Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI) is a State Corporation established through the Science and Technology (Amendment) Act of 1979, which has since been amended to Science, Technology and Innovation Act 2013. The 1979 Act established KEMRI as a National body responsible for carrying out health research in Kenya.
Study Description
The KEN SHE Study is a prospective, blinded randomized study that will test the efficacy of single-dose bivalent and nonavalent HPV vaccination as a catch-up strategy.
Position: Community Tracker (Positions 4) K MR7 Vacancy No. FN-10-05-2021
Reports to: Community Liaison Officer
Location: Kisumu
Duration: 1 Year Renewable Contract as per KEMRI Scheme of Service. The first 3 months is a probation period
Duties and Responsibilities
- Community engagement
- Community sensitization and mobilization for the study.
- Work with CORPS to map study area and recruit potential subjects
- Hold regular meetings and communication with local leaders and Community Units
- Network with stakeholders
- Participate in accelerated mobilization (distributing flyers and posters and conducting a mobile campaign with a public address system to mobilize the community.
- Liaise with community leaders, gatekeepers and the community members about the study in consultation with the CLO.
- Community Advisory Board formulation and continuously liaising with the board
- Participant recruitment activities
- Conducting outreach activities and participant referral
- Escorting participants home as needed
- Counseling and informed consent process
- Develop and review participant recruitment SOP and implement strategies
- Participant referral to site
- Participant retention activities
- Obtaining and updating participant locator information
- Report writing on recruitment and retention strategies and updating of the community diary
- Develop and review participant retention SOP and implement strategies
- Participate in health talks at the site, community and health facilities
- Participant physical and phone tracing as needed.
- Participant home visits
Required Qualifications
- Diploma in Community Health, Social Sciences, Social Work, Sociology, Psychological Counselling or other related fields.
- Experience in working in a busy clinical research set up with extensive handson experience working in with communities and other stakeholders.
Experience
- More than two (2) years Clinical Research experience
- Good Clinical Practice training/Human Subjects Protection training is an added advantage
Desirable Qualities
- Commitment to integrity and high quality performance
- Good interpersonal skills and ability to work in a team
- Keen and attentive to detail
- Ability to task-shift
- Ability to work independently, team player, good communicator, respectful, flexible, enthusiastic, innovative and proactive
- Articulate in both verbal and written communication in English and Swahili. Luo speakers have an added advantage.
- Experience in mobilizing the community especially youth and women organizations
- Computer literacy
- Counselling skills
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