ROBERT OKOTH

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FIELD TECHNOLOGIST(TEAM LEAD) at KEMRI/CGHR

since August, 2019

ok***tj@gmail.com

About

A highly resourceful research and public health personnel who is result-oriented and an enthusiastic team player, conversant with clinical research, environment, Monitoring and Evaluation other health related issues and strategy formulation seeking to constantly upgrade and utilize my leadership skills with willingness to work under changing and difficult circumstances, driven by a sense of urgency to meet deadlines while implementing client focused organizational development strategies to the fullest extent as I support individuals and incorporate growth.

Skills

Microsoft Office
Monitoring and Evaluation
8
Leadership and management
8
Project Management(Ongoing)
6
Social &Behavioral Research-Citi Program
10
Good Clinical Practice-Citi Program
10
qualitative and quantitative data researcher
9
VERBAL AUTOPSY INTERVIEWER AND SUPERVISOR
9
English Kiswahili and Dholuo
10

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Experience

ROBERT OKOTH

Work experience

FIELD TECHNOLOGIST(TEAM LEAD) at KEMRI/CGHR

August, 2019 -
Fulltime

1. Conducting routine Locator forms verification and resolve any identified discrepancy as appropriate.
2. Implement mortality surveillance quality controls via repeat VR and VR Technical Supervisor
interviews or accompanied interviews to ensure appropriate interview is conducted.
3. Ensure that the surveillance is conducted in compliance with project protocols and other
regulatory requirements.
4. Ensure all deaths in children aged 5-48 months are timely reported and the verbal autopsies are
performed on all deaths.
5. Actively provide linkages with the Kenya’s CRVS system, and continuously liaise with relevant
CRVS partners on related topics.
6. Ensure that all items and materials necessary for successful conduct of the field work are
available at all times.
7. Identify and make available to the Field Supervisor sources of mortality triangulation data, to
include interviews of community members and data from separately available vital events and
registration data, such as those from facilities and civil registration record.
8. Provide progress reports to the supervisor and solve reported problems encountered in the field.

ROBERT OKOTH

Work experience

REASERCH ASSISTANT-HIV/TB STUDY at KEMRI/RCTP

January, 2019 - July, 2019
Fulltime

1.Data Abstraction
2.Recruitement of study participants.
2.Administering Informed Consent to study participants.
3.Administering of questionnaires to study participants.
4.Rentention and Linkage of study participants.
5.Conducting Focus Group Discussions.
6.Resolving study queries.
7.Data entry on Open Mrs,Kenya EMR,ODK and Red Cap.

ROBERT OKOTH

Work experience

RESEARCH ASSISTANT/TEAM LEAD at KEMRI-SEARCH Study

July, 2016 - December, 2018
Fulltime

Responsibilities
o Detailed documentation of relevant field experiences
o Conduct meetings and communication with the costing and HSES coordinator and local leaders and community units
o Locating eligible study participants through the use of GPS devices in their household
o Conducting household socio-economic survey interviews through the use of tablets in line with protocols and SOPS with support from costing and HSE coordinator
o Other duties assigned by HSE/C coordinator, study coordinator or study principal investigator
o Support during CHC at welcome area whenever called upon
o Tracing study targeted participants for HIV Testing Services
o Planning schedule and supervising implementation of field activities
o Identification of key population eligible for testing