Job Title: Laboratory Officer
Organisation: Baylor College of Medicine Children’s Foundation -Uganda (Baylor-Uganda)
Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda
About US:
Baylor College of Medicine Children’s Foundation -Uganda (Baylor-Uganda) is an indigenous not-for-profit child health and development organisation affiliated to the Baylor College of Medicine International Paediatric AIDS Initiative (BIPAI), a Network of paediatric HIV/AIDS care and treatment Children’s Clinical Centres of Excellence and international program offices in 11 countries across Africa and Eastern Europe.
Job Summary: The Laboratory Officer is responsible for working with MoH/CPHL and district teams to strengthen laboratory and bio-risk management systems to contain EVD and other public health threats in EVD high-risk districts. S/he will also ensure that the learning from implementation science is incorporated into the programme design
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- Provide advice, technical expertise and support hub operations to enhance EVD specimen collection, handling and transportation guidelines are effectively implemented within the overall EVD response
- Support the review/update and implementation of EVD laboratory-related SOPs and job aids
- Strengthen EVD diagnostic capacities through the provision of training and mentorship
- Assist in planning and executing laboratory systems and