Job Description

Closing Date 2025/10/10
Reference Number CAP250925-4
Job Title Project Manager
Site CAPRISA Head Office (DDMRI)
Job Type Classification 2 Year Fixed Term Contract - renewable
Location - Town / City Durban
Location - Province KwaZulu-Natal
Location - Country South Africa

CAPRISA is an award-winning global research organisation located on the campus of the Nelson R Mandela School of Medicine in Durban, South Africa and undertakes research in HIV, TB and Covid at four clinical research sites in KwaZulu-Natal.
CAPRISA's goal is to undertake globally relevant and locally responsive research that contributes to understanding HIV Vaccines and Pathogenesis, Prevention and Epidemiology, the links between Tuberculosis and AIDS treatment and Covid-19. CAPRISA is a UNAIDS Collaborating Centre for HIV Research and Policy and is recognised as a DSI-NRF Centre of Excellence in HIV Prevention and hosts the SAMRC HIV-TB Pathogenesis and Treatment Research Unit.
The successful incumbent will join the CAPRISA Gates Foundation Vaginal Microbiome Clinical Trials Unit (VM-CTU) and will be based at the CAPRISA Headquarters in Durban.
Minimum Requirements

• Master's degree in science, immunology, medicine, microbiology, public health or associated allied health professions.
• Previous clinical trial conduct experience.
• Previous demonstrable project management experience.
• ICH (R3) and SA GCP certification.
• Computer literate and advanced skills with MS Office and MS Project.
• Previous eTMF or eISF software experience would be advantageous.

Personal Qualities and Competencies

• Strong attention to detail with a commitment to accuracy and data integrity.
• Excellent organizational and time management skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities under tight timelines.
• Effective communication and interpersonal skills to foster collaborative relationships across multidisciplinary teams.
• Ability to work proactively and independently, while also being a strong team player.
• Analytical and problem-solving skills with a practical, solutions-oriented approach.
• High level of integrity, discretion, and professionalism in handling confidential information.
• Adaptability and resilience in a fast-paced, dynamic early-phase research environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Co-ordinate the activities of the VM-CTU in accordance with the unit milestones and timelines.
• Convene routine meetings on behalf of the VM-CTU PI with funders, collaborators, sponsors (where applicable), site clinical trial teams and trial monitors. Including compiling and distribution of meeting summaries and tracking of action items.
• Provide JSC, PSRT, DSMB secretariat support (advance meeting scheduling and meeting summary coordination and distribution).
• Coordinate with the mucosal immunology laboratory, head of laboratory trial statisticians and data management to ensure the secure storage and curation of laboratory and basic science data that are batch processed from local and international laboratories.
• Report writing in accordance with funder requirements.
• Science presentation and medical writing support to the Principal Investigator.

Skills Required