Community Health Worker - ( 2 Positions ) at Kenya Medical Research - KEMRI

Vacancy No. CRDR/05/09/23

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.

Applications should include the following:

• Letter of Application (Indicate Vacancy Number)
• Current Resume or Curriculum Vitae with Telephone number and e-mail address
• Three letters of reference with contact telephone numbers
• Copies of Academic Certificates and Transcripts
• Telephone number

Interested and qualified candidates are encouraged to Apply to Deputy Director, CRDR, P.O. Box 47855-00100, Nairobi not later than October 12, 2023. All applications must be submitted through crdrkemri@kemri.go.ke.