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| USAID |
Laboratory Program Officer job Post
Location: Jobs in Uganda 2023 - 2024
Work Hours: Full-time, 08 hours per day
Salary:
UGX
No. of vacancies: 01
Deadline: 16 June 2023
Hiring Organization: USAID
Job Details:
Job Summary:
• Support provision of laboratory services under the USAID Local Partner Health Services
• East Central. Working in collaboration with the MoH CPHL/UNHLS and the districts, the post holder will support the Laboratory Specialist to coordinate trainings, mentorships, and support supervision to strengthen the capacity of laboratory staff in the EC region to provide quality Viral Load (VL) and TB laboratory services.
Specific duties and responsibilities.
• Support planning, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation of the laboratory activities within the EC region.
• Support the Laboratory Specialist in the coordination and supervision of laboratory services in liaison with the district laboratory focal persons.
• Support implementation of Laboratory Management Quality Systems in the supported laboratories.
• Support monitoring and improvement of TB laboratory services including GeneXpert reporting, ZN and TB LAM.
• Support monitoring and improvement of VL testing, HPV testing and advanced HIV disease screening at the supported laboratories
• Support functionality and improvement of laboratory hub services in liaison with the hub staff and the partners within the region.
• Mentor and coach laboratory staff in the supported health facilities.
• Support the establishment and strengthening of efforts to implement Bio-risk management systems at supported health facilities.
• Support and strengthen the laboratory supply chain system of supported districts alongside the district health teams.
• Support and strengthen External Quality Assurance and Internal Quality Assurance across all supported districts.
Minimum qualifications, and Job requirements.
• Bachelor’s degree in biomedical laboratory technology or its equivalent.
• At least 3 years’ post-qualification experience of laboratory work, with at least two years supporting strengthening of laboratory quality management systems.
• Registration with the Allied Health Professional Council.
• Relevant post graduate training will be an added advantage.
• Demonstrated ability in supporting public health laboratories systems for the diagnosis, treatment and monitoring of HIV/AIDS and TB services.
• Self-motivated, able to work under minimum supervision.
• Ability to execute multiple tasks simultaneously.
• Training, facilitation, coaching and mentorship skills.
• Good analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent understanding of quality management systems
Application procedure
Interested and qualified candidates should apply via the email below and submit their cover letters, a detailed curriculum vita and copies of relevant academic documents to: recruitment@mjap.mak.ac.ug addressed to; The Human Resource Manager, Makerere University Joint AIDS Program (MJAP), not later than 16th June 2023 at 5:00pm.
Date Posted: 2023-06-06
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