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Job Title ⇒ Field Worker
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Organization ⇒ Medical Research Council MRC UK /UVRI and LSHTM Uganda
Research Unit
Duty Station Entebbe, Uganda
Position Code ⇒ FW-820
Reports to ⇒ Senior Scientist
About US ⇒
The Medical Research Council MRC UK is an internationally recognised centre
of excellence with dominant research themes in the areas of HIV and emerging
infections, vaccines and immunity, and chronic diseases and cancer. Through a
multidisciplinary approach, intersecting basic science, epidemiological
research, social-behavioural research and the conduct of new intervention
evaluation studies, the Unit contributes knowledge on changing epidemics and
diseases, the evaluation of innovative health care options, treatment and
prevention and the development of health policy and practice in Africa and
worldwide. Following the signing of strategic transfer agreements between the
London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine LSHTM and the Medical
Research Council MRC UK, the Unit formally joined LSHTM on 1st February
2018. The exciting new partnership will boost research capacity into current
and emerging health issues in Africa and throughout the world. The Unit is
based at the UVRI Entebbe campus with established outposts in Kalungu, Masaka,
Wakiso and Kampala Districts.
Job Summary ⇒ The Field Worker will support the Project Leader, Community
Liaison Officer and Site Study team to coordinate study activities required
for recruitment, maintaining participant attendance logs, contact information
and tracing participants missing their scheduled visits. In the initial
period, the field worker will support activities of the CoVAB studies;
however, it is anticipated that he/she will take on additional roles as more
CoVAB related projects are implemented.
Key Duties and Responsibilities ⇒
⇗ To explain study purpose to potential participants;
⇗ To assist in participant recruitment;
⇗ To administer study information and obtain informed consent;
⇗ When required, will assist clinical staff during clinical procedures
including blood draws, BP measurement, verbal autopsies among others;
⇗ To transport study samples, by motorcycle if necessary, from clinic/study
sites to the appropriate laboratory for timely processing;
⇗ To liaise with the Project Leader, Site Coordinators and the Community
Liaison Officer CLO to minimize loss to follow up and plan home visits;
⇗ To update contact information, track and trace participants with missed
visits;
⇗ To track supplies/consumables for the study sites;
⇗ To contribute to data collection and cleaning; and,
⇗ To operate and maintain an adequately serviced motorcycle in accordance
with the national highway code and the MRC/UVRI & LSHTM fleet regulations.
Key Performance Indicators
⇗ Smooth participant recruitment process;
⇗ Accurate data collection;
⇗ An up-to-date participants contact information;
⇗ Good retention of participants in the study; and,
⇗ Good interpersonal skills with other team members, with study participants
and collaborators.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience ⇒
⇗ The ideal candidate for the Medical Research Council MRC UK /UVRI and
LSHTM Uganda Research Unit Field Worker job placement should preferably hold a
Post-secondary diploma/certificate science field or a bachelor's degree in any
humanities field;
⇗ Certificate in health education/health promotion, GCP, counselling,
research methods are an added advantage;
⇗ One year of experience carrying out similar work in a medical research
setting;
⇗ Experience in community mobilisation and sensitization;
⇗ Experience in data collection and cleaning;
⇗ Experience in mobilisation and community engagement for research;
⇗ Experience riding motorcycles with class A riding Permit;
⇗ Good command of both English and Luganda;
⇗ User knowledge in computer applications; and,
⇗ Good communication and interpersonal skills.
How to Apply ⇒
Follow the link below to fill a form and submit your application
documentation
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Filling the form more than once will lead to automatic disqualification. High
level of integrity while filling the form is required and will be considered
during shortlisting.
The applications should be addressed to
The Head of Human Resources,
MRC/ UVRI and LSHTM Uganda Research Unit,
P.O. Box, 49,
Entebbe, Uganda.
Deadline 28 th August 2020 by 500pm.
Consider your application unsuccessful if not contacted within eight 8 weeks
after the closing date of the advert. Any form of lobbying at any stage will
lead to automatic disqualification. By submitting your personal information,
you consent to the MRC/ UVRI and LSHTM Uganda Research Unit holding and using
it in accordance with its recruitment policy and procedure. The Unit reserves
the right to verify documents attached with the relevant awarding institutions
to authenticate their validity.
NB Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for interview. This position
is open to Ugandan nationals only. Strictly follow the application procedure
as failure to do so will lead to automatic disqualification.
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