Research Assistant - Kirinyaga at Kenya Medical Research - KEMRI

Key Responsibilities:

• Managing data, including data entry.
• Receiving and directing the participants in the field.
• Helping the local participants understand the research in detail.
• Administering questionnaires to the participants in the field.
• Mobilizing people to take part in the research when needed.
• Helping the rest of the team understand the community participants' views.
• Ensuring proper storage of all the data collected from the field.
• Helping the rest of the team with any work as it arises, for example, sample sorting.
• Assist with project outreach and the dissemination of research findings.

Vacancy Requirements:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Information Technology, Computer Science or any other relevant data-associated discipline    Mandatory
• Knowledge in data collection, data entry, archival, and retrieval will be an added advantage    Added Advantage
• Must be computer literate    Mandatory
• Planning skills    Mandatory
• Communication and reporting skills    Mandatory
• Interpersonal skills    Mandatory
• Team player    Mandatory