Senior Research Technician(S): Data Collector

The South African Medical Research Council, Gender and Health Research Unit (GHRU) requires suitably qualified Senior Research Technician (S): Data Collector to support our disability and SRHR-related research and training projects.

Responsibilities:

• Assisting in implementing study protocols and SOPs
• Translation and Transcribing
• Supporting research implementation (e.g.
• Conducting of interviews and focus group discussions
• Quality control of interviews and group discussions
• Review of research tools and documents
• Providing disability accommodation and support
• Recruit participants
• Conduct informed consent and enrollment of participants
• Keep data management log and other monitoring tools up to date
• Prepare and print all relevant documents for the fieldwork
• Contact and engage with stakeholders' participants to prepare meetings and events
• Support meeting preparations to ensure everything is set for the meeting
• Prepare reimbursement and arrange travel for participants
• Filling and record keeping of source
• File informed consent and other
• Recruitment forms as per SOPs
• Labeling and filing source documents

Duration:

6 Months

Core Requirements:

• Grade 12/NQF level 4

• Good Clinical Practice certification

• Disability and GBV research experience of 6 months or more

• Experience working with people with disabilities

• Experience in translating and transcribing

• Experience in qualitative data collection

• 6 months -1 years’ experience in qualitative methods for data collection

Advantageous:

Any experience greater than that which is stated above

Closing Date:

14 July 2026