Job opportunities at the MRC

Chief Officer/Administrator

Health Systems Research Unit
Pretoria
1 Year contract

Purpose:

The Health Systems Research Unit (HSRU), which focuses on research for the effectiveness of health care, requires a Chief Officer/Senior Administrator in Pretoria to provide administrative and organisational support to the Unit and to several research initiatives. The position will include providing support to the administration of health systems-related research including large national surveys as well as several community randomised trials and other health systems/maternal and child health-related work.

Key performance areas:

• taking minutes
• managing the programme’s budget and expenditure
• ordering materials and equipment
• making travel bookings
• coordinating programme meetings/training/workshops/seminars/conferences
• processing grants and contracts and monitoring the progress thereof
• supervising Field Research Assistants and assisting with internal (i.e. HSRU staff and other MRC departments) as well as external communication with HSRU partners
• general administrative duties.
  

Requirements:

• a 3-year tertiary qualification (National diploma/Bachelor’s degree) OR an equivalent 2-year qualification
• minimum 3 years’ relevant experience (with a 3-year qualification) OR 5 years’ relevant experience (with a 2-year qualification) in administration
• strong administrative skills
• proficiency in MS Office (Word, Excel and PowerPoint) as well as email and basic internet
• experience in taking minutes
• basic report writing and bookkeeping experience
• excellent interpersonal skills
• ability to work under pressure. Previous experience within a research organisation and basic project management skills will be advantageous.

A total cost-to-company remuneration package in the region of R179 321 to R192 771 per annum will be negotiated in accordance with qualifications and experience.

In accordance with the MRC’s Employment Equity Plan, preference will be given to suitably qualified candidates from the designated groups. For this reason we require Race, Gender and Disability status to be specified. Disabled persons are welcome to apply.

Closing date: 4 August 2010

PLEASE QUOTE THE REFERENCE NUMBER: R226 IN ALL COMMUNICATIONS. YOUR APPLICATION MUST BE ACCOMPANIED BY CERTIFIED COPIES OF YOUR ID AND HIGHEST FORMAL QUALIFICATIONS. SHOULD YOUR APPLICATION NOT CONTAIN THE REQUIRED INFORMATION AND DOCUMENTS, IT WILL UNFORTUNATELY NOT BE CONSIDERED.

If you do not hear from us within 30 days of the closing date,
kindly consider your application as unsuccessful.

The MRC retains the right not to make an appointment.