FIELD ENUMERATOR

POSITION ANNOUNCEMENT FOR FIELD ENUMERATORS

Department: Research

Number of Posts: 5

Nature of post: Consultancy (short-term)

Background: Africa Institute of Mental and Brain Health (AFRIMEB) is a non-governmental organization whose main mandate is to conduct mental health research to inform policy and practice in mental health. Our focus is on community mental health with the aim of providing innovative, appropriate, affordable, available and accessible mental health and substance use services to all.

Position Summary: The successful applicants will be based in Nairobi and will work very closely with other research team members to collect data manually and/or electronically among individuals who are homeless.

Key responsibilities:

• Assist in recruitment of study participants among the homeless population.
• Obtain informed consent from study participants who are homeless.
• Ensure privacy of participants and maintain the confidentiality of participant information at all times.
• Conduct a set of assessments as per the study protocol.
• Perform other duties as assigned by supervisor

Qualifications:

1. Diploma/Bachelor degree in Nursing, Clinical Medicine or Social work from a recognized institution.
2. Previous experience in research/data collection.

Requirements:

The successful candidates will be required to:

1. Be very organized and keen on details.
2. Show commitment, availability and readiness to undergo full training on the processes and study assessments.
3. Reside in Nairobi County.
4. Maintain a friendly, “customer-first” perspective in dealing with study participants.
5. Ability to maintain privacy for study participants and confidentiality of participant information.

Additional skills and competencies:

1. Proficiency in the use of computer applications.
2. Excellent interpersonal skills.
3. Self-driven and able to work with minimal supervision.
4. Ability to work as part of a team.
5. Ability to work under pressure.
6. Excellent time management skills with the ability to meet strict deadlines.
7. Fluency in both oral and written English and Kiswahili.

Application Instructions:   We invite all candidates meeting the required qualifications to send an application letter and a detailed CV to careers@amhf.or.ke and use “HOPE FIELD ENUMERATOR” as the subject line. Applications should be received by 21^st October 2024.

NB: Only short-listed candidates will be contacted. Canvassing will lead to automatic disqualification.