Research Study Coordinator

Africa Health Research Institute

Job Location:

Durban - South Africa

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: Yesterday

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Description:

Overview of Duties:

AHRI is seeking a research study coordinator to be based at our Durban site. The successful candidate will work on different HIV and TB studies. The successful candidate will be primarily responsible for leading and coordinating the clinic team working at different sites in the eThekwini district. The successful candidate will be expected to provide oversight of the research interventions. This will be done under the guidance of the PI project manager and project management team.

Minimum Qualifications
1. Post Graduate qualification in a Health or Social Science discipline
2. Must possess a valid South African Code B Drivers License and own vehicle

Minimum Experience
1. Minimum of 2- 3 years experience in a clinical research setting of which 2 years experience should be coordinating research studies

Skills Required
1. Good verbal and written communication skills in English;
2. Accuracy and precision;
3. Must be able to work under pressure;
4. Social perceptiveness Being aware of others reactions and understanding why they react as they do;
5. Creative can take initiative can solve problems;
6. Active listening - Giving full attention to what other people are saying taking time to understand the points being made asking questions as appropriate and not interrupting at inappropriate times;
7. Must be organized possess the ability to prioritise take initiative and commit to the completion of each assigned project;
8. Ability to work under pressure and to deal with a large number of staff from different backgrounds and with different requirements;
9. Time Management Managing ones own time and the time of others;
10. Ability to plan and organise work and meet deadlines;
11. Systematic careful and compliant as well as be dependable persistent communicative and friendly;
12. Reading Comprehension Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents. Understanding legal contracts and terminology;

Worker Type:

Employee

The application closing date:

18 Feb 2026

Please note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted kindly consider your application as unsuccessful if you do not hear from us within 14 days of the application closing date.

Required Experience:

Description: Overview of Duties:AHRI is seeking a research study coordinator to be based at our Durban site. The successful candidate will work on different HIV and TB studies. The successful candidate will be primarily responsible for leading and coordinating the clinic team working at different si...