NGO Jobs in Kisumu Kenya - ICAP (12 Positions)

 ICAP of Columbia University is working in partnership with the Ministry of Public Health and Sanitation and the Ministry of Medical Services to strengthen HIV Care and Treatment services in the country and conduct high quality research to inform national and international policy.

ICAP has received funding from the National Institute of Health to conduct a two year study on Mother Infant Retention in PMTCT (MIR4 Health Study).

Applications are invited for the following positions:

1. Data Manager - MIR 4 Health Study

Location: Kisumu

Overall Job Function:

The successful applicant will be responsible for supervising staff performing data entry, cleaning and storage of a study data to produce clean, complete final data sets for transmission to ICAP New York.

Key Responsibilities:

    To support collection and entry of study data
    To clean study data
    To supervise and track flow of data forms from facilities to study office and organization of paper records within office
    To ensure completeness, accuracy and consistency of the data
    To produce monthly datasets and written report describing data integrity
    Assure that electronic and paper records are handled according to international standards for data security and confidentiality

Requirements

    Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in computer studies, statistics, epidemiology or mathematics;
    At least 2 years relevant experience and advance skills in MS Access application development & programming skills; EpiInfo, SPSS; Data quality assurance; MS Office
    Familiarity with database management system and principles;
    Familiarity with data coding of SOP and coding dictionaries;

2. Data Officers - MIR 4 Health Study (2)

Location: Kisumu with travel to study sites in Nyanza

Overall Job Function:

Reporting to the Data Manager, the Data Officer will provide data management, support high quality, accurate and timely reports.

Key Responsibilities:

    Data entry of routine monthly and quarterly data
    Data reconstruction and computerization from source documents as required
    Data quality checks against client data from medical records
    Compilation of monthly reports

Requirements:

    Diploma in Health Records Information/ Health Information Technology
    At least 2 years’ experience, preferably at MOH district facility level
    Database management skills and ability to use statistical software.
    Those with relevant degrees related to the field will have an added advantage

3. Study Site Coordinator - MIR 4 Health Study (3)

Location: Allocated sites in Nyanza

Overall Job Function:

The Site Coordinator will be responsible for overseeing day to day study activities at the site to ensure smooth implementation of the study, safety of study participants, and accuracy of the data collected.

The will be supervised by the Study Coordinator.

Key Responsibilities:

    To obtain consent from potential study participants
    To obtain consent and administer questionnaires to healthcare providers and lay counsellors
    To monitor patient recruitments and retention and oversee follow ups and patient tracking activities
    To ensure proper storage of study materials e.g. patient folders, study questionnaires, consent forms
    To carry out on-site quality control for data collection
    To supervise the research assistants

Requirements

    Diploma in Nursing or relevant Degree/Diploma in Social Sciences
    Experience in conducting research
    Excellent communication skills ( both oral and written)
    Understands/Speaks and reads Luo well
    Good use of Microsoft office especially in excel

4. Research Assistant - MIR 4 Health Study (6)

Location: Allocated sites in Nyanza

Overall Job Function:

The Research Assistant will be responsible for conducting the day to day study activities at the site under the supervision of the Site Coordinator

Specific Responsibilities

    To administer questionnaires to the study participants
    To conduct data abstraction from the registers and patient folders
    To maintain participant folders
    To assist in setting up project materials at the beginning of the day and completing the necessary activities at the end of the day

Qualifications

    Diploma or Bachelors degree in Social Studies
    Research experience in a HIV setting administering questionnaires to patients
    Understands/speaks and writes Luo
    Computer literate

All applications including a current CV, telephone number and 3 referees (one who should be at least your current/previous supervisor) should be sent to the HR and Administration Manager, ICAP icap.vacancies@gmail.com before 31st December 2012.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

ICAP is an Equal Opportunity Employer