies along the life course
• As part of their participation in the MADIVA Research Hub of the NIH's Data Science for Health Discovery and Innovation in Africa (DS-I Africa) Initiative, they are developing and implementing analytic and data visualization tools and solutions to support the management of multimorbidity (multiple co-occurring chronic diseases) in primary healthcare facilities in the Agincourt HDSS study area and decision making amongst health service leadership and clinic/hospital managers
• There is an exciting opportunity for a Research Project Manager to operationally coordinate and oversee the implementation of the tools and solutions and evaluation of their impact
• This position will be based in Mpumalanga at the Agincourt-Bushbuckridge Research Center of the Wits/MRC Rural Public Health and Health Transitions Research Unit of the School of Public Health, University of the Witwatersrand
• The incumbent will work with a dedicated interdisciplinary team of researchers
• Agincourt offers an intellectually rich working environment with excellent opportunities for academic and professional growth

Main purpose of the job:

• To operationally coordinate and oversee the implementation of analytic and data visualization tools and solutions to support the management of multimorbidity (multiple co-occurring chronic diseases) in primary healthcare facilities and the evaluation of their impact

Location:

• Wits/MRC Rural Public Health and Health Transitions Research Unit, Agincourt- Bushbuckridge, Mpumalanga

Key performance areas:

• Manage and coordinate the implementation of analytic and data visualization tools and solutions to support the management of multiple co-occurring chronic diseases in primary healthcare facilities and the evaluation of their impact
• Train and supervise Research Assistants in clinics
• Plan field logistics and monitor daily activities to meet targets and study objectives; working with a designated Data Specialist to ensure high data quality
• Monitor the progress of research activities and generate regular and ad-hoc reports as required
• Report regularly on study progress to study investigators
• Maintain study site documentation following Good Clinical Practice
• Assist with any outstanding ethics applications/amendments and respond appropriately to ethical and welfare issues concerning participants and staff
• Contribute to peer-reviewed publications and technical reports, including as lead author

Required minimum education and training:

• Bachelor's Degree in Nursing, Public Health, Epidemiology, Social Sciences or related field

Required minimum work experience:

• Minimum of 2 years of health services research project management experience in a rural setting

Desirable additional education, work experience, and personal abilities:

• Valid South African Driver's license
• Experience working within the public healthcare sector
• Experience in coordinating and managing public health research projects
• Able to work well in a team as well as independently
• Able to work under pressure
• Ability to explain technical information clearly to different audiences (e.g. study participants)
• Excellent management and organizational skills
• Meticulous attention to detail
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English

TO APPLY:

• Only if you do meet the minimum job requirements and experience as mentioned above, may you submit a detailed updated CV.
• Please Apply Online.
• Please take note that the applicants who do not adhere to the above criteria will not be considered for the respective position.
• The closing date for all applications: 18 March 2024.
• Note AJ Personnel is fully POPI compliant.
• Note WHC, in accordance with their 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.

Please note:

• AJ PERSONNEL is only responsible for the advertising of the advertisement on behalf of their client Wits Health Consortium.
• 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.
• AJ Personnel does not have any salary or other information regarding the position.

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Company Description

Wits Health Consortium (Pty) Limited ("WHC") is a wholly-owned Company of the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg (South Africa) under its Faculty of Health Sciences. WHC provides Faculty with a legal framework within which to operate the research and other activities necessary to support its academic objectives. In addition, WHC offers a range of products and services to the Academics conducting these activities to assist with the management thereof.

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