Silindele Sweetness Khulu

- Providing administrative support to the study investigator

- Support project coordination

- Administering registration/reimbursement of participants

- Administering informed consent

- Assist with data collection

- Screening and enrolling as per protocol

- Conducting surveys or facility assessment-quantitative data entry

- Conducting in depth interviews

- Translating and back-translation of documents

- Updating of study logs and management of source documentation

- Conducting external interactions for study updates and quality of data

- Support report writing

- Submission of weekly reports to study team

- Quality control of study documentation including informed consent process

- Maintain QC rate within acceptable levels across multiple studies

- Assisting with preparation for monitoring visits and corrective actions for internal and external monitoring reports for multiple studies

- Development and preparation of reports for study management

- Assist with protocol development

- Coordinating research activities across different study sites and teams

- Tracking project progress against the plan, identifying potential risks and issues and implementing mitigation strategies.

- Regularly updating project stakeholders on progress and any necessary adjustments.

- Maintaining accurate project documentation, including study protocols, data reports and meeting minutes.

- Ensuring compliance with relevant research ethics guidelines, regulatory requirements and SAMRC policies.

- Managing project logistics such as scheduling appointments, coordinating travel arrangements and securing necessary approvals.

- Coordinate tasks as required by the line manager

- Assist in setting up meetings

- Maintain a record-keeping system that is logical, methodical and easy to access.

- Assist with data analysis

- Assist in planning the research process and timelines

- Assist in coordinating meetings of the research team

- support with capturing data on Meditech by retrieving patient information on the hospital data base to the Redcap software.

- verification of data that has been captured on Redcap

- correcting errors and organizing the information in a manner that will optimize swift and accurate capturing.

- scanning through information to identify pertinent information.

-Maintained strict confidentiality while handling sensitive client information and records.

-Corrected data entry errors to prevent duplication or data degradation.

-Verified accuracy and validity of data entered in databases

-Scanned documents and saved in database to keep records of essential organizational information.

-Applied data entry knowledge skills to resolve indecipherable or garbled messages.

-Doing data collection by calling participants over the phone and interviewing them .

- administering survey on Redcap .

- administering reimbursement requests via Redcap.

- quality checking of translated consent forms

-daily and monthly reporting of all calls made , highlighting participant refusals.

- supervision of research assistants while they collect data and assist with administering the survey on Redcap.

- Transcribe and translate audio recordings into text.

-Organized research materials, maintaining a well-ordered workspace conducive to productivity.

-Participated actively in regular meetings with fellow researchers to discuss project updates, challenges faced, and lessons learned during ongoing activities.

-Conducted literature reviews to support hypothesis development and identify gaps in existing knowledge.

-Maintained open lines of communication with project leads and team members for effective collaboration on common goals.

-Translated research findings into actionable recommendations, influencing policy and practice.

-Enhanced participant recruitment strategies, leading to more diverse and representative study samples.

-Improved data collection methods with introduction of innovative survey techniques.

- Perform door to door recruitment for potential participants.

- Do qualitative interviews.

- Facilitate focus groups.

-Prepare PowerPoint presentations

- Monitor and evaluate focus groups being facilitated by field worker

- check for errors on the system for data that was collected and clean and analyse it.

- Develop data management plans and proper maintenance throughout the project and create computerized data bases.

- Translate and transcribe interviews and other research materials.

- Write weekly and monthly reports of the progress of the project .

- Prepare meetings and write minutes.