ALUWANI ADOLF THOVHAKALE
Recruitment And Retention Teamleader
Rusternburg
Summary
I am a clear communicator who enjoys technical debates. During my student and working experience I have acquired concrete verbal and writing communication skills through professional Training, writing reports and formal presentations. Through my student and work experience, I successfully learned to work individually and in a team. These were as a result of both individual and group projects/tasks that I carried. In all these I have learned to manage my work towards tight deadlines and also to be creative within a team. I am self-motivated, diligent worker. I love and enjoy my work and in my eyes there is nothing as fulfilling and satisfying as ensuring that vulnerable individuals are cared for, supported, protected and developed so that they can do things for themselves
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
4
4
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Recruitment and Retention Teamleader
The Aurum Institute
09.2024 - Current
- Set performance expectations for the team, monitoring progress towards goals and providing constructive feedback as needed.
- Developed team members'' skills through targeted coaching sessions, resulting in improved individual performance.
- Enhanced team productivity by implementing efficient work processes and regularly reviewing performance metrics.
- Empowered team members by delegating responsibilities according to individual strengths and areas of expertise.
- Assisted in recruitment of study participants
- Built and maintained strong participants relationships, leading to good retention and referrals.
- Organized educational workshops on topics such as HIV/TB and Covid Vaccines, mental health, substance abuse prevention, leading to healthier lifestyle choices among participants.
- Facilitated open communication between stakeholders by conducting regular meetings and maintaining strong relationships with partner organizations.
- Collaborated with local organizations to develop partnerships for joint initiatives, strengthening the support network within the community.
Research Assistant
Aurum Institute
10.2022 - 08.2024
- To obtain voluntary, written informed consent from the identified study participants.
- Community education.
- Retention of study participants.
- Participated actively in regular meetings with fellow researchers to discuss project updates, challenges faced, and lessons learned during ongoing activities.
- Enhanced participant recruitment strategies, leading to more diverse and representative study samples.
- Organized research materials, maintaining a well-ordered workspace conducive to productivity.
Recruitment Manager
Merc Research Inc
11.2021 - 01.2022
- Oversee recruitment activities for all merc research sites.
- Developing recruitment plans and assist with DoH approval letters.
- Increasing CAB capacity to support the site's community engagement work by providing training for CAB members.
- Managing outreach teams.
- Relationship building through Stakeholder engagement.
- Radio presentations of current studies.
Recruitment and Retention Team Leader
The Aurum Institute
10.2016 - 10.2021
- Ensuring that the study recruitment and retention targets are met by mapping the catchment areas, identifying potential participants, developing recruitment and retention plans, implementing the plans and providing weekly feedback on the progress made.
- Building and strengthening relations between the site and the community.
- Formulating strategies to Educate the community about different research studies taking place at site.
- Ensure all applicable documentation, consent forms and data collection forms are completed according to study protocol.
- Supervision of outreach workers.
- Assist with SOP development.
- Increasing CAB capacity to support the site's community engagement work by providing training for CAB members.
Community Outreach Worker
AIDS Consortium
09.2016 - 10.2016
- Door to door visits to disseminate and distribute information and educational materials on HIV/AIDS and TB, PMTCT, MMC, ARV’s and Adherence.
- Collection of data to be submitted to project coordinator.
- Facilitate regular field activities including community meetings and events.
- Mobilisation of community members for community events.
- Completing monthly comprehensive narrative reports for events.
Community Health Worker: Treatment and Prevention for Sex Workers Project
Wits Reproductive Health and HIV Institute
06.2016 - 06.2016
- Conduct pre and / or post HIV test counselling.
- Provide adherence counselling and support to all participants.
- Provide prevention messages on STI, SRH, TB and HIV.
- Take participants through the informed consent process to confirm willingness to participate.
- Record screened and enrolled participants appropriate logs.
- Maintain a missed visit log to identify defaulter.
Research Assistant: Self-Testing Project
Perinatal HIV Research Unit Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital
03.2016 - 05.2016
- To identify patients suitable for entry into the research study according to specific protocol and guidelines.
- Administrative duties.
- Completing, updating and checking log books.
- Consenting participants.
- Completing study CRFs.
- Ensuring that all study CRFs are correctly completed and filled following GCP.
- Participants Follow-ups.
MMC Research Interviewer
Right to Care
01.2016 - 01.2016
- To identify patients suitable for entry into the research study according to specific protocol and guidelines.
- To obtain voluntary, written informed consent from the identified study participants.
- To read and explain the informed consent form.
- To work at all times according to the Good Clinical Practice.
- To collect necessary information from research participants.
- To make sure that data collected is conducted according to research protocols.
- Complete source documents and data transcription onto the case report form.
- Capture CRFs, ICFs on the data system.
- Perform quality control checks on data.
- To ensure that study questionnaire is only administered to study participants.
- To maintain accurate study documentation, complete case records forms.
- To ensure participant’s confidentiality and dignity is assured and maintained at all time.
- Establishing and maintaining database.
- Liaising with the community at large.
Intern Social Worker
Department of Social Development
01.2008 - 12.2009
- Delivering social work services with regard to care, support, protection and development of vulnerable individuals, families and communities through casework, group work and community work.
- To provide care and protection to children in need of care and protection.
- Ensuring the social, physical, psychological and emotional well-being of children in need of care and protection.
- Community profiling.
- Family dispute mediation.
- Ensure that clients tested positive are linked into care and keep a record of how many are initiated on ART.
- Facilitating support groups for people affected and infected by HIV/AIDS and TB.
- Trace treatment defaulters.
- Provide individual and group counselling.
- Coordinate outreach programmes and awareness campaigns.
- Rapport building with stakeholders within the community.
- Working effectively with the multi-disciplinary team.
Education
Bachelor of Social work with Honours (BSW) - Social work
University of Venda
02.2010 - 12.2013
Senior Certificate - Matric
Ozias Davhana Secondary school
Short course certificate - Good Clinical practice, Good Participatory practice
Wits health consortium
Skills
- Competency Skills
- IT-Skills
- Organisation
- Attention to Details
- Interpersonal Skills
- Counselling skills
- Communication Skills
- Time Management Skills
- Presentation Skills
- Planning and Organising Skills
- Teamwork and collaboration
- Ms Office (Word, Excel, Power Point)
- Problem-solving
- REDCap
- IMEDIDATA
Personal Information
- ID Number: 8909175901085
- Driving License: Code 10/C1 and Own Car
Timeline
Recruitment and Retention Teamleader
The Aurum Institute
09.2024 - Current
Research Assistant
Aurum Institute
10.2022 - 08.2024
Recruitment Manager
Merc Research Inc
11.2021 - 01.2022
Recruitment and Retention Team Leader
The Aurum Institute
10.2016 - 10.2021
Community Outreach Worker
AIDS Consortium
09.2016 - 10.2016
Community Health Worker: Treatment and Prevention for Sex Workers Project
Wits Reproductive Health and HIV Institute
06.2016 - 06.2016
Research Assistant: Self-Testing Project
Perinatal HIV Research Unit Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital
03.2016 - 05.2016
MMC Research Interviewer
Right to Care
01.2016 - 01.2016
Bachelor of Social work with Honours (BSW) - Social work
University of Venda
02.2010 - 12.2013
Intern Social Worker
Department of Social Development
01.2008 - 12.2009
Senior Certificate - Matric
Ozias Davhana Secondary school
Short course certificate - Good Clinical practice, Good Participatory practice
Wits health consortium
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