Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI) is seeking a Project Coordinator with a background in Nursing or Midwifery to support health research initiatives in Nairobi. The role is focused on coordinating evaluation activities, managing data collection timelines, and ensuring clinical site readiness within Maternal and Newborn Health (MNH) programs.
Key Responsibilities
- Site Activation & Compliance: Coordinate site activation for evaluation activities across various countries. This includes tracking the status of ethics approvals, data-use agreements, and regulatory clearances as led by in-country implementation partners.
- Operational Tracking: Maintain country-level and master trackers covering site readiness, tool adoption, data collection timelines, operational risks, mitigation actions, and facility performance milestones.
- Data Management: Manage and monitor operational schedules for routine evaluation data collection cycles, ensuring alignment with agreed timelines and escalating any delays.
- Support Tool Adoption: Track and support facility adoption and routine use of standardized evaluation tools through in-country implementation and MEAL (Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability, and Learning) partner leads.
- Quality Improvement (QI): Oversee routine capture and transmission of evaluation-relevant QI event logs. Coordinate through MEAL partners to ensure timely documentation of operational disruptions such as equipment downtime, staffing gaps, stockouts, and environmental constraints.
- Liaison & Coordination: Serve as the primary evaluation liaison with in-country implementation and MEAL leads. Escalate evaluation-relevant operational issues to scientific and data workstream leads.
- Meetings & Training: Support evaluation-facing learning and review meetings (e.g., QI reviews, cross-site learning sessions). Coordinate logistics for evaluation partner meetings, cross-country learning events, and Social Determinants of Care (SDoC) sessions.
- Site Visits: Coordinate evaluation-related site visits, trainings, and refresher sessions focused on data documentation standards and tool completion in collaboration with implementation partners.
- Reporting: Track and consolidate operational inputs for funder reporting, including site activation status, data completeness, risks, and progress against agreed milestones.
Vacancy Requirements
- Education: Bachelor’s degree in Nursing, Midwifery, or an equivalent qualification (Mandatory).
- Certification: Must be a Registered Nurse/Midwife in Kenya (Mandatory).
- Experience: Minimum of four (4) years relevant experience with exposure in clinical coordination, Quality Improvement (QI), or programme operations in Maternal and Newborn Health (MNH) (Mandatory).
- Supervision: One (1) year of supervisory experience is considered an added advantage.
- Competencies:
- Strong coordination and stakeholder management skills.
- Excellent documentation discipline.
- MNH clinical literacy (EmONC/SSNC).
- Problem-solving abilities and high initiative.
- Strong organizational skills with the ability to work under tight deadlines.
- Ability to work independently and collaboratively across teams.
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should apply through the Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI) e-recruitment portal. Go to https://erecruitment.kemri.go.ke or use the application link here to submit your application. Ensure all required documents are attached before the deadline on April 21, 2026.
