Community Tracker (Positions 10) at Kenya Medical Research - KEMRI

Duties and Responsibilities

• Community engagement 
• Community sensitization and mobilization for the study.
• Work with CORPS to map study area and recruit potential subjects
• Hold regular meetings and communication with local leaders and Community Units
• Network with stakeholders
• Participate in accelerated mobilization (distributing flyers and posters and conducting a mobile
• campaign with a public address system to mobilize the community. 
• Liaise with community leaders, gatekeepers and the community members about the study in consultation with the CLO. 
• Community Advisory Board formulation and continuously liaising with the board

Required Qualifications

• Diploma in Community health, Social Sciences, social work, sociology, psychological counselling or other related fields.
• Experience in working in a busy clinical research set up with extensive hands-on experience working in with communities and other stakeholders.

Experience

• More than two (2) years Clinical research experience
• Good Clinical Practice training/Human Subjects Protection training is an added advantage
• Ability to hold discussions with community gate keepers, and other key stakeholders in the community

Desirable Qualities

• Commitment to integrity and high quality performance
• Good interpersonal skills and ability to work in a team
• Keen and attentive to detail
• Ability to task-shift
• Ability to work independently, team player, good communicator, respectful, flexible, enthusiastic,innovative and proactive
• Articulate in both verbal and written communication in English and Swahili. Luo speakers have an added advantage.
• Experience in mobilizing the community especially youth and women organizations
• Computer literacy
• Counselling skills