Summary
Date Posted: Monday, January 31, 2022 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:
Community Liaison Officer II - Re-advertisement

Job purpose:
To plan, implement and evaluate secondary school engagement with health research at the KEMRI-Wellcome Trust Research Programme (KWTRP) Kilifi. To contribute to the programme’s approach to ethical aspects of research practice, including through facilitating school engagement and supporting related research activities. We are looking for a young motivated and energetic Kenyan graduate with experience of post-university employment/internship.

Financial Responsibility:
• Responsible for a Laptop, digital voice recorders and video equipment used in the course of work
• Petty cash budgets up to approximately Ksh. 100,000 associated with fieldwork and meeting organisation.

Some of the Key Responsibilities are:
a) Implementation of School Engagement Programme SEP activities
• Planning, implementing, participating in and evaluating secondary school engagement activities for the KWTRP School Engagement Programme. The selected candidate will participate in, support with and facilitate SEP activities which include but not limited to: School Visits to KEMRI, researcher visits to schools, on-line engagement, Young Persons’ Advisory Groups (YPAGs), the School Leavers’ Attachment Scheme, and science competitions.**
b) Support Community Liaison Group in key strategic activities:
• Support the Community Liaison Group at the KWTRP where needed in activities including but not limited to open-days, community meetings, translation, IEC material preparation, evaluation and staff training.

Qualifications:
• Bachelor’s degree in Biology, Biochemistry, Microbiology or Public Health (1st/2nd Upper class)
• At least one-year experience in health research or demonstrated collaboration with a health research institution or a relevant post-graduate diploma in research
• At least one-year experience of facilitating learning sessions with young people/ children or secondary school science teaching.
• Experience in project management

Competencies
• Excellent enthusiastic and energetic communicator with young people as well as senior stakeholders
• Proficiency with word processing and spreadsheet applications, and excellent writing skills.

Job Experience: No Requirements

Work Hours: 8

Level of Education: Bachelor Degree

Job application procedure
To apply for this position please click on the below link:
Community Liaison Officer II - Re-advertisement | Jobs/Training Opportunities (kemri-wellcome.org)
Those who had applied to the prior vacancy announcement (Number CLOII110320) do not need to re-apply.

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