Location: Nairobi with travel within Kenya to support the planning and implementation of the PHIA Project

Overall Job function: Reporting to the Project Director –The Survey Coordinator will be responsible for supporting the day-to-day operations of a national population-level HIV impact assessment (PHIA) in Kenya in concert with the local implementing partners.

The ICAP Survey Coordinator will be responsible for assisting in coordination of all of the PHIA’s day-to-day activities in country, along with local implementing partners, and coordinating local institutional review board reviews and approvals as well as coordinating and supporting the field teams, overseeing the activities of sub-contractors, and supporting the overall implementation of the PHIA.

The incumbent will support the training of staff on the study protocol, procedures, policies, relevant regulations and also ensure that the study protocol, standard operating procedures (SOPs), and other relevant policies and regulations are being followed and appropriately locally adapted.

The Survey Coordinator will report and monitor study site progress and maintain study regulatory files.

The Survey Coordinator will provide oversight and management of specific in-country PHIA ICAP staff, to be determined, and will assist with the oversight of in-country sub-contracted survey and lab organizations. This position is grant funded.

Key Responsibilities
Support all aspects of the PHIA project, including protocol development and implementation, institutional review board submissions and maintenance of regulatory files;
Assist with recruiting, training and supervision of other ICAP PHIA project staff, as needed;
Understand and adhere to the protocol, SOPs, and other appropriate regulations, procedures and policies; assist in drafting and revising SOPs and training manuals, as needed;
Ensure that PHIA staff maintain confidentiality of study participants and adhere to principles of Good Clinical Practice (GCP) and ethics of human subjects research;
Conduct frequent field visits to ensure timely recruitment of participants and collection of high quality data;
Liaise with, support and coordinate outside contractors to ensure timely completion of contracted scopes of work while adhering to GCP and protection of human subjects research;
Liaise with representatives from the Ministries of Health (MoH), implementing partners and CDC to discuss progress of the project and to address any challenges or issues that arise during conduct of the project;
Support communication needs of local and international investigators through organizing meetings, conference calls, and regular interactions;
Prepare progress and other reports and study documents, as assigned;
Participate in the preparation of scientific analyses, abstracts and publications;
Assist with capacity building workshops;
Perform other duties, as assigned.

Requirements
Masters degree in Public Health ( MPH) or equivalent professional degree
3-5 years of research experience as a Project Coordinator/Survey Coordinator;
Experience supervising project teams;
Demonstrated experience working in low-resource settings;
Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English. Knowledge of at least two local languages in Kenya will be an added advantage
Excellent interpersonal skills
NB: More details on ICAP’s PHIA Project may be found HERE

All applications including a current CV, telephone number and referees (either current or former supervisor) should be sent to the

Director- Human Resources,
ICAP,
jobs@icapkenya.org
on or before 13th April 2016.
Do not send certificates.
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted
ICAP is an Equal Opportunity Employer
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