RF is looking for three (10) qualified and experienced individuals to take the position of Field
Interviewer and work as Community Health Workers (CHWs) in four regions (Morogoro, Dodoma, Tanga and Dar es Salaam) where RF’s project are based. The Field Interviewer plans and promotes the community outreach programs, facilitates patient flow between Clinic and the SFRH and participate in data collection in community outreach.
Key responsibilities
• Build rapport with survey participants and assess eligibility of candidate participants who present at the survey site
• Administer and obtain informed consent from eligible participants,
• Conduct survey interviews with participants and accurately record responses,
• Identify and report adverse event(s) to the Site Coordinator,
• Ensure high quality data, and ethical and moral conduct to collect accurate and valid information
• Safeguard assigned data collection equipment, keeping it in good working condition and charged (for electronic equipment), ready for data collection
• Maintain high levels of confidentiality throughout the survey
• Carry out other duties and responsibilities as assigned by the investigators.
Skill & Experience
• Candidate must have completed Diploma/bachelor’s degree in social science, biological science or health related field
• 0-1 years of experience in operational or clinical research or surveys.
• Demonstrated experience in conducting closed-ended interviews preferred.
• Detail oriented and highly organized, able to multi-task.
• Ability to adapt and work with diverse groups of people.
• Knowledge of Good Clinical Practice.
• Experience with data collection and use of tools such as Open Data Kit (ODK) for research studies
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite applications.
• Excellent interpersonal, organizational, verbal and written communication skills.
• Fluency in Kiswahili and English and Knowledge of and practical experience working with key and vulnerable populations is preferred.