Position Title: Data Clerk
Reporting to: Data Manager & Study Director
Location: Kisumu
Job Term:3 months contract
Essential requirements:
- Must have a bachelor’s degree in computer science or applied statistics.
- Proficient in excel in generating and analyzing study reports.
- Team player with ability to work closely with other study staff.
- Experience in data management using RedCap and/or ODK will be an added advantage.
- Research experience 1 year.
- Proficient in data analysis using Stata or R – Stata most preferred.
- Language skills: fluency in English and Kiswahili and/or Luo
- Excellent communication skills: Must be able to communicate regularly with the study team via email and zoom
Job Summary
The Data Assistant of the PrEPARE study will generally have the following roles:
- Review and update standard operating procedures for data entry into REDCap.
- Assist in training study staff to collect and manage study data
- Provide REDCap technical assistance throughout data collection.
- Conduct data quality checks to identify potential data entry errors.
- Ensure that forms are duly filled by each study team member
- Ensure that correct versions of paper- and electronic-based case report forms (CRFs) are available to study staff
- Maintain regular weekly data backups
Applications must include the followings:
- Complete CV with 2 referees indicating their day telephone contacts and e-mail contacts
- Relevant certificates and testimonials
Send your application addressed to the PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR, PrEPARE study and CV to the email preparestudy2023@gmail.com by 19th September, 2023.
If you are successful ,kindly note that this position needs to be filled by 1st October, 2023. Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.