Parktown: Research Assistant (12 Months Contract – Wits Health Consortium) posted by AJ Personnel
Posted on 2025-08-01 00:00:00
| Employer | AJ Personnel |
|---|---|
| Category | Other Medical |
| Location | Gauteng / Parktown |
Job Summary
Main purpose of the job:
- To provide research support to the Wits PHR operations and technical team
Location:
- Wits School of Public Health, Parktown
Key performance areas:
- Coordinate and schedule relevant appointments, meetings and events, including reimbursements
- Take minutes at relevant meetings, including capturing discussion and action points, format and disseminate within two working days
- Coordinate project procurement needs, including purchasing office consumables and office equipment within budgetary and procedural guidelines
- Assist in preparing reports and presentations
- Contribute to research projects in accordance with skill set
- Doing submissions for journal articles and conference presentations
- Locate and upload PDFs of journal articles using the Wits library access
Required minimum education and training:
- Bachelor of Science or Project Management qualification
Required minimum work experience:
- Minimum of 2 years working in research environment
Desirable additional education, work experience and personal abilities:
- Must be self-motivated, and able to work independently and as part of a multidisciplinary team
- Should be able to work under pressure and meet set deadlines
- Certification in Business Management and/or Project Management would be advantageous
- Proven track record in organizing meetings and events
- Experienced minute-taker and able to draft action-oriented summary reports from high-level meetings
- Experience working in research, donor funded organisations or NGOs
- Exceptional organisational and administrative skills
- High levels of initiative and independent decision-making
- Must be assertive, confident and adaptable
- Data science experience would be advantageous
TO APPLY:
- Only if you meet the minimum job requirements and experience as mentioned above, you may submit a detailed updated CV
- Please Apply Online and complete your registration via our website to enable and protect you as a candidate, and to accept the new POPIA terms and conditions
- This will then create your permanent profile with which you can apply for all jobs as advertised by AJ PERSONNEL
- However, you may remove your profile from AJ PERSONNEL when you are no longer in the job market
- Please take note that the applicants who do not adhere to the above criteria will not be considered for the respective position
- Wits Health Consortium will only respond to shortlisted candidates
- Candidates who have not been contacted within two weeks of the closing date can consider their applications to be unsuccessful
- Closing date: 07 August 2025
- Note: No CV will be accepted after the closing date
Please note:
- WHC, in accordance with its Employment Equity goals and plan, will give preference to suitable applicants from designated groups as defined in the Employment Equity Act 55 of 1998 and subsequent amendments thereto
- AJ Personnel is only responsible for advertising and the response handling on behalf of their client Wits Health Consortium
- AJ Personnel does not have any salary or other information regarding the position
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