Regional Survey Coordinators at The Center for International Health, Education and Biosecurity (CIHEB)

Overall Job Function

The Regional Survey Coordinator will provide oversight, direction and support to ten field teams in his/her assigned region through the designated team leads and coordinate the regional team composed of the Regional Community Mobilization Officers, Regional Laboratory Officers, Regional HBTS and Linkage To Care Officers, Regional ICT Assistants, Regional warehouse logisticians and Regional fleet officers.  The incumbent is responsible for providing leadership and troubleshooting all elements of problem solving with field operations, ensure good community relations and serve as the liaison to the Ministry of Health and other implementing institutions in the region.

 Main Duties and Responsibilities:

• Provide survey implementation oversight, direction and support to all field teams in his/her assigned region.
• Coordinate other regional field team members including Community Mobilization officers, Regional HBTC and Linkage officers, Regional Laboratory Officers, Regional warehouse logisticians, Regional fleet officers and Regional ICT Assistants.
• Support field team training on the study protocol, procedures, policies, relevant regulations and ensure that the study protocol, standard operating procedures (SOPs), and other relevant policies and regulations are being followed.
• Take leadership on all elements of problem solving, and troubleshooting all field operations
• Ensure good community relations and serve as the liaison to the county departments of health, Ministry of Health and other implementing institutions in the region.
• Monitor protocol deviations, receive any incident reports and document them in a form that will be transmitted to the Ethics and Regulatory Lead.
• Understand and adhere to the protocol, SOPs, and other appropriate regulations, procedures and policies and guide the team leads and field team members to ensure the same.
• Ensure that survey staff maintain confidentiality of survey participants and adhere to principles of Good Clinical Practice (GCP) and ethics of human subjects’ research.
• Conduct frequent field visits to ensure timely recruitment of participants in the region and collection of high-quality data.
• Prepare progress report and other reports as may be required.
• Carry out other duties and responsibilities as assigned by the KENPHIA II project Management Team.

Requirements

Required Qualifications

• Degree in health-related field or Social Sciences
• At least 3 years of survey experience with Supervision or leadership role within a survey or research study.
• Experience in research supervisory and management
• Experience in remote data management systems and processes and experience in using mobile-based data collection tools like tablets.
• Background in HIV/AIDS and/or infectious diseases.
• Proactive in handling challenging situations.
• Strong organizational, problem solving and good analytical laboratory skills.
• Good communication skills and fluency in spoken and written English, Kiswahili and relevant local languages as per the assigned region.
• Proficiency in relevant computer applications: MS Word, Excel, Internet, Email, etc.  

Other Requirements

• Ability to meet tight deadlines and to successfully manage multiple assignments concurrently.
• Ability to function independently or with minimal supervision.
• Ability to adhere to medical research health ethics, as provided.
• Ability to travel and work non-standard working hours in any part of the country as per the survey requirements.