Principal Community Health Worker at Kenya Medical Research - KEMRI

Vacancy No. CRDR/014/09/23

Person specification:

For appointment to this grade the candidate must have:

•  At least Eight (8) years of relevant work experience.
•  Diploma in the following fields; Community Health, Public Health or relevant equivalent qualification from a recognized Institution;
•  Higher Diploma in the following fields; Community Health and Development, Counselling, Social work or relevant qualification from a recognized Institution;
•  Membership to a relevant professional body where applicable;
•  Proficiency in computer application;
•  Demonstrated professional competence and ability as reflected in work performance and results;
•  At least three years’ experience working in a clinical trial or research setting will be an added advantage

Skills and Abilities:

•  Planning and Organization Skills
•  Communication and report writing Skills
•  Interpersonal Skills
•  Mentorship and coaching skills
•  Project management
•  Team Building Skills

Duties and Responsibilities:

•  Participate in regular CLG team meetings.
•  Drafting of community and stakeholder engagement plan for the projects in consultation with the study team.
•  Undertake, monitor and evaluate the community liaison activities of the projects
•  Contribute to the development of project materials and data collection tools
•  Organization and logistics of meetings including booking venues, preparation of communication materials, refreshments, reimbursements of travel costs and others.
•  Facilitate, participate, and note take in meetings.
•  Participate in and supervise Community health workers , as well as support other training activities and offering support/ supervision where needed
•  In collaboration with other community liaison staff, identify, document and apply lessons generated from the various engagement activities
•  Writing internal activity reports for sharing.
•  To collect and respond to community concerns about the study in collaboration with other community department staff
•  Maintain and update stakeholder contacts in the community.

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.