Senior Fieldworkers

**Job Title : Senior Fieldworkers - FIND Research Project**
**(7 positions)**

**Annual Salary **(based on
relevant experience and
qualifications) : R90,480 - R104,673

**Location **:FPD Research Unit,** **East London

**Reporting to **:Project Coordinator***

**Purpose of the position**:
The Senior Fieldworker will assist the Research team in the implementation of the FIND project
at the PHC/CHC facility. The incumbent will assist with participant identification, recruitment,
and enrolment, effectively linking study participants between various care providers, completion
of study documentation and provide retention support activities.

**Main responsibilities:
- To identify, screen, recruit and enroll all eligible participants as stipulated in the study

protocol.***
- To register study participants and allocate participant identification number.***
- To assist the research nurse with data collection from the participants.
- To complete study questionnaire.***
- Data entry on RedCap.***
- To ensure that there is a continuous stock of paper-based study documentation (e.g.

consent forms, questionnaires, enrolment logs).***
- To file all study documentation correctly.***
- To conduct retention support activities (e.g., phone calls and text messages).***
- Ensure Good Clinical Practice compliance.***
- Ensure protocol compliance.***
- Ensure protocol violations, adverse events or note-to-files are reported to managing staff.***
- Conduct quality checks on data collected.***
- Reporting of any challenges or progress within the study.***
- To participate in monthly facility meetings and FPD internal skills development meetings.***
- To maintain confidentiality always.***
- To effectively manage the facility study site including stock and storage of resources and

ensuring that the study space is well-organized, neat, and clean.***
- To perform any reasonable other duty as requested by the site project coordinator.

**Qualifications**:

- Tertiary qualification (relevant diploma/ degree) in Community development studies, Social

Work, Social Science, Psychology, Social Development or related.
- Certificate in HIV counselling & testing (advantageous).
- Certificate in Good Clinical Practice (advantageous).

**Job-related experience**:

- Electronic data collection (laptops, tablets, mobile/smart phones).
- Experience in supporting research activities (highly advantageous).
- Working experience in any type of role within public healthcare facilities or clinical research

environment.

**Additional requirements**:

- Proficiency in reading, speaking, and writing Xhosa and English.
- Proficiency in another local language/s will be advantageous.
- Valid code 08 driver’s license (advantageous).
- Willingness to travel.
- Excellent MS Office Skills.
- Applicants are advised that the Foundation for Professional Development has elected to _
- implement a mandatory COVID-19 vaccination policy to protect the health and safety of its _
- employees, faculty, students, clients, and others who work with, train, or receive other services _
- from FPD. _

**Please note**:
Only applicants shortlisted for interviews will be contacted. If you have not been contacted
was unsuccessful.