Data Assistant (1 Month Contract - Wits Health Consortium)

About the position

Background:

• Wits Health Consortium (Pty) Limited ("WHC") is a wholly-owned Company of the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg (South Africa) under its Faculty of Health Sciences
• WHC provides Faculty with a legal framework within which to operate the research and other activities necessary to support its academic objectives
• In addition, WHC offers a range of products and services to Academics

Division: Agincourt

Main purpose of the job:

• To support a multi-year public health research project by providing high-quality data assistance for the Know Your Status Study

Location:

• MRC/Wits Agincourt Research Unit, Bushbuckridge Mpumalanga

More Info:

• The MRC/Wits Rural Public Health and Health Transitions Research Unit (Agincourt) is an exceptional health and population research centre in the University of the Witwatersrand School of Public Health
• The Unit supports a major research infrastructure underpinned by a health and socio-demographic surveillance system (HDSS), a form of longitudinal population registration, covering the Agincourt sub-district of rural Mpumalanga Province that has been in operation since 1992 coupled with observational and intervention studies along the life course

Key performance areas:

• Leading data processing and quality checking per project protocol
• Collecting and entering data
• Data transmission and data downloads from data collection and processing tools
• Ensuring timely data entry within agreed benchmarks for completion and data quality
• Identifying and flagging missing data for resolution
• Maintain accurate records of data, safeguarding the confidentiality of subjects, as necessary

Required minimum education and training:

• A Grade 12 Certificate
• Certificate / Diploma / Degree in the relevant field will be advantageous
• Computer competence is essential, with proof of competency and good typing skills

Required minimum work experience:

• Minimum 1- year experience in data entry, able to capture data efficiently and accurately
• Minimum 1-year experience in the research environment identifying data collection errors and facilitating corrections according to good clinical practice (GCP) guidelines

Desirable additional education, work experience and personal abilities:

• Friendly and professional demeanour
• Ability to follow instructions accurately
• Self-motivated with a strong work ethic
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English and xiTsonga
• Strong problem-solving abilities

TO APPLY:

• Only if you meet the minimum job requirements and experience as mentioned above, you may submit a detailed updated CV
• Please Apply Online and complete your registration via our website to enable and protect you as a candidate, and to accept the new POPIA terms and conditions
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• However, you may remove your profile from AJ PERSONNEL when you are no longer in the job market
• Please take note that the applicants who do not adhere to the above criteria will not be considered for the respective position
• Wits Health Consortium will only respond to shortlisted candidates
• Candidates who have not been contacted within two weeks of the closing date can consider their applications to be unsuccessful
• Closing date: 13 February 2026
• Note: No CV will be accepted after the closing date

Please note:

• WHC, in accordance with its Employment Equity goals and plan, will give preference to suitable applicants from designated groups as defined in the Employment Equity Act 55 of 1998 and subsequent amendments thereto
• AJ Personnel is only responsible for advertising and the response handling on behalf of their client Wits Health Consortium
• AJ Personnel does not have any salary or other information regarding the position

Desired Skills:

• Research
• Data Collection
• Data Entry
• Computer Literacy
• Data Assistant
• Data Capturing
• Mpumalanga