Research Assistants/HTS Counselors at Corporate Staffing

Responsibilities:

• Ensuring compliance to protocol and procedures for all study components
• Conducting all study components in the preferred language (English, Kiswahili) of participants
• Administering the informed consent process
• Administering the client and provider surveys
• Conducting HIV testing and counseling (HTS) services to the study participants where applicable
• Offering health education, pre and post-HTS counselling services to study participants, where applicable
• Tracking participants’ status for all study components
• Ensuring completeness of all data collected (recordings, field notes, survey)
• Participating in study meetings (in-person, internet conference calls)
• Assisting with dissemination of study findings

Required Qualifications:

• Diploma in Nursing, Public Health, Pharmacy, Sociology, Community Health & Development, Social Work, Counselling or any other relevant health/social sciences. Degree qualification in the related field will be an added advantage
• NASCOP training and certification for HTS counselors
• Experience in HIV Testing & Counselling. Training and experience in adolescent counseling will be an added advantage.
• Experience with community-based research for public health or clinical studies preferred.
• Experience with research studies or programs focused on adolescents added advantage
• Experience in qualitative surveys and transcription is an added advantage
• Training and experience in conducting quantitative surveys preferred
• Be willing to work in informal and low-income settlements
• Flexibility to work non-business hours; being available for calls outside normal business hours, due to time differences between the U.S.A and Kenya
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Excellent analytical, communication and report writing skills
• Computer literacy, particularly in the use of MS word, Excel and PowerPoint