Job Title: Laboratory Services Manager
Organisation: AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF)
Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda
About US:
AIDS
Healthcare Foundation (AHF) is an international not for profit NGO, with its
Headquarters based in Los Angeles, California. Aids Health Care Foundation is
registered in Uganda as Aids Health Care Foundation – Uganda Cares (AHF-UC)
which is collaboration between the Uganda Ministry of Health and AIDS
Healthcare Foundation (U.S.A) to provide free HIV/AIDS services; including
antiretroviral therapy in resource constrained settings. AHF-
Uganda Cares to date operates in 15 districts including; Masaka, Kampala,
Rakai, Mpigi, Lyantonde, Soroti, Lwengo, Bukomansimbi, Kalungu, Kalangala,
Masindi, Amuria, Butambala, Gomba, Serere, Hoima and Tororo supporting 32
clinic sites country wide.
Healthcare Foundation (AHF) is an international not for profit NGO, with its
Headquarters based in Los Angeles, California. Aids Health Care Foundation is
registered in Uganda as Aids Health Care Foundation – Uganda Cares (AHF-UC)
which is collaboration between the Uganda Ministry of Health and AIDS
Healthcare Foundation (U.S.A) to provide free HIV/AIDS services; including
antiretroviral therapy in resource constrained settings. AHF-
Uganda Cares to date operates in 15 districts including; Masaka, Kampala,
Rakai, Mpigi, Lyantonde, Soroti, Lwengo, Bukomansimbi, Kalungu, Kalangala,
Masindi, Amuria, Butambala, Gomba, Serere, Hoima and Tororo supporting 32
clinic sites country wide.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- The Laboratory Services Manager will manage and
supervise the Laboratory Coordinators at regional levels to ensure
compliance to ethical guidelines and protocols by junior staff. - Ensure that periodical quality reports are
generated and submitted at all levels including to Ministry of Health and
other relevant stakeholders. - Manage the establishment of quality standards
that among others address; operations, troubleshooting procedures; certifying
instrument performance; arranging equipment replacement, service, and
repair - Ensures adequate stock of medical and HIV
diagnostics laboratory supplies and inventory by regular stock taking to
determine inventory level; anticipated gaps; placing and expediting orders
for supplies. - Offers timely support in the planning
function by monitoring workload of the key functional areas and by identifying
peak and slack periods; advises management on making operational or
staffing adjustment. - Supports lab staff performance through
career/conduct counselling and disciplining staff; setting performance key
result areas and appraising target achievement - Organize for educational workshops; reviewing
professional publications; establishing personal networks as a way of
maintaining professionalism and technical knowledge - Actively participates in acquisition of
outsourced services by completing service requests forms and timely
reviewing service bills and coding ; providing finance office with service
codes. - Ensures that all supervised staff adheres to
professional code of conduct and ethics. - Attends to conferences and any other duties
as may be called upon.
- The applicant should hold a Bachelor’s degree
in Medical Laboratory Technology or related field with strong Medical
laboratory skills. - A minimum of two years working experience in
Medical Laboratory Technology services at a level of management within the
healthcare setting related to HIV/AIDS care program. - Show commitment to the vision and mission of
AHF-Uganda Cares - Exceptional command of the English language
- Ability to communicate efficiently and
effectively both verbally and writing - Follow instructions given in both verbal and
written format
How to Apply:
All
suitably qualified and interested candidates should e-mail their applications
(Cover Letter and CV Only) to: [email protected] mentioning position
applied for in the subject line. The email should not be larger than 2 MB – any
larger email will not be considered.
suitably qualified and interested candidates should e-mail their applications
(Cover Letter and CV Only) to: [email protected] mentioning position
applied for in the subject line. The email should not be larger than 2 MB – any
larger email will not be considered.
Send
our hard copy application including telephone contact details to the:
our hard copy application including telephone contact details to the:
Human
Resource Manager,
Resource Manager,
AHF
– Uganda Cares,
– Uganda Cares,
Plot
548 Kira Road, Kampala. Uganda
548 Kira Road, Kampala. Uganda
Deadline: 1st July 2016 by 5:00PM
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