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Total Positions:2
Job Type: Full Time
Job Category: General
Minimum Education: Diploma
Job Location: Mtwapa, Kenya
Posted on: September 26, 2023
Last Date: October 12, 2023

Job Description

Project description
Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI) Centre for Respiratory Diseases
Research would like to fill the following vacancy in the Clinical Trials Studies to
be conducted at the KEMRI-Mtwapa Clinical Research Site in Kilifi County.

Vacancy No. CRDR/05/09/23

JOB GRADE: KMR 8

REPORTING TO: Principal Community Health Worker

Person specification:
For appointment to this grade the candidate must have:
• Diploma in the following fields; Community Health and Development,
Nutrition, Social work or relevant qualification from a recognized
Institution;
• Proficiency in computer application; and
• Clinical trial experience will be an added advantage
• Fulfil the requirement of Chapter Six of the constitution

Skills and Abilities:
• Organization Skills
• Communication Skills
• Interpersonal Skills
• Team player

Duties and Responsibilities:
• Identify potential study participants to be entered into research studies.
• Reports study enrollment progress on a regular basis
• Trace participants for follow-up clinics;
• Identify and support activities aimed at maintaining high retention of
study participants
• Collecting and analyzing community health data for planning health care
intervention programs;
• Mobilizing communities to identify health challenges to facilitate
development of promotion materials;
• Participating in health education and promotion in the communities
• Working with health care teams as a community health resource person;
• Perform any other duty as may be assigned from time-to-time

Terms of Employment
One (1) year renewable contract as per KEMRI scheme of service with a probation
period for the first 3 months. Salary is as per the stated KEMRI scale