Community Tracker (KEN SHE Study) at Kenya Medical Research - KEMRI

Study Description

The KEN SHE Study is a prospective, blinded randomized study that will test the efficacy of single-dose bivalent and nonavalent HPV vaccination as a catch-up strategy.

Position: Community Tracker (Positions 4) K MR7 Vacancy No. FN-10-05-2021

Reports to: Community Liaison Officer

Location: Kisumu

Duration: 1 Year Renewable Contract as per KEMRI Scheme of Service. The first 3 months is a probation period

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 CLO.
• 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

Required 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 handson experience working in with communities and other stakeholders.

Experience

• More than two (2) years Clinical Research experience
• Good Clinical Practice training/Human Subjects Protection training is an added advantage

Desirable Qualities

• 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.
• Experience in mobilizing the community especially youth and women organizations
• Computer literacy
• Counselling skills