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Job Description

Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI) is a State Corporation established through the Science and Technology (Amendment) Act of 1979, which has since been amended to Science, Technology and Innovation Act 2013. The 1979 Act established KEMRI as a National body responsible for carrying out health research in Kenya.

Laboratory Technologists – Kilifi

Key Responsibilities:

  • Receive samples, ensure that all relevant support documentation is provided and store the samples in line with the applicable Study Standard Operating Procedures;
  • Conduct experiments, interpret and document results, update all relevant databases and communicate results according to the laid down laboratory procedures
  • Conduct Quality Assurance (QA) and Quality Control (QC) and participate in Lab quality audits, Study monitoring visits and other Lab QA and QC initiatives to improve lab processes, compliance and quality of results.
  • Standardize, calibrate, basic troubleshooting and carry out preventive maintenance on assigned laboratory equipment and workspaces.
  • Support in efficient use of assigned laboratory resources and consumables required for testing, culturing and analysis by receiving, monitoring use and liaising with the relevant teams for timely replenishment.
  • Ensure the assigned workspace and all conducted experiments are fully compliant with Lab Health and Safety and other internal study protocols, policies and procedures as well as all the external legal, ethical and regulatory requirements
  • Provide guidance and train the assigned researchers, students and interns in conducting experiments and participate in disseminations at various internal meetings, Lab networking and Scientific forums.

Vacancy Requirements:

  • Diploma in Medical Laboratory Sciences or any other relevant field from a recognized Institution    Mandatory
  • Minimum Two (2) Years experience in a related Lab environment    Mandatory
  • Registration by Kenya Medical Laboratory Technicians and Technologists Board (KMLTTB) with a valid practicing KMLTTB License.    Mandatory
  • Experience in the use of technology in Lab operations and service delivery, knowledge of GCLPs and regulatory/ accreditation agency requirements    Mandatory
  • Demonstrated high levels of confidentiality and integrit    Mandatory
  • Excellent interpersonal, written, presentation and communication skills    Mandatory
  • Ability to build strong and diverse effective teams,    Mandatory
  • Excellent analytical skills and ability to deliver quality outputs within strict timelines.    Mandatory
  • Flexibility, adaptability, multi-tasking and attention to detail    Mandatory

 

Early Post-Doctoral Researcher – Immunology – Kilifi

Key Responsibilities:

  • Lead the collection, processing, compilation, and analysis of study data/samples and ensure all related records and reports are handled and managed in line with study protocols and laboratory analytical plans.
  • Network, collaborate and partner with the other Departments, research groups and other internal and external human infection (challenge) stakeholders and support in Project Management to ensure quality of outputs and timely completion of Projects
  • Work with the Principal Investigator and other Programme Researchers to identify sustainable funding opportunities and develop proposals to secure Research Grants and funding.
  • Contribute to Capacity building by developing and maintaining user-friendly human infection (challenge)learning aids and reference materials as well as organizing and delivering short online refresher courses as necessary.
  • Mentor human infection (challenge)researchers by developing, implementing and reviewing Scientific Research mentorship approaches to the assigned AROs, Postgraduate students and interns
  • Disseminate and publish human infection (challenge)research work by preparing policy briefs, manuscripts, publishing in reputable scientific journals and disseminating at various internal and external meetings, conferences, workshops and other relevant Scientific forums
  • Manage the human infection (challenge) team by providing direct supervision to the assigned team members and participate in other study HR Management issues as assigned
  • Contribute to the human infection (challenge) team’s full compliance with all relevant internal ethical and Research Governance protocols, policies and procedures as well as all external legal, ethical and regulatory requirements by ensuring proper documentation and adherence at all Research Phases

Vacancy Requirements:

  • Minimum PhD in Immunology, Molecular Biology, Virology, Microbiology, or any other relevant field from a recognized university    Mandatory
  • Minimum One (1) Year Academic and/or Practical experience in biomedical research at a reputable Academic or Research institution    Mandatory
  • Demonstrated experience in capacity building and the use of current technology in Health Research, specifically analytical packages, like R, STATA and other analytical software    Mandatory
  • Demonstrated high levels of integrity and confidentiality    Mandatory
  • Excellent interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills    Mandatory
  • Ability to work with diverse, multidisciplinary teams and build strong relationships with internal and external collaborators    Mandatory
  • Excellent analytical skills and ability to deliver quality outputs within strict timelines.    Mandatory
  • Strong team management and decision-making skills    Mandatory

