Research Ethics Officer (AD10) (AD.10.4)

Brief Description Key responsibilities include the following: • Managing all the processes necessary to organize and implement a committee meeting, including at least:o Preparation and distribution of the agenda; o Arranging catering requirements for meetings; o Sending out notifications of meeting to committee members timeously; o Drawing up monthly schedules for allocated reviewers; o Presenting minutes to Chair for approval; o Distributing minutes to Committee members;• Managing the proceedings in the committee meeting, including at least: o Minute taking and recordings; o Receiving reviewers' comments from absent members before meeting date to present at the meeting; • Processing ethics applications, including at least: o Receiving and checking of submission of research proposals from applicants and collating them for reviewers; o Scheduling closing dates for applications to be considered in the meeting and meeting dates, venue preparation, etc.; o Generating approval certificates to applicants after Chair has authorized acceptance of responses; o Notifying applicants of their application status after Committee's decision via email and or telephone; o Receiving requested queries and amendments from applicants for Chair to review; o Receiving copy of signed clearance certificate from applicants for archival purposes; o Attending to queries telephonically and walk-ins; Assisting applicants with preparation of information for their proposals; o Assisting PI's, students and supervisors with sundry queries. Requirements:• Candidates must have at least a National Diploma (NQF = 6) in a suitable academic area; • Minimum experience is 3 years of administration including 2 years experience of the University sector, with emphasis on Wits and its systems and processes;• Candidates must have a good working knowledge of MS Word, Outlook and Excel; • Knowledge of ethics would be a great advantage; • The selected candidate must: o Be approachable and pleasant to talk to with good verbal skills using English, o Pay attention to detail, o Have excellent writing skills using English, o Be a team worker, o Have a strong service culture, o Show initiative. Preferences:• A working knowledge of the higher education environment; • A working knowledge of Wits and its processes; • An understanding of the need to approve research using ethical standards. Detailed DescriptionJob RequirementsAdditional Details