Project Coordinator

Description:

AHRI is looking for a Project Coordinator who will be based within the SANTHE team in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. The successful candidate will be primarily responsible for the administration and coordination of a community engagement project within SANTHE’s HIV Cure programme called SHARP. The specific project involves designing and implementing responsive dialogues on HIV cure and Analytical Treatment Interruption (ATI) clinical trials. These responsive dialogues will take place at several SANTHE sites in Africa (including Botswana, Cameroon, Rwanda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe) and may be expanded to other sites in Africa.

The objective of the project is to increase awareness and understanding around HIV Cure and also learn from our communities to better understand their perspectives on all aspects of cure and clinical trials. We intend to work together with our communities to advance the HIV Cure agenda in Africa and co-create information sharing documents and other material that can ethically support scientific research in this crucial niche area. The candidate will be expected to play a key support role and assist coordination of the project across sites.

Overview of Duties:

Brief overview of duties:

• Prepare, submit, and track ethics applications and amendments in coordination with study sites.
• Data management support of project activities and deliverables.
• Develop and maintain a coordination plan across study sites.
• Help set-up in-country meetings and workshops, providing events support, in partnership with local staff.
• Support developing project material including presentations to stakeholders/team members and progress reports.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Social Science degree (Masters degree preferred).

Minimum Experience:

• A minimum of 3 years’ experience in research or project coordination
• Computer Literacy
• Experience in project coordination/management
• Leadership skills
• Communication skills
• Problem solving skills
• Ability to document information accurately, methodically and pay attention to detail
• Ability to work independently and show initiative.

Worker Type:

Employee

The application closing date:

23 May 2026

AHRI is a values-driven organisation. As an employer we are committed to staff engagement and development. Our culture is one of high performance and partnership.

Our values
The successful candidate will be expected to live by AHRI’s values, including collaboration, ubuntu, leadership, innovation, transformation, and excellence.
 
 
Employment equity
AHRI is fully compliant with South African labour law and is committed to employment equity. This position is primarily open to South African or other African applicants, with a valid work permit desirable. AHRI reserves the right in special circumstances to accept late applications or to extend the above date to facilitate further searches. Furthermore, AHRI reserves the right not to make an appointment.

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.