 

Project Manager – Kilifi

Key Responsibilities:

  • Provide Project Management technical guidance in the development, implementation, interpretation and review of study strategic and operational plans, budgets, policies and procedures that are aligned to the Project strategic goals and objectives
  • Develop, implement and Maintain the Project’s risk register that identifies, assesses, and tracks potential project threats with a clear strategies for mitigation
  • Manage and supervise the assigned Project Staff by overseeing operations and activities to ensure operational efficiency and significant contribution in the delivery of the Project Mandate.
  • Support Project decision making by providing ad hoc and scheduled Project reports, strategic advice, management briefs to regulatory agencies and project partners
  • Provide Project Management expertise by designing project structures, work schedules, milestones, identify potential delays, bottlenecks and their effects on project deliverables and implement strategies to ensure operational effectiveness.
  • Represent the research projects to relevant internal committees, scientific audiences, funding agencies and external organizations.
  • Contribute to the Projects full compliance with all relevant internal ethical and Research Governance protocols, policies and procedures as well as all external legal, ethical and regulatory requirements by ensuring proper documentation and adherence at all Phases.

Vacancy Requirements:

  • A Minimum Bachelor’s Degree in Project Management, Social Sciences, or any other relevant field from a recognized university. Master’s Degree is an added advantage    Added Advantage
  • Minimum Five (5) years relevant experience, Three (3) years of which were at supervisory level    Mandatory
  • Experience managing large and multidisciplinary Projects    Mandatory
  • Demonstrated high levels of integrity and confidentiality    Mandatory
  • Excellent interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills    Mandatory
  • Ability to build strong and diverse effective teams, delegation and team motivation.    Mandatory
  •  Ability to build productive and collaborative relationships with varied stakeholders    Mandatory
  • Ability to deliver quality outputs within strict timelines.    Mandatory
  • Strong Management, leadership and decision-making skills    Mandatory

 

Clinical Officer – Nairobi

Key Responsibilities:

  • Provide quality clinical care to research participants.
  • Maintain study documentation, adhering to Good Documentation Practice.
  • Supervise study staff and conduct study activities according to the protocol and standard operating procedures, including reviewing clinical source documents, completing clinical assessment questionnaires, post-procedure monitoring and documentation and follow-up assessments of participants.
  • Carry out specimen collection procedures in strict adherence to the study protocol and standard operating procedures.
  • Assist in the consenting and recruitment of study participants.
  • Assist in maintaining study participants’ documentation and performing clinical procedures under the guidance of the site lead and/or the PI when required to do so.
  • Attend and participate in study related trainings and taking up the responsibility of ensuring that your training is up to date as per the training logs.
  • Attend clinical skills training and updates when required to.
  • Attend and participate in study related meetings and other meetings as needed.
  • Perform any other duties as may be assigned by to them by the site lead or Principal Investigator.

Vacancy Requirements:

  • Diploma in Clinical Medicine and Surgery    Mandatory
  • Registered with the Clinical Officers Council of Kenya    Mandatory
  • A minimum of three (3) years of experience in inpatient care    Mandatory
  • Use of Windows, Microsoft Office software    Mandatory
  • Previous experience in clinical research    Added Advantage
  • Recent clinical experience in pediatric care    Added Advantage
  • Training in Good Clinical Practice (GCP) and Research Ethics    Added Advantage
  • Ability to lead, supervise and work within a team    Mandatory
  • Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.    Mandatory
  • Good writing and presentation skills.    Mandatory
  • Demonstrable excellent communication and leadership skills.    Mandatory
  • Demonstrable excellent organizational skills.    Mandatory
  • Ability to work well in a multi-cultural team, prioritize, set and meet objectives.    Mandatory
  • Flexibility, adaptability, multi-tasking, and attention to detail.    Mandatory
  • Conscientiousness, timeliness, and willingness to work to meet deadlines.    Mandatory
  • Flexibility, adaptability, multi-tasking, and attention to detail.    Mandatory
  • Conscientiousness, timeliness, and willingness to work to meet deadlines.    Mandatory

