Assistant Research Officer - Chanjo Hub (2 Posts)

The Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI) is a State Corporation responsible for carrying out health research in Kenya. KEMRI is seeking to recruit two Assistant Research Officers for the Chanjo Hub project based in Nairobi. The successful candidates will support research activities, including literature reviews, qualitative and quantitative data collection, data transcription/translation, and logistical coordination.\n\n### Key Responsibilities\n* Contribute to reviews of published scientific literature and national/international guidelines or policy documents as appropriate.\n* Plan and conduct effective qualitative and quantitative research data collection activities within HSRE, including through interviews, group discussions, and observations.\n* Undertake accurate and efficient transcription and translation of data collected, including transcribing data from voice files, and translation between Kiswahili and English.\n* Maintain accountable records of all activities conducted and data collected, including field diaries where requested by researchers, consent forms, interview guides, and workshop reports among others.\n* Provide support to study participants who require referral to hospitals as described within Programme policy and guidelines and consult where necessary.\n* Arrange budgets, logistics, and resources for research activities, ensuring all materials, equipment, venues, and transportation are planned, taking accurate meeting notes, tracking action points, and assisting with collaborative planning and coordination to ensure effective teamwork and program delivery.\n* Participate in action research activities including planning and feedback sessions with stakeholders/participants and evaluating Primary and Junior school learners’ activities; consulting with schools and communities; and supporting recruitment and consent of participants where relevant.\n* Contribute to the development of data collection tools and collect qualitative and/or quantitative data for the various engagement activities, data analysis, and reporting.\n\n### Requirements\n* A bachelor’s degree in Social Science & Humanities, Public Health, Nursing or equivalent (Mandatory).\n* At least one-year experience of qualitative data collection skills including conducting group and individual interviews and discussions, and/or translation and transcription of qualitative data (Mandatory).\n* High levels of fluency in written and spoken English and Kiswahili languages (Mandatory).\n* High levels of computer literacy with proficiency in Microsoft applications including Word and Excel (Mandatory).\n* Demonstrated high levels of confidentiality and integrity (Mandatory).\n* Excellent interpersonal, written, presentation and communication skills (Mandatory).\n* Ability to build strong and diverse effective teams (Mandatory).\n* Excellent analytical skills and ability to deliver quality outputs within strict timelines (Mandatory).\n* Flexibility, adaptability, multi-tasking and attention to detail (Mandatory).