Laboratory Services Specialist Job Placement - Infectious Diseases Institute (IDI)

Organisation: Infectious Diseases Institute (IDI)

Funding Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

Reports to: Outreach Laboratory Services Coordinator

The

Infectious Diseases Institute (IDI) is an international non-profit organization

which is a partnership of infectious diseases and public health specialists.

The overall objective of the IDI is to strengthen health systems with strong

emphasis on Infectious Diseases, through Research and Capacity Development. IDI

has five operational areas through which it works to achieve its mission:

Prevention, Care and Treatment; Training, Research and Laboratory services

(provided through a partnership with the Makerere University – John Hopkins

University Core Lab) and Outreach.

Infectious

Diseases Institute (IDI) received funding from Centers for Disease Control and

Prevention (CDC)/PEPFAR to implement a comprehensive HIV/AIDS services in the

mid-western Uganda Districts of Kiboga, Kibaale, Kyankwanzi, Hoima, Masindi,

Buliisa and Kiryandongo. The project is called “Accelerating Comprehensive

HIV/AIDS Service Delivery through Health System Capacity Building and Technical

Assistance of District Health Teams and Health Facilities in Western and West

Nile Regions in the Republic of Uganda under PEPFAR.”

Job Summary: The Laboratory Services Specialist will offer

technical support in the development of sustainable, appropriate, good quality

lab services.

Key Duties and Responsibilities: 

• The incumbent will be tasked with building
  
  laboratory capacity in West Nile for scaling up HIV/AIDS / TB services in
  
  order to achieve the project objectives.


• Building the capacity of laboratory hubs in
  
  West Nile to support the rest of the laboratories through technical
  
  support and mentorship 


• Provide timely technical support and
  
  supervision of all health workers offering HIV/AIDS related laboratory
  
  services in supported public facilities in the West Nile region.


• Work closely with the District, and  the IDI Laboratory services coordinator,
  
  to assist in:    


• Developing  a QA/QA system ( internal  quality control system and external
  
  quality control system and standard operating procedures and manuals) in
  
  line with MoH guidelines and ensuring their use in selected
  
  facilities 


• Establishing  and monitoring of equipment Management
  
  and Maintenance  Systems  in target Laboratories


• Establishing  and 
  
  monitoring a Supply  Chain
  
  Management System and ensure timely ordering of buffer stocks for target
  
  labs


• Perform any other duties as may be assigned
  
  by the Outreach Laboratory Services Coordinator.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience: 

• The applicant should hold a bachelor’s degree
  
  in medical lab technology.


• Possession of a post graduate diploma
  
  (especially related to management) will be an added advantage.


• A minimum of three years’ experience in
  
  laboratory planning, management, and QA/QC.


• Prior experience in design, development and
  
  implementation of lab systems at different levels in the health services.


• Previous experience in providing technical
  
  Assistance to large scale HIV/AIDS HSS laboratories within MoH structures
  
  and systems


• Past exposure and experience in analysis and
  
  reporting of data for programme decision-making.


• Excellent report / proposal writing and presentation
  
  skills.

All

suitably qualified and interested candidates should send their application cover

letters with a detailed CV, naming at least two professional referees to:

The

Human Resources Manager,

Infectious

Diseases Institute,

P.O.

Box 22418, Kampala, Uganda

NB: Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for

interviews.

Deadline: 11^th March, 2016 by 5:00 PM