Qualitative Manager

2 weeks ago

Pietermaritzburg, South Africa HSRC Recruitment Full time

**Job Advert Summary**:
The Qualitative Manager will report to the Centre Chief Research Specialist and will work closely with project teams and site support staff to successfully implement their role. This position is offered on a **24 month contract**.

**Minimum Requirements**:**
Minimum requirements**:

- A Masters degree in the social and human sciences or related fields.
- Minimum 4 years’ research experience.
- Strong qualitative analytic skills and demonstrable experience using Nivivo or Altas.TI or similar qualitative analytic software.
- Experience with multi-phase projects
- Fluency in English and isiZulu
- Ability to use Microsoft Word
- Good interpersonal, organisational and problem solving skills
- Ability to work accurately, independently and in a team
- Ability to work to strict deadlines and attention to detail
- Experience with innovative qualitative data collection techniques (multimedia approaches, photovoice techniques)
- Previous experience with mobile data collection
- A valid and unendorsed driver’s license
- Experience working in urban, peri-urban and rural communities, and willingness to work after hours and over weekends and in rural communities
- Ability to use Microsoft Excel

Applicants will be required to take a practical skills assessment test as part of the interview process.

**Duties and Responsibilities**:**
Key responsibilities**:

- Planning, organising and overseeing assigned research tasks so that operational and scientific goals are achieved
- Actively participating on regular research team calls with international and local collaborators
- Fostering a culture of continuous learning through ongoing assessment of study activities, processes and systems
- Supervising and supporting fieldwork personnel assigned to research tasks
- Monitoring performance as per the HSRC performance management and appraisal processes
- Supporting the management of the budget and finances of assigned tasks, ensuring appropriate use of funds for designated purposes
- Ensuring regular documentation and reporting on the scientific, ethical and financial requirements of the study
- Working closely with the scientific team and study staff to support an active publication and dissemination strategy
- Disseminating research findings through various local, national and international fora and networks
- Maintaining documentation and records of all field activities, and prepare field reports
- Adhering to ethical conduct requirements at all times in the field and office
- Coordinating and planning research activities to ensure the work is conducted smoothly, ethically, and completed to deadlines
- Where necessary, working with the site outreach component to secure community entry and facilitate community preparation for study activities to be conducted;
- Ensuring study data is correctly stored and uploaded using data technology provided
- Conducting quality assurance steps of to ensure protocol fidelity
- Carrying out any other activities deemed necessary for the success of the research tasks assigned.
- Contributing to cross study site activities
- Managing assigned short term research tasks or project phases

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