Key Performance Areas
Project Management
- Recruit and train project field staff.
- Supervise a field team with varying skills, including planning daily activities to meet recruitment and follow-up targets.
- Visit households with field teams to observe procedures and check the quality of data collection.
- Work with 42 health facilities to capture clinic data from participants.
- Develop targets for monitoring study progress.
- Maintain site documentation in keeping with good clinical practice (GCP).
- Write and update standard operating procedures (SOP) and ensure compliance.
Administration
- Support ongoing work with the MRC/Wits Agincourt Unit by responding to all reasonable requests made by Unit scientists, including organizing meetings, responding to queries and participating in day-to-day activities within a world-renowned research unit.
- Draft, review and assist with submitting ethics applications and other relevant study documents.
- Manage operational budget, including project personnel and field activity costs.
Communication
- Update the study investigators and Agincourt Field Managers on study progress – including weekly written reports.
- Meet regularly with Unit scientific staff.
Scientific Output
- Collate project statistics regularly.
- Present project progress at weekly study meetings.
- Participate, and where applicable, lead the production of manuscripts emanating from the research.
Job Requirements
- PhD degree in epidemiology, public health, demography or a related degree program is strongly encouraged; however, consideration will be given to applicants with a Masters degree and documented research experience.
- Driver’s license with experience driving (owning a car, preferable).
- Minimum 2 years of clinical and/or research management experience, strongly recommended.
- Computer skills with knowledge of MS Office suite of programs and statistical package (Stata, R, SPSS, SAS).
- Familiarity with academic research environments.
- Senior-level management and organisational skills suited to resource-poor rural environments.
- Excellent interpersonal and leadership skills.
- Ability to work with and manage diverse teams.
- Excellent report writing and teaching skills.
- Effective time management skills and ability to work under pressure.
- Willing to relocate to the Agincourt/Mpumalanga area.
- Experience in qualitative research methods with a track-record of publication output.
How To Apply
To apply for this vacancy, please send an email to both and The subject heading of the email must read Agincourt_Project Manager and the job title of the position applied for. It is essential to include the following documentation:
- A cover letter (up to two pages) outlining your suitability, experience and aspirations for the position.
- A detailed CV including three contactable referees.
- Certified qualifications and transcript of degree results.
- Certified ID/Passport copy and driver’s license.
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