Field Worker – Community Mobiliser NGO Jobs – Medical Research Council (MRC UK) /UVRI and LSHTM Uganda Research Unit
Job Title: Field Worker – Community Mobiliser
Organization: Medical Research Council (MRC UK) /UVRI and LSHTM Uganda Research Unit
Duty Station: Uganda
Position Code: FWCM -720
Reports to: Survey Coordinator
About US:
The Medical Research Council (MRC UK) is an internationally recognised centre of excellence with dominant research themes in the areas of HIV and emerging infections, vaccines and immunity, and chronic diseases and cancer. Through a multidisciplinary approach, intersecting basic science, epidemiological research, social-behavioural research and the conduct of new intervention evaluation studies, the Unit contributes knowledge on changing epidemics and diseases, the evaluation of innovative health care options, treatment and prevention and the development of health policy and practice in Africa and worldwide. Following the signing of strategic transfer agreements between the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) and the Medical Research Council (MRC UK), the Unit formally joined LSHTM on 1st February 2018. The exciting new partnership will boost research capacity into current and emerging health issues in Africa and throughout the world. The Unit is based at the UVRI Entebbe campus with established outposts in Kalungu, Masaka, Wakiso and Kampala Districts.
Job Summary: The Field Worker – Community Mobiliser will mainly coordinate community mobilization activities and plan strategies for improving uptake of study activities.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- Perform community profiles to identify key community resource persons in each village.
- Organise community meetings with key leaders and resource persons.
- Develop and distribute study adverts (leaflets, posters brochures in local language to the community).
- Target community gatherings to disseminate study information (churches, mosques, markets, ceremonial parties).
- Develop recruitment strategies to improve uptake of the study.
- Maintain the tracking/scheduling of volunteers’ data base.
- Assist in generating appointment schedules for volunteers.
- Traces defaulter and provide timely feed back to the team.
- Obtain consent/assent from volunteers.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- The applicant must hold a Bachelor’s degree in Social sciences or related.
- Certificate in health education/health promotion, GCP, counselling, research methods are an added advantage.
- At least 3 years’ experience carrying out similar work in a medical research setting.
- At least 3 years’ experience in data collection and or entry.
- Experience in community mobilisation and sensitization.
- Experience in mobilisation and community engagement for research.
- Experience riding motorcycles with class A riding Permit.
- Good command of both English and Luganda.
- Working knowledge of using GPS and Arch GIS.
- User knowledge in computer applications.
- Good communication and interpersonal skills.
How to Apply:
Follow the link below to fill a form and submit your application documentation:
Filling the form more than once will lead to automatic disqualification. High level of integrity while filling the form is required and will be considered during shortlisting.
The applications should be addressed to:
The Head of Human Resources,
MRC/ UVRI and LSHTM Uganda Research Unit,
P.O. Box, 49,
Entebbe, Uganda.
Deadline: 13th August 2020 by 5:00pm.
Consider your application unsuccessful if not contacted within eight (8) weeks after the closing date of the advert. Any form of lobbying at any stage will lead to automatic disqualification. By submitting your personal information, you consent to the MRC/ UVRI and LSHTM Uganda Research Unit holding and using it in accordance with its recruitment policy and procedure. The Unit reserves the right to verify documents attached with the relevant awarding institutions to authenticate their validity.
NB: Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for interview. This position is open to Ugandan nationals only. Strictly follow the application procedure as failure to do so will lead to automatic disqualification.