A Healthcare providing Clinical Care to HIV positive adults, children and adolescents is currently looking for a dynamic and driven Senior Researcher.

To join a dynamic, multi-disciplinary team to lead the design and implementation of research related to sexual and reproductive health and HIV among adolescent populations.

Education, Training and Experience
• PhD in appropriate discipline or MBBCH/MBcHB
• HPCSA
• Min 5 – 8 years in Research
• Management of Research Programme with a research record of an ongoing output evidenced by at least Eight published refereed papers
• Membership of Professional / School / Facility / Department Committees and/or taking leadership roles in the Public Health domain within the Public or NGO sectors
• Experience in public health
• Experience in implementing independent projects.
• Familiarity with data analysis software.
• Ordered, systematic and analytical in approach to research. Tactful, respectful and non-judgmental.

Key performance areas

• Participate in discussions regarding the future direction of research strategies and plans
• Contribute towards policy development.
• Advise leadership on research opportunities.
• Publish scientific publications.
• Compile conference presentations.
• Disseminate research findings internally and to universities and others stakeholders such the community, CAGs and media.
• Write research and funding proposals.
• Obtain ethical approval from relevant regulatory bodies.
• Write research protocols and SOPs for qualitative studies.
• Develop and design research tools.
• Conduct fieldwork (data collection, interviews etc).
• Monitor the progress of research project.
• Write progress reports to stakeholders including funders.
• Train the Adolescent Team and other relevant staff.
• Conduct data analysis and write up results.
• Stay abreast with relevant research findings and collaborate closely with other investigators on related studies.
• 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.

Only short listed applicants will be contacted. Applicants, who have not been contacted within 2 - 3 weeks of the closing date, should assume that their application has not been successful.
SM Placements is an equal opportunity employer.