Community Tracker Job, Current Medical Jobs 2023.
Position: Community Tracker (1 Position) K MR 7 Vacancy No. FN-16-02-2023
Reports to: Retention Officer
Location: Kisumu
Duration: 1 Year Renewable Contract as per KEMRI Scheme of Service. The first 3 months is a probation period
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 hands-on experience working in with communities and other stakeholders.
Experience
- More than two (2) years Clinical research experience
- Experience working in a busy reproductive health service provision/promotion organization or delivery of contraceptive services.
- Good Clinical Practice training/Human Subjects Protection training is an added advantage
- Ability to hold discussions with community gate keepers, and other key stakeholders in the community.
Other Required Skills
- 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.
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Experience in mobilizing the community especially youth and women organizations
- Computer literacy
- Counselling skills
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 retention officer
- 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
How to Apply
- All applicants must meet each selection criteria detailed in the minimum requirements.
- Must include a current CV with names of at least three referees.
- Must include copies of academic and professional certificates.
A duly signed application letter indicating the vacancy reference with copies of documents listed above should be sent to: hrrctp@kemri-rctp.org not later than February 28, 2023.
KEMRI IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER COMMITED TO DIVERSITY;PERSONS WITH DISABILITY, WOMEN, YOUTH AND THOSE FROM MARGINALIZED AREAS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY.
Only short-listed candidates will be contacted