SAMRC IS HIRING FIELD WORKERS

Fieldworkers (x3):

6-Month Contract (part-time) 20 hours per week

The Non-Communicable Diseases Research Unit (NCDRU) is looking for experienced, energetic, highly motivated, and organized fieldworkers to work on NCDRU Research Studies. The fieldworkers will be responsible for recruiting eligible participants and follow up enrolled participants to ensure full retention rate for the study and conduct interviews in identified health clinics and/or the NCDRU research clinic.

 

Responsibilities:

• Ensuring compliance with study protocols
• Working with the clinic staff to identify potential study participants.
• Conducting screening/recruitment interviews
• Conducting motivational counselling with study participants

 

• Administering of questionnaires
• Recruiting and tracking of study participants
• General project administrative tasks including quality assurance, data entry and supply control tasks and daily reports.
• Assisting project staff members with other tasks, when needed.
• Be able to work independently as well as part of a team
• Meet set targets for recruitment

 

Core Requirements:

• A Matric certificate
• At least two years of fieldwork experience recruiting in clinics.
• Speak fluent Afrikaans or isiXhosa in addition to English
• Experience in conducting fieldwork for health research projects
• Driver’s License and actively driving
• Good computer skills

 

Added Advantage:

• 5 to 10 years fieldwork experience
• Preferably have experience working in a research setting, which includes recruiting participants and other fieldwork activities for clinic-based research projects
• Previous counselling experience

 

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 021-938 0648 before the closing date.

 

A salary in the region of R18 882.45 per month, cost-to-company will be negotiated in accordance with qualifications and experience.

 

Closing date: 8 August 2024 at 16:30pm

PLEASE QUOTE THE REFERENCE NUMBER (R753A) 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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