Study Coordinator (1
Position) – 20% FTE
We require all team members to
provide ethical and respectful services to all clients, and to maintain
flexible hours in order to interface effectively with international partners.
IT Manager (1 Position) – 20% FTE
The AHEAD study aims to investigate a
modified assisted partner services (aPS) model to augment screening, diagnosis,
linkage and retention to care for HIV and hypertensive patients in Kenya.
We are looking to hire several
positions for our research team based in Nairobi.
We are committed to excellence in our
research, and to working with HIV-infected and hypertensive patients with the
utmost respect and care.
The study coordinator will be
responsible for overseeing all daily study operations in Nairobi, including
supervising study personnel, maintaining up-to-date study protocols and
approvals, and liaising with key stakeholders, both locally and
internationally.
S/he will report to the study manager
and Principle Investigator.
S/he must be self-directed, working
with minimal supervision, and must be committed to providing services and care
for study participants.
Responsibilities will include:
·
Coordinate the development of the
study protocol and tools
·
Training staff at study site
·
Ensure necessary local ethics review
board approvals and renewals are obtained for the study
·
Managing study ethics and human
subjects protection
·
Participate in database development
and management
·
Coordinate all meetings required for
the success of the study
·
Ensure that necessary
supplies/materials are in stock for study implementation.
·
Serve as the liaison between the
study team, the study Principal Investigators (PI’s), and collaborators.
·
Oversight of study implementation at
study sites
·
Coordinate and participate in the
data analysis and report writing activities
·
Preparation of study research reports
Qualifications:
·
Be a Kenyan Registered Community
Nurse,
·
Bachelor of Social Science in
psychology is an added advantage
·
Registration with the Nursing council
of Kenya
·
Prior experience as a research study
coordination
·
Certification in Human Subjects
Protection and Good Clinical Practice
·
Demonstrated ability to plan, lead,
coordinate, and accomplish research activities
·
Strong analytic, organizational, written,
and verbal communication skills
·
Ability to work in a team environment
·
Ability to maintain flexible work
hours, including occasional nights and weekends, in order to interface with
study clients and international partners
Desirable qualities, skills and
abilities:
·
Extensive experience with HIV testing
and counseling (HTC), HIV research, antiretroviral therapy (ART) programs
·
Familiarity with smart phone
technology for data collection, including ODK
·
Attention to detail and good work
ethic
·
Ability to work with minimal
supervision
·
Respectful, punctual, hardworking,
conscientious
·
Responsive to multiple communication
modalities with international team members
·
Ability to work effectively as a
member of a collaborative team
·
Experience working with HIV-infected and
hypertensive patients
How to Apply
Please note that the appointment is
on a one-year contract term renewable on mutual agreement and availability of
funds.
Interested individuals who meet the
above qualifications should CLICK HERE to fill
our online application form and then submit the following via email to
aheadstudy2019@gmail.com by 12th July, 2019.
1. Application letter
2. Up-to-date CV
3. Relevant certificates
2. Up-to-date CV
3. Relevant certificates
All applications should be addressed
to the Principal Investigator AHEAD Study.
Data Manager (1
Position) – 20% FTE
The
AHEAD study aims to investigate a modified assisted partner services (aPS)
model to augment screening, diagnosis, linkage and retention to care for HIV
and hypertensive patients in Kenya.
We
are looking to hire several positions for our research team based in Nairobi.
We
are committed to excellence in our research, and to working with HIV-infected
and hypertensive patients with the utmost respect and care.
We
require all team members to provide ethical and respectful services to all
clients, and to maintain flexible hours in order to interface effectively with
international partners.
The
data manager will be responsible for the design of data collection and
management systems, supervision of study data collection operations, and
routine data cleaning, quality control and analysis.
S/he
will be report to the Study Coordinator and Principal Investigator.
S/he
must be able to work with minimal supervision and for long hours when
necessary.
Responsibilities will include:
·
Database development and maintenance
·
Tabulating program data to generate
weekly and quarterly reports for the study
·
Ensure source documents are safeguarded
and that optimal data quality is maintained.
·
Maintain a clean log frame of data
queries and how they have been resolved.
·
Monitoring and evaluation of study
data activities
·
Database development and management
·
Oversight of data collection
modalities, including mobile technology
·
Data cleaning and validation once
study is complete
·
Managing integration of data
collection
Qualifications:
·
Bachelor of Science (or advanced
degree in biostatistics or related field)
·
Experience with data management for
HIV partner services research/programs is an added advantage
·
Prior research experience
·
Proficiency in Stata, SPSS and/or
Microsoft Access
·
Experience with smart phone data
collection and Open Data Kit (ODK)
·
Certification in Human Subjects
Protection and Good Clinical Practice
·
Strong analytic, organizational,
written, and verbal communication skills
·
Ability to work in a team environment
·
Ability to maintain flexible work
hours, including occasional nights and weekends, in order to interface with key
populations and international partners
Desirable qualities, skills and abilities:
·
Previous experience in a similar
position will be an added advantage.
How to Apply
Please
note that the appointment is on a one-year contract term renewable on mutual
agreement and availability of funds.
Interested
individuals who meet the above qualifications should CLICK HERE to
fill our online application form and then submit the following via email to
aheadstudy2019@gmail.com by 12th July, 2019.
1.
Application letter
2. Up-to-date CV
3. Relevant certificates
2. Up-to-date CV
3. Relevant certificates
All
applications should be addressed to the Principal Investigator AHEAD Study.
Health Advisor (1
Position) – 50% FTE
The
AHEAD study aims to investigate a modified assisted partner services (aPS)
model to augment screening, diagnosis, linkage and retention to care for HIV
and hypertensive patients in Kenya.
