Sema! Research Study
Job Vacancy: Qualitative Interviewer / Site Leader
Job Description: This research study is seeking a full-time qualitative interviewer / site leader at Ahero / Bondo
Responsibilities and Requirements
- Educate community health volunteers and community members about the study
- Attend community advisory board meetings
- Recruit and enroll participants into the study
- Conduct in-depth interviews (IDI) with adolescent women
- Write debrief summaries and share with Study PI and co-PI
- Conduct focus group discussions (FGD) with adolescent women and parents
- Collect pre-IDI/FGD survey data per approved Standard Operating Procedures and input into Android tablet system
- Submit weekly summaries of recruitment and enrollment into the study to the study Principal Investigator (PI) and site-PI
- Participate in weekly phone call with PI and rest of study staff
- Maintain communication between study staff and PI
- Ensure strict compliance with ethical requirements for conduct of research
- Maintain adequate supplies of study documents and other study supplies at site
- Collect and submit receipts from any purchases made on behalf of the study to UW-Kenya country office in Nairobi as Project Field Administrator
Qualifications, Experience, and Skills Required
- Bachelor’s degree in social sciences
- Experience with informed consent procedures
- Prior experience conducting and transcribing interviews and FGDs:Can provide reference from PI
- Excellent computer skills, particularly e-mail and word-processing
- Excellent communication skills: Must be able to communicate regularly with PI via email and Skype
- Language skills: fluency in English, Kiswahili, and Luo, spoken and written
- Those holding a motorbike license will have an added advantage
- Team player with ability to work closely with PI, study coordinator, other study staff at the site, community research officers
- Works under minimum supervision
The appropriate person for this position will have a non-judgmental approach to adolescent sexuality and family planning.
Salary: Contract with UW-Kenya for 6 months. Eligible for medical cover. Competitive salary, plus 15% gratuity after completing total 6 month contract. Bonus for high quality transcript delivered to PI within 2 weeks.
Position start date: 25 September 2017
How to Apply
CLICK HERE to fill our online recruitment form and then send your application addressed to the PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR and CV to the email [email protected]
