Senior Research Technician: Fieldworker - Pretoria, South Africa - South African Medical Research Council

Description

GENDER AND HEALTH RESEARCH UNIT

(Pretoria - SAMRC Offices)

The South African Medical Research Council (SAMRC) strives to improve the nation's health and quality of life by funding and conducting relevant and leading health research. It further aims to promote equity, career development and progression.

SENIOR RESEARCH TECHNICIAN: FIELDWORKER – 1 POST

Duration: 2 Year Contract

The South African Medical Research Council's Gender and Health Research Unit has been awarded funding from Wellcome Trust for a large study, entitled: Fediša Modikologo which aims to describe the impact of severe intimate partner violence on women and their families, to understand risk factors for intimate partner femicide, and drivers of intergenerational cycling of violence.

Suitably qualified and experienced fieldworkers are needed to screen, recruit, and enroll research participants, to complete informed consent procedures, undertake interviews and follow up participants as per the protocol and will be based at the SAMRC Pretoria Offices.

The unit will recruit and appoint applicants with start dates on 01 June 2024.

Responsibilities:

• Engage in planning around recruitment and retention.

• Screen, recruit and enroll participants.

• Set-up and schedule follow-up appointments with participants, as needed.

• Conduct informed consent procedures with participants.

• Conduct face to face interviews with participants

• Reimbursement of participants and ensure relevant forms completed.

Core Requirements:

• Grade 12/Matric or similar relevant qualification or higher

• Experience with conducting health research interviews.

• Understanding trauma caused by gender-based violence.

• Fluency in English and Afrikaans

Advantageous:

• 2 -3 years Diploma or degree

• Experience working with gender-based violence research.

• Code 08 manual Driver's License

Terms & Conditions: The SAMRC retains the right not to make an appointment. In accordance with the SAMRC's Employment Equity Plan, preference will be given to suitably qualified candidates from the designated groups. For this reason, we require race, gender and disability status to be specified. Disabled persons are encouraged to apply. By submitting your application, SAMRC concludes that you are a competent person to consent and that you are giving consent to the SAMRC to process and further process all personal information contained in the application in accordance with the Protection of Personal Information Act, Act No 4 of 2013 (as amended). The SAMRC does its best to provide the most accurate information; however, if there is anything wrong and unclear applicants are encouraged to contact the HR Recruitment Office at before the closing date.

A salary in the region of R per annum, cost-to-company, will be negotiated in consideration of experience and qualifications.

Closing Date: 08 May 2024

PLEASE QUOTE THE REFERENCE NUMBER (R 721A) IN ALL COMMUNICATIONS. PLEASE BE ADVISED THAT YOUR SUBMISSION WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED SHOULD YOUR APPLICATION NOT BE ACCOMPANIED BY THE REQUIRED INFORMATION AND DOCUMENTATION.

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