Field Officer at Kenya Medical Research - KEMRI

Purpose

To support community engagement activities, participant recruitment and retention activities for a research clinic team providing services to young and elderly in the general population.

Responsibilities

•  Work with the clinic team to identify and recruit eligible persons for study participation
•  Identify and support activities aimed at maintaining high retention of study participants
•  Conduct outreach activities in order to engage eligible participants
•  Attend and participate in trainings, team/staff meetings, and other events as needed.
•  Bring to the study teams’ attention any problems, challenges, observed in study activities
•  Perform other duties as assigned or required.

Education and Professional Training

•  Diploma in Counseling, Social work, Nursing or Clinical Medicine from a recognized Institution

Competencies

•  Basic Counseling
•  Basic IT and social media skills
•  Knowledge of non-communicable diseases care will be an added advantage

Experience

•  Minimum of 1 year experience with direct involvement in patient care or outreach- especially in non-communicable diseases clinics /centers
•  Peer support, outreach and coordination an added advantage
•  Should be familiar with the Ministry of Health systems

The eligible candidates will be based in Nairobi with frequent travel to sites within the Nairobi region and its environs.