ACT TPT Project Research Assistant

JOB DESCRIPTION.

Job Title: Research Assistant: (4 positions).

Project Title: Enhancing Adherence and Completion of the Three-Month Isoniazid with Rifapentine (3HP) Tuberculosis Preventive Therapy Regimen Through Biomarker-Guided Adherence Counselling (ACT-TPT).

 Project Location: Kisumu County.

Reports To: Study Coordinator.

 Job purpose:

To screen, consent, enroll, and follow up People Living with HIV (PLHIV) initiating the 3HP Tuberculosis Preventive Therapy (TPT) regimen across participating health facilities in Kisumu County. The Research Assistant will facilitate quantitative data collection, ensure strict adherence to study Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), and coordinate with Community Health Promoters (CHPs) and the collaborative Kulindana study team to support participant retention and study objectives.

 Position Duties and Responsibilities:

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• Screening, recruiting and enrolling participants to the study.
  
• Collect data & Biomarker testing per approved Standard Operating Procedures and input into the Android tablet system (RedCap).
  
• Ensure that data collected is accurate, complete, properly handled, and stored in accordance with study SOPs and confidentiality stipulations.
  
• Prepare daily clinic summaries of participants screened and recruited into the study and share with the study coordinator.
  
• Ensuring that the study participants receive adequate intervention and are compliant to the study procedures.
  
• Understanding the study SOPs and always ensuring compliance with the SOPs.
  
• Submit weekly summaries of recruitment and enrolment into the study to the study
  

Coordinator/Principal Investigator

 Essential Qualifications:

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• Must have a minimum of a Diploma in Social Work /Community Health or any health-related course from a recognized institution.
  
• Must be Fluent in English, Kiswahili and Dholuo.
  
• Must have at least one-year research experience.
  
• Must have excellent skills in REDCAP for data collection.
  
• Must have a valid certificate in Human Subjects Protection/Good Clinical Practice (GCP)
  
• Should have excellent computer skills.
  
• Excellent communication skills: Must be able to communicate regularly with study coordinator via email and zoom.
  
• Team player with ability to work closely with other study staff at the site.
  
• If qualified for the above post, please send the above documents to the email chvneo2022@gmail.com by; 30th September 2026
  

 NB: Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

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