Job
Title: Laboratory Assistant
Title: Laboratory Assistant
Organisation: Save
the Children International
the Children International
Duty Station: Uganda
About US:
Save the Children is
the world’s leading independent organization for children and has program
presence in over 120 countries in the world and has been implementing programs
for over 90 years. Save the Children envisions a Uganda in which every child
attains the right to survival, protection, development and participation. Our
mission is to inspire breakthroughs in the way the world treats children, and
to achieve immediate and lasting change in their lives. We strive to create
impact for children by delivering our Programmes through partnerships, by being
innovative, by acting as the voice for and of children, and by achieving
results at scale. In Uganda, we implement programmes in six thematic
programme areas of Child Protection, Child Rights Governance, Education,
Livelihoods & Food Security, Health, Nutrition and HIV/AIDS in development
and emergency contexts. Save the Children delivers programs in over 36
districts in the North, Rwenzori, North-Eastern and Central regions of Uganda,
Currently, Save the Children has a staff complement of over 240 persons. We
save children’s lives. We fight for their rights. We help them fulfil their potential.
In 2014, we reached over 143 million children through our work around 52m
directly and 91 million indirectly around the world.
the world’s leading independent organization for children and has program
presence in over 120 countries in the world and has been implementing programs
for over 90 years. Save the Children envisions a Uganda in which every child
attains the right to survival, protection, development and participation. Our
mission is to inspire breakthroughs in the way the world treats children, and
to achieve immediate and lasting change in their lives. We strive to create
impact for children by delivering our Programmes through partnerships, by being
innovative, by acting as the voice for and of children, and by achieving
results at scale. In Uganda, we implement programmes in six thematic
programme areas of Child Protection, Child Rights Governance, Education,
Livelihoods & Food Security, Health, Nutrition and HIV/AIDS in development
and emergency contexts. Save the Children delivers programs in over 36
districts in the North, Rwenzori, North-Eastern and Central regions of Uganda,
Currently, Save the Children has a staff complement of over 240 persons. We
save children’s lives. We fight for their rights. We help them fulfil their potential.
In 2014, we reached over 143 million children through our work around 52m
directly and 91 million indirectly around the world.
Job Summary: The
Laboratory Assistant will be responsible for handling all patients and
specimens professionally to ensure quality diagnostic services from the
laboratory. The role holder will be expected to work outside the normal role
profile and be able to vary working hours accordingly.
Laboratory Assistant will be responsible for handling all patients and
specimens professionally to ensure quality diagnostic services from the
laboratory. The role holder will be expected to work outside the normal role
profile and be able to vary working hours accordingly.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
·
The
applicant for the Save the Children Laboratory Assistant job placement should
be a registered Laboratory assistant from a recognised institution
The
applicant for the Save the Children Laboratory Assistant job placement should
be a registered Laboratory assistant from a recognised institution
·
Previous
experience in Medical Laboratory work
Previous
experience in Medical Laboratory work
·
Strong
interpersonal and communication skills
Strong
interpersonal and communication skills
·
Ability
to work as part of a team and demonstrate flexibility, motivation.
Ability
to work as part of a team and demonstrate flexibility, motivation.
·
Previous
experience of NGO work
Previous
experience of NGO work
·
Fluency
in written and spoken English
Fluency
in written and spoken English
How to Apply:
All suitably
qualified candidates are encouraged to apply online by clicking on the title
link below.
qualified candidates are encouraged to apply online by clicking on the title
link below.
Deadline: 28th May 2018
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