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AVAILABLE OPENINGS
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| VACANCY NUMBER | POSITION | DESCRIPTION | VACANCY OPENING DATE | VACANCY CLOSING DATE | DOWNLOAD DOCUMENT |
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| CGHR/179/02/21 | Laboratory Analyst | The research assistant position requires the staff to perform various laboratory related assays including COVID-19 PCR and quality assurance related procedures. | February 10, 2021 | March 3, 2021 | Download |
| CGHR/178/02/21 | Clerk (Interviewer) – 6 Positions | The Community Interviewer will report directly to the Research Scientist, he/she will be responsible for consenting study participants, collecting timely and accurate data in his/her assigned households. | February 10, 2021 | March 3, 2021 | Download |
| CGHR/177/02/21 | Data Specialist | Applicant must hold a Diploma in Computer Science, Information Technology, Mathematics or Statistics from a recognized institution | February 10, 2021 | March 3, 2021 | Download |
| CGHR/176/02/21 | Clerk (Interviewer)- 12 Positions | The Community Interviewer will report directly to the Research Scientist. S/He will be responsible for collection of standard ANC, OPD, Household registration, service delivery-related data using ScanForm registers. | February 10, 2021 | March 3, 2021 | Download |
| CGHR/175/02/21 | Clerk (Data) (2 Positions) | Applicant must have a Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education minimum grade of D plus with at least 2 years experience in data entry preferable within the research set-up | February 10, 2021 | March 3, 2021 | Download |
| CGHR/174/02/21 | Field Supervisor (3 positions) | The Regional Field Supervisor (Feasibility Component of MVPE) position requires the incumbent to supervise multiple teams of community interviewers during a large cross-sectional household survey taking place in 46 sub-counties in 8 counties (Bungoma, Busia, Homa Bay, Kakamega, Kisumu, Migori, Siaya, and Vihiga) in western Kenya. Each Regional Field Supervisor will be responsible for the following duties in approximately one third of the area, including: coordination, field staff supervision, quality control, data management, logistics and operations management, community coordination and sensitization, and reporting in an accurate and timely fashion. | February 10, 2021 | March 3, 2021 | Download |
| CGHR/173/02/21 | Field Clerk (63 Positions) | The community interviewer will report directly to the Field supervisor. S/He will be responsible for performing informed consent to biological parents or caretaker to children aged between 12-23 months, collecting a blood sample for malaria testing, administering questionnaire using tablets and taking MUAC as stipulated in the protocol. The Field Worker must ensure that the data collection in the field is conducted in the highest standards possible as per the MVIP study protocol. S/he must be flexible and work within the existing structure, in a professional and ethical manner with competence, accountability and integrity. | February 10, 2021 | March 3, 2021 | Download |
| CGHR/172/02/21 | Community Interviewer (5 positions) | The community interviewer will report directly to the Study Coordinator and will be responsible for collecting timely and accurate data in his or her assigned duty. | February 10, 2021 | March 3, 2021 | Download |
| CGHR/180/02/21 | Laboratory Interns (2 positions) | Applicant must hold Bachelor’s Degree in Biological Sciences (Medical Laboratory Technology, Biochemistry, Biomedical Sciences, Medical biotechnology, Microbiology) or any relevant field from a recognized university in Kenya. | February 10, 2021 | March 3, 2021 | Download |
| CGHR/181/02/21 | Administrative Assistant | Applicant must hold a Diploma in Business Administration or equivalent qualification from a recognized institution. | February 8, 2021 | March 3, 2021 | Download |
| Administrative Intern | Applicant must hold a Bachelor of Commerce Degree, (Finance/Accounting option), Business Administration or equivalent, CPA (II) | February 10, 2021 | March 2, 2020 | Download | |
| Project Data Officer | To assist in the daily running of data management systems, installation and maintenance of computer hardware, software and networks. | February 5, 2021 | February 25, 2021 | Download | |
| Data Intern | The purpose of the internship is to assist in data management including data transcription, mining, filing, archiving of records, QA/QC, database updates and generating reports. | February 5, 2021 | February 25, 2021 | Download | |
| CGHR/171/01/21 | Laboratory Analyst | The Diagnostic and Laboratory Systems Program within the Division of Global Health Protection is seeking applications from energetic, motivated and innovative candidates to become part of the molecular section within the DSLP laboratory. The successful applicant will be in charge of all molecular section activities and also take lead in Next generation sequencing in the laboratory. | February 4, 2021 | February 24, 2021 | Download |
| CGHR/170/01/21 | Field Clerk (Community Interviewer) | The Community Interviewer will work under team leads and will be responsible for collecting timely and accurate data from a given number of participants assigned on a daily basis. | February 4, 2021 | February 24, 2021 | Download |
| VACANCY NUMBER | POSITION | DESCRIPTION | VACANCY OPENING DATE | VACANCY CLOSING DATE | DOWNLOAD DOCUMENT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CGHR/167/01/21 | Clinical Research Scientist | The incumbent will be responsible for overseeing a large cluster randomised trial in 80 villages in Siaya County to evaluate the efficacy of a novel tool for reducing malaria transmission. | January 26, 2021 | February 15, 2021 | Download |
| CGHR/165/01/21 | Research Scientist | The incumbent must hold a Bachelor’s Degree in any of the following disciplines: – Social Science, Applied Sciences, Education, Public Health, Biostatistics, any relevant Social Studies, or equivalent qualifications from a recognized institution | January 26, 2021 | February 15, 2021 | Download |
| CGHR/164/01/21 | Research Administrator | The Research Administrator will coordinate the entire project activities including hiring, training, and supervision of the study team, planning and implementation of all study activities, the collection of all household and facility-based data, and the collection of facility-based specimens. | January 26, 2021 | February 15, 2021 | Download |
| CGHR/162/01/21 | Office Assistant | This is the entry and training grade for this cadre. An officer at this level will work under the guidance of a Senior officer. | January 26, 2021 | February 15, 2021 | Download |
| CGHR/160/01/21 | Human Resource Management Officer | This is the entry and training grade for this cadre for graduate employees. An officer at this level will work under guidance and supervision of a senior officer. | January 26, 2021 | February 15, 2021 | Download |
| CGHR/163/02/21 | Administration and ICT (Internship Announcement) | Appointment in the Internship program will be for a period of one year. | January 22, 2021 | February 15, 2021 | Download |