Clerk - Community Interviewer at Kenya Medical Research - KEMRI

Vacancy: CGHR/291/05/22

Job Description

The community interviewers will report directly to product manager and will be responsible for collecting timely and accurate data in their assigned households and health facilities

Essential Requirements

• A Minimum mean grade of D+ plus in Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education
• Must be able to ride a motorcycle
• Should have a valid driver’s license free of any encumbrance and valid for the class of motorcycle
• Must be willing to reside within the study area
• Able to speak, read and write in English and Kiswahili
• Ability to speak Teso would be an added advantage
• Experience working with CHVs in the community would be an added advantage

Skills, knowledge and Abilities

• Must be able to operate and take care of an electronic data collection instrument such as a tablet.
• Must be able to communicate effectively with members of the community.

Specific tasks and responsibilities

The community interviewers’ responsibilities shall include and not limited to the following:

• Supervise distribution and replacement of Envelopes by community health volunteers (CHVs)
• Coordinate with the CHVs and develop and distribution and replacement plan for Envelopes
• Distribution of Envelopes to the CHVs each morning and collection of used and unused Envelopes for storage at the respective study storage facilities.
• Plan appropriately to ensure availability of all supplies required for product distribution and replacement
• Ensure that data on Envelope distribution and replacement is captured accurately and completely using the tablets
• Attend study debriefing meetings and present reports on progress within assigned clusters
• Be courteous, respectful, honest, proactive, conscientious, punctual and hardworking
• Complete any other duties assigned or delegated by the management