We
are looking to hire several positions for our research team based in Nairobi.
We
are committed to excellence in our research, and to working with HIV-infected
and hypertensive patients with the utmost respect and care.
We
require all team members to provide ethical and respectful services to all
clients, and to maintain flexible hours in order to interface effectively with
international partners.
The
Health Advisor will be responsible for the data collection activities for the
study, including interviews.
The
Health Advisors must be comfortable working with HIV and hypertensive
individuals in the locations where they and their families live.
S/he
will be report to the Study Coordinator.
S/he
must be able to work with minimal supervision and for long hours when
necessary.
Responsibilities will include:
·
Screen and enroll eligible
hypertensive patients who may or may not be HIV-infected enrolled as index
participants
·
Perform anthropometric measurements
for participants enrolled in the study
·
Conduct interviews with study
participants using mobile data entry technology
·
Be responsible for follow up of index
participants and their family members identified by either home visits or phone
calls
·
Perform HIV testing and counseling
(HTC) for index participants and family members
·
Maintain familiarity with the
protocol and standard operation procedures of the study
·
Provide ongoing counseling and
relevant referrals for participant support, including HIV care services,
support groups, violence prevention organizations, and more
·
Document clinic, home visits and
phone calls on source documents and CRFs
·
Safeguard source documents and CRFs
and ensure data quality
·
Participate in community engagement
activities and meetings
·
Prepare weekly, monthly and quarterly
reports as needed for the Study coordinator
·
Meet the agreed targets
·
Any other duties as directed by study
coordinator
Qualifications:
·
Certificate in Voluntary Counseling
and Testing or HTC from NASCOP
·
Diploma or higher degree in:
psychology, public health or other health-related fields will be of added
advantage
·
Experience working with HIV partner
services is mandatory.
·
Experience in taking anthropometric
measurements
·
Experience in social work and
research projects will be an added advantage
·
At least one-year work experience in
HTC service provision
·
Willingness to work as a team player
·
Ability to work with minimal
supervision
·
Ability to maintain flexible work
hours, including occasional nights and weekends, in order to interface with key
populations and international partners
Desirable qualities, skills and abilities:
·
Experience in Home-Based Counseling
and Testing is desirable
How to Apply
Please
note that the appointment is on a one-year contract term renewable on mutual
agreement and availability of funds.
Interested
individuals who meet the above qualifications should CLICK HERE to
fill our online application form and then submit the following via email to
aheadstudy2019@gmail.com by 12th July, 2019.
1.
Application letter
2. Up-to-date CV
3. Relevant certificates
2. Up-to-date CV
3. Relevant certificates
All
applications should be addressed to the Principal Investigator AHEAD Study.
IT Manager (1 Position) – 20% FTE
The
AHEAD study aims to investigate a modified assisted partner services (aPS)
model to augment screening, diagnosis, linkage and retention to care for HIV
and hypertensive patients in Kenya.
We
are looking to hire several positions for our research team based in Nairobi.
We
are committed to excellence in our research, and to working with HIV-infected
and hypertensive patients with the utmost respect and care.
We
require all team members to provide ethical and respectful services to all
clients, and to maintain flexible hours in order to interface effectively with
international partners.
The
IT manager will be responsible for the set up, design of data collection and
management systems and supervision of study data collection operations.
S/he
will be report to the Study Coordinator and Principal Investigator.
S/he
must be able to work with minimal supervision and for long hours when
necessary.
Responsibilities will include:
·
Preparing, updating and documenting
systems requirements; overseeing design of data capturing systems and
formulation of reports
·
Developing systems and tools for
collecting, entering, editing, cleaning, storing, validation, archiving,
retrieving, organizing, and transferring of data; and carrying out data review,
validation, query generation and resolution, and report generation of all
records generated from the database.
·
Developing and implementing processes
and procedures for data management and movement.
·
Implementing and enforcing regular
data security activities such as storage, backups, archiving and user
administration and resolving queries that arise
·
Development of electronic case report
forms using ODK
·
Responsible for supervising and
managing the data management team and monitoring their performance.
·
Performing study specific data
management duties as assigned
·
Responsible for preparing work plans
and for managing quality control (QC) of data and systems
Qualifications:
·
Master’s Degree in Data Management
/Information Science or Computer Science
·
Prior experience with data management
for HIV partner services research/programs, added advantage
·
Demonstrated competence in
information management and statistical analysis
·
Excellent skills in systems analysis,
system documentation, data management, database design and structures
·
Excellent smart phone data collection
and computing skills, including ODK, REDCap, and other Open Source software
·
Ability to handle large databases and
troubleshoot issues involving complex data integration
·
Expert knowledge of maintaining and
debugging live software systems and of writing and editing program
documentation
·
Certification in Human Subjects
Protection and Good Clinical Practice
·
Strong analytic, organizational,
written, and verbal communication skills
·
Ability to work in a team environment
·
Ability to maintain flexible work
hours, including occasional nights and weekends, in order to interface with key
populations and international partners
Desirable qualities, skills and abilities:
·
Previous experience in a similar
position will be an added advantage.
How to Apply
Please
note that the appointment is on a one-year contract term renewable on mutual
agreement and availability of funds.
Interested
individuals who meet the above qualifications should CLICK HERE to
fill our online application form and then submit the following via email to
aheadstudy2019@gmail.com by 12th July, 2019.
1.
Application letter
2. Up-to-date CV
3. Relevant certificates
2. Up-to-date CV
3. Relevant certificates
All
applications should be addressed to the Principal Investigator AHEAD Study.
Applications
without the above mentioned qualifications or required testimonials will NOT be
considered.
