Addis Ababa
Ethiopian Society of Sociologist Social Workers and Anthropologists (ESSSWA)
Type of Employment:  Contractual Venue: Addis Ababa, ESSSWA Office 4 Kilo Duties and Responsibilities: Responsible for the day-to-day activities of the ESSSWA-IRB Secretariat;Supporting ESSSWA Secretariate Office in Project proposal writing, Follow-up, and Project Implementation Processes Regularly update and motivate ESSSWA members in membership fees and other important membership activities Making sure that requirements for IRB review license renewal are met, and the license is renewed in time by the MoE once every two years;Organizing meetings in consultation with the IRB Chairperson/Vice Chairperson;Taking and keeping minutes of the IRB meetings;Implementing standard record-keeping mechanism and documentation of the IRB activities, including collected fees;Ensuring the confidentiality of research protocols, IRB minutes, protocol review processes, and results and that any third party does not access them at any time;Promoting the IRB services using all forms of communications (e.g. ESSSWA Website, emails, brochures, social media, word of mouth, etc.);Providing information about the IRB ethical clearance processes;Communicating with researchers (principal investigators and representatives of research institutions);Ensuring that payments are deposited before ethical review services are delivered;Presenting requests of payment upon completion of ethical review service and making follow-up on payments;Making sure researchers who submitted research protocols received feedback promptly have done the necessary revisions as per the comments given by reviewers before the issuance of certificates;Assess, recruit, and keep credentials of ESSSWA members who have ethical training certificates and bring them to the attention of ESSSWA;Produces reports, monitors internal operations and third-party requirements, and delivers other related duties when requested by the ESSSWA secretariat office, IRB Chairperson/Vice Chairperson.Organize and report the financial transaction of the IRB to the ESSSWA secretariat office.