Clerk (Community Interviewer) at Kenya Medical Research - KEMRI

KMR 10 – (30 Positions)

Location: Siaya County

Reporting: Reports to the field supervisor

Required qualification and Experience

1. Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education grade D+plus
2. Certificate or experience in computer packages
3. Must be residents of the study sites
4. Good command of English, Dholuo and Swahili languages is required
5. Have at least one year experience in collection of epidemiological and demographic data
6. Experience in Enterics related studies will have added advantage
7. Accident-free driving experience of motor bike with valid Class G and F driving license
8. Familiarity with and valid certificate Good clinical Practices

Job Summary

The Community Interviewer will work under team leads and will be responsible for collecting timely and accurate data from a given number of participants assigned on a daily basis.

Specific responsibilities

1. The Community Interviewers’ responsibilities shall be as follows:
2. Timely collection of accurate demographic and morbidity data from study participants according to
3. Good Clinical Practice (GCP) standards using tablets
4. Ensuring that all the study questionnaires are completely filled during the interview
5. Resolve all forms with discrepancies and keep good documentation of work done.
6. Attend all weekly meetings in time and report on progress of work
7. Be courteous, respectful, proactive, conscientious, punctual and hardworking
8. Be a team player

Terms of Employment: A one-year renewable contract as per KEMRI scheme of service and a
probation period for the first 3 months and salary is as per the stated grade