 

Data Manager – Kilifi

  • Develop and implement Data Management plans, systems and tools for collecting, entering,
  • cleaning, storing, and archiving data for the assigned Projects.
  • Conduct data analysis and interpretation using data generated by study sites according to the project specification
  • Contribute to writing, dissemination and publishing of research work by providing statistical expertise in preparing statistical summaries, reports, briefs and support in dissemination at various internal or external meetings, workshops and other Scientific forums
  • Coordinate the team and prepare various ad hoc or scheduled progress reports for the PI, other researchers, committees and presenting the same at various internal Meetings as scheduled.
  • Participate in building and maintaining relationships, networks and collaborations with the other department study teams, IT, data clerks and data supervisors.
  • Implement and enforce regular data security activities such as storage, backups, archiving, user administration, resolution of queries as well development of screening logs and case report forms.
  • Liaising closely with programmers to create databases, and to test and implement the various case report forms as per the project requirements.
  • Contribute to the full compliance with all relevant internal ethical and Research Governance protocols, policies and procedures as well as all external legal, ethical and regulatory requirements by proper documentation and adherence at all Research Phases.

Vacancy Requirements:

  • Minimum Bachelor’s Degree in Statistics or any other relevant field from a recognized university    Mandatory
  • Minimum Four (4) Years experience at a reputable organization    Mandatory
  • Proficiency in statistical packages or coding languages e.g. R, STATA or Python    Mandatory
  • Experience in the use of current technology in Health Research specifically practical knowledge of SQL-compliant DBMS (preferably MySQL), OpenClinica, openMRS, ODK and REDCap database systems    Mandatory
  • Demonstrated high levels of integrity and confidentiality    Mandatory
  • Excellent interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills    Mandatory
  • Ability to work with diverse, multidisciplinary teams and build strong relationships with internal and external collaborators    Mandatory
  • Excellent analytical skills and ability to deliver quality outputs within strict timelines.    Mandatory

 

Early Post-Doctoral Researcher (Bioscience) – Kilifi

Key Responsibilities:

  • Lead in Genomics and Bioinformatics analysis by coordinating requests, performing data generation using advanced molecular biology tools, analysis, processing and interpretation of large sequencing data sets generated on diverse platforms such as NextSeq, MiSeq and NovaSeq.
  • Network, collaborate and partner with the other Departments, research groups and other internal and external Genomics and Bioinformatics stakeholders and support in Project Management to ensure quality of outputs and timely completion of Projects
  • Work with the Principal Investigator and other Programme Researchers to identify sustainable funding opportunities and develop proposals to secure Research Grants and funding.
  • Contribute to Capacity building by developing and maintaining user-friendly Genomics and Bioinformatics learning aids and reference materials as well as organizing and delivering short online refresher courses as necessary.
  • Mentor Genomics and Bioinformatics researchers by developing, implementing and reviewing Scientific Research mentorship approaches to the assigned AROs, Postgraduate students and interns
  • Disseminate and publish Genomics and Bioinformatics research work by preparing policy briefs, manuscripts, publishing in reputable scientific journals and disseminating at various internal and external meetings, conferences, workshops and other relevant Scientific forums
  • Manage the Genomic Sequencing and Bioinformatics team by providing direct supervision to the assigned team members and participate in other study HR Management issues as assigned
  • Contribute to the Genomic Sequencing and Bioinformatics team’s full compliance with all relevant internal ethical and Research Governance protocols, policies and procedures as well as all external legal, ethical and regulatory requirements by ensuring proper documentation and adherence at all Research Phases

Vacancy Requirements:

  • Minimum PhD in Genomics, Bioinformatics, Molecular Epidemiology, Computational biology, Virology or any other relevant field from a recognized university    Mandatory
  • Minimum One (1) Year Academic and/or Practical experience in Research from a reputable Research institution    Mandatory
  • Demonstrated experience in capacity building and the use of current technology in Health Research, specifically analytical packages, like R and other bioinformatics software    Mandatory
  • Demonstrated high levels of integrity and confidentiality    Mandatory
  • Excellent interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills    Mandatory
  • Ability to work with diverse, multidisciplinary teams and build strong relationships with internal and external collaborators    Mandatory
  • Excellent analytical skills and ability to deliver quality outputs within strict timelines.    Mandatory
  • Strong Team Management and decision-making skills    Mandatory

 

Senior Post Doctoral Researcher- (Lead Senior Clinical Scientist/ Health System Implementation Scientist) – Nairobi

Key Responsibilities:

  • Provide overall scientific leadership for the multi-country evaluation, ensuring alignment with protocol objectives across mortality impact, coverage and quality, implementation fidelity, health system performance, and workforce capacity.
  • Lead the cross-country evaluation workplan, ensuring coherence across analytical domains and consistency of methods and outputs.
  • Oversee the design and iterative refinement of the evaluation framework, integrating implementation science approaches.
  • Establish and enforce standardized data definitions, indicators, measurement plans, SOPs, and harmonized tools across countries.
  • Ensure the quality, standardization, and analytical readiness of all core datasets, including data quality assurance processes and harmonized analytic scripts within a federated data governance model.
  • Lead the design and governance of the federated data architecture, ensuring compliance with national data policies, secure in-country data hosting, anonymisation, and script-based analytic workflows.
  • Supervise the strengthening of routine data systems, ensuring completeness, timeliness, internal consistency, and alignment with national HMIS and DHIS2 platforms.
  • Line manage evaluation workstream leads (implementation science, data science/biostatistics, data management) and provide mentorship to early-career staff.
  • Guide analytical workstreams covering mortality modelling, process and implementation evaluation, cost-effectiveness, contextual analysis, and workforce analytics.
  • Coordinate engagement with in-country implementation partners, Ministries of Health, and national stakeholders, including permissions, data-sharing agreements, and dissemination; contribute to Scientific and Data Oversight Committee processes.
  • Lead adaptive learning cycles and internal learning forums, ensuring systematic feedback between evidence generation and programme implementation.
  • Oversee the production of cross-country and country-specific outputs, including quarterly technical updates, annual evaluation and synthesis reports, policy briefs, manuscripts, and dissemination packages.

Vacancy Requirements:

  • Clinician with a PhD in Epidemiology/Public Health/Health Systems (or equivalent)    Mandatory
  • 5 years post PHD experience in relevant field and research    Mandatory
  • Very good experience in leading large, multi-country evaluations    Mandatory
  • Demonstrated expertise in implementation science and advanced quantitative methods.    Mandatory
  • Strong track record working with routine facility data systems, HMIS/DHIS2, and federated data governance.    Mandatory
  • Strategic leadership    Mandatory
  • Stakeholder engagement    Mandatory
  • Grant/report writing    Mandatory
  • Advanced statistics (ITS, multilevel), data governance, mentoring, and cross functional coordination.    Mandatory

 

Statistician – Kilifi

Key Responsibilities:

  • Develop and implement Data Management plans, systems and tools for collecting, entering,
  • cleaning, storing, and archiving data for the assigned Projects.
  • Conduct data analysis and interpretation on mortality, morbidity and intervention studies by analyses of demographic levels, trends and transitions using data from the Kilifi Health and Demographic Surveillance System (KHDSS)
  • Contribute to writing, dissemination and publishing of research work by providing statistical expertise to the Head of Surveillance in preparing statistical summaries, reports, briefs and support in dissemination at various internal or external meetings, workshops and other Scientific forums
  • Coordinate the team and prepare various ad hoc or scheduled progress reports for Head of Surveillance, other researchers, committees and presenting the same at various Departmental internal Meetings as scheduled.
  • Contribute to report writing, dissemination and publishing of research work by providing statistical expertise to the Head of Surveillance in preparing statistical summaries, briefs and support in dissemination at various external meetings, workshops and other Scientific forums
  • Manage and supervise the data clerks and data supervisors to ensure operational efficiency and significant contribution in the delivery of the DSS Mandate.
  • Participate in building and maintaining relationships, networks and collaborations with the other Departments, Statistical teams, research groups and other stakeholders and assist in Project Management by providing quality and timely statistical deliverables to the assigned Projects.
  • Contribute to the full compliance with all relevant internal ethical and Research Governance protocols, policies and procedures as well as all external legal, ethical and regulatory requirements by proper documentation and adherence at all Research Phases.
  • Provide inputs and necessary technical support to the Head of Surveillance and other Programme Researchers in identifying sustainable funding opportunities and developing proposals to secure Research Grants and funding.

Vacancy Requirements:

  • Minimum Bachelor’s Degree in Statistics or any other relevant field from a recognized university    Mandatory
  • Minimum Four (4) Years experience at a reputable organization    Mandatory
  • Proficiency in statistical packages or coding languages e.g. R, STATA or Python    Mandatory
  • Experience in the use of current technology in Health Research specifically intermediate practical knowledge of SQL-compliant DBMS (preferably MySQL), OpenClinica and REDCap database systems    Mandatory
  • Demonstrated high levels of integrity and confidentiality    Mandatory
  • Excellent interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills    Mandatory
  • Ability to work with diverse, multidisciplinary teams and build strong relationships with internal and external collaborators    Mandatory
  • Excellent analytical skills and ability to deliver quality outputs within strict timelines.    Mandatory
  • Flexibility, adaptability, multi-tasking and attention to detail    Mandatory

Early Post-Doctoral Researcher(Malaria and Sickle Cell) – Kilifi

Key Responsibilities:

  • Lead in adapting transgenic and wild type P. falciparum parasites in in-vitro cultures and Perform functional assays to characterise P. falciparum adhesion phenotypes.
  • Network, collaborate and partner with malaria and red blood cell genetics partners, research groups and other internal and external policy stakeholders and support in Project Management to ensure quality of outputs and timely completion of the Project
  • Work with the Principal Investigator and other Programme Researchers to identify sustainable funding opportunities and develop proposals to secure Research Grants and funding.
  • Develop and maintain user-friendly learning materials and aids to support routine inference and organizing and delivering short online refresher courses where necessary.
  • Mentor, train and supervise junior researcher and students by developing, implementing and reviewing Scientific Research mentorship approaches to the assigned researchers, students and interns.
  • Disseminate and publish study research work by preparing policy briefs, manuscripts, publishing in reputable scientific journals and disseminating at various internal and external meetings, conferences, workshops and other relevant Scientific forums
  • Manage the study teams by providing direct supervision to Study research and operations team members and participate in other study HR Management issues as assigned
  • Contribute to the Study’s full compliance with all relevant internal protocols, Lab Safety policies and procedures as well as all legal, ethical and regulatory requirements by ensuring proper documentation and adherence at all Research Phases.

Vacancy Requirements:

  • Minimum PhD in Immunology or any other relevant field from a recognized university    Mandatory
  • Minimum One (1) Year Academic and or Practical experience at a reputable Research institution    Mandatory
  • Demonstrated experience in capacity building and the use of current technology in Health Research, specifically the use of analytical software such as Linux, STATA and R.    Mandatory
  • Demonstrated high levels of integrity and confidentiality    Mandatory
  • Excellent interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills    Mandatory
  • Ability to work with diverse, multidisciplinary teams and build strong relationships with internal and external collaborators    Mandatory
  • Excellent analytical skills and ability to deliver quality outputs within strict timelines.    Mandatory
  • Strong team coordination and decision-making skills    Mandatory

 

Early Post-Doctoral Researcher – Genomics – Kilifi

Key Responsibilities:

  • Contribute to the ViGOR Study’s full compliance with all relevant internal protocols, policies and procedures as well as all legal, ethical and regulatory requirements by ensuring proper documentation and adherence at all Research Phases.
  • Network, collaborate and partner with the Warwick Genomics and Bioinformatics team, other ViGOR partners, research groups and other internal and external policy stakeholders to deliver integrated genomics and bioinformatics insights for Central and East Africa and support in Project Management to ensure quality of outputs and timely completion of the Project
  • Work with the Principal Investigator and other Programme Researchers to identify sustainable funding opportunities and develop proposals to secure Research Grants and funding.
  • Develop and maintain user-friendly Genomics and Bioinformatics learning materials such as computational tools, pipelines, and dashboards to support routine model inference and surveillance as well as organizing and delivering short online refresher courses
  • Mentor ViGOR Genomics and Bioinformatics fellows by developing, implementing and reviewing Scientific Research mentorship approaches to the assigned ViGOR fellows, other researchers, students and interns.
  • Disseminate and publish ViGOR study research work by preparing policy briefs, manuscripts, publishing in reputable scientific journals and disseminating at various internal and external meetings, conferences, workshops and other relevant Scientific forums
  • Manage the ViGOR Genomics and Bioinformatics study teams by providing direct supervision to Study research and operations team members and participate in other study HR Management issues as assigned
  • Contribute to the ViGOR Study’s full compliance with all relevant internal protocols, policies and procedures as well as all legal, ethical and regulatory requirements by ensuring proper documentation and adherence at all Research Phases.

Vacancy Requirements:

  • Minimum PhD in Genomics, Bioinformatics, Molecular Epidemiology, Computational biology, Virology or any other relevant field from a recognized university    Mandatory
  • Minimum One (1) Year Academic and/or Practical experience in handling Genomic Data Pipelines at a reputable Research institution    Mandatory
  • Demonstrated experience in capacity building and the use of current technology in Health Research, specifically the cloud-based computational Genomic Data Pipelines, Bayesian inference/MCMC    Mandatory
  • Demonstrated high levels of integrity and confidentiality    Mandatory
  • Excellent interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills    Mandatory
  • Ability to work with diverse, multidisciplinary teams and build strong relationships with internal and external collaborators    Mandatory
  • Excellent analytical skills and ability to deliver quality outputs within strict timelines.    Mandatory
  • Strong team coordination and decision-making skills    Mandatory

 

Senior Post Doctorial Researcher – Statistician/Quantitative Lead – Nairobi

Key Responsibilities:

  • Lead the design and execution of all primary quantitative analyses, impact evaluation, and effective coverage estimation.
  • Specify detailed statistical analysis plans.
  • Develop, maintain, and govern harmonised, reproducible analytic codebases (R, Stata, Python), ensuring compatibility with federated data execution and secure in-country runs.
  • Oversee data preparation for all analyses, including variable construction, temporal alignment, cohort definition, and linkage across routine and evaluation datasets.
  • Implement and supervise advanced data quality assurance and reproducibility processes.
  • Lead the Year 1 mortality recalibration analysis, comparing modelled projections with observed empirical data and updating lives-saved estimates.
  • Co-lead statistical quality control processes across countries, ensuring consistency of model implementation, outputs, and reporting.
  • Mentor quantitative analysts and work closely with the Senior Data Management RO to align analytic needs with data pipelines and governance requirements.
  • Produce high-quality statistical outputs, including technical appendices, codebooks, metadata, and fully reproducible analytic notebooks to support reporting, peer-reviewed publications, and external review.

Vacancy Requirements:

  • PhD in Biostatistics/Statistics/Data Science (or equivalent)    Mandatory
  • At least 5 years post-doctoral research experience.    Mandatory
  • Demonstrated expertise in ITS, causal inference in observational settings, multilevel models, and routine health data.    Mandatory
  • Advanced R/Stata/Python; reproducible research; version control; clear technical writing    Mandatory

 

Early Post-Doctoral Researcher (Modelling) – Kilifi

Key Responsibilities:

  • Lead in statistical and epidemiological modelling analyses by designing, implementing, and maintaining integrated statistical modelling workflows across ViGOR.
  • Network, collaborate and partner with the Warwick statistical and epidemiological modelling team, other ViGOR partners, research groups and other internal and external policy stakeholders to deliver integrated modelling insights for Central and East Africa and support in Project Management to ensure quality of outputs and timely completion of the Project
  • Work with the Principal Investigator and other Programme Researchers to identify sustainable funding opportunities and develop proposals to secure Research Grants and funding.
  • Develop and maintain user-friendly statistical and epidemiological modelling learning materials such as computational tools, pipelines, and dashboards to support routine model inference and surveillance as well as organizing and delivering short online refresher courses
  • Mentor ViGOR Statistical and epidemiological modelling fellows by developing, implementing and reviewing modelling mentorship approaches to the assigned ViGOR fellows, other researchers, students and interns.
  • Disseminate and publish ViGOR study research work by preparing policy briefs, manuscripts, publishing in reputable scientific journals and disseminating at various internal and external meetings, conferences, workshops and other relevant Scientific forums
  • Manage the ViGOR Statistical and epidemiological modelling study teams by providing direct supervision to team members and participate in other HR Management issues as assigned
  • Contribute to the ViGOR Study’s full compliance with all relevant internal protocols, policies and procedures as well as all legal, ethical and regulatory requirements by ensuring proper documentation and adherence at all Research Phases.

Vacancy Requirements:

  • Minimum PhD in Statistics, Mathematics, Biostatistics, or any other relevant field from a recognized university    Mandatory
  • Minimum One (1) Year Academic and/or Practical experience in Statistical and epidemiological modelling at a reputable Research institution    Mandatory
  • Demonstrated experience in capacity building and the use of current technology in Health Research, specifically the cloud-based Statistical and epidemiological modelling tools    Mandatory
  • Demonstrated high levels of integrity and confidentiality    Mandatory
  • Excellent interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills    Mandatory
  • Ability to work with diverse, multidisciplinary teams and build strong relationships with internal and external collaborators    Mandatory
  • Excellent analytical skills and ability to deliver quality outputs within strict timelines.    Mandatory
  • Strong team coordination and decision-making skills    Mandatory

 

Project Coordinator – (Nursing/Midwifery Background) – Nairobi

Key Responsibilities:

  • Coordinate site activation for evaluation activities across countries, including tracking the status of ethics approvals, data-use agreements, and regulatory clearances as led by in-country implementation partners, where required for evaluation.
  • Maintain country-level and master trackers covering site readiness, tool adoption, data collection timelines, operational risks, mitigation actions, and facility performance milestones.
  • Manage and monitor operational schedules for routine evaluation data collection cycles, ensuring alignment with agreed timelines and escalation of delays.
  • Track and support facility adoption and routine use of standardised evaluation tools, via in-country implementation and MEAL partner leads.
  • Oversee routine capture and transmission of evaluation-relevant QI event logs, coordinating through MEAL partners to ensure timely documentation of operational disruptions (equipment downtime, staffing gaps, stockouts, environmental constraints).
  • Escalate evaluation-relevant operational issues to scientific and data workstream leads, and coordinate follow-up actions with in-country implementation partners.
  • Support evaluation-facing learning and review meetings (e.g. QI reviews, cross-site learning sessions) through partner coordination, ensuring outputs inform assessment of implementation fidelity and system performance.
  • Coordinate evaluation-related site visits, trainings, and refresher sessions focused on data documentation standards, tool completion, and use of evaluation outputs, in collaboration with implementation partners.
  • Serve as the primary evaluation liaison with in-country implementation and MEAL leads, rather than with hospital or facility staff.
  • Coordinate logistics for evaluation partner meetings, cross-country learning events, and SDoC (Social Determinants of Care) sessions.
  • Track and consolidate operational inputs for funder reporting, including site activation status, data completeness, risks, mitigation actions, and progress against agreed milestones.

Vacancy Requirements:

  • Bachelor’s degree in nursing or midwife or equivalent    Mandatory
  • Registered Nurse/Midwife in Kenya    Mandatory
  • Minimum four (4) years relevant experience with exposure in clinical coordination, QI, or programme operations in MNH.    Mandatory
  • One (1) year supervisory experience an added advantage.    Added Advantage
  • Strong coordination, stakeholder management, documentation discipline, MNH clinical literacy (EmONC/SSNC), and problem solving.    Mandatory
  • High initiative and willingness to take on new challenges.    Mandatory
  • Strong organizational skills and ability to work under tight deadlines.    Mandatory
  • Ability to work independently and collaboratively across teams.    Mandatory


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