Database Administrator Job at KEMRI Wellcome Trust Research Programme

Responsibilities:

• 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.
• Organising and taking care of logistics for school sessions, workshops, school-KEMRI visits, educational activities and meetings with KEMRI staff, teachers, students, and other stakeholders. This includes: organising workshop/meeting resources (IEC materials, stationery, refreshments, LCD projector etc.); preparing budgets; booking venues; administration of participants travel costs, subsistence etc., and coordinating with participating staff.
• Support with evaluation/research procedures including but not limited to: record and note take in meetings; data collection (mainly FGDs and surveys); and data processing and analysis.
• Contribute to the development of project materials and data collection tools.
• Participate in and supervise fieldworkers in data collection (surveys and FGDs)
• Liaise with KEMRI departments, research staff, schools, County Education Officers
• 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.
• Development and ongoing modification of guidelines for CE and related cross-cutting issues
• Participate in regular team meetings.
• In collaboration with other community liaison staff, identify, document and apply lessons generated from the various engagement activities

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor’s degree in Biology, Biochemistry, Microbiology or Public Health (1st/2nd Upper class)

Desirable qualities:

• 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.

How to Apply

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Application Deadline: 28th February 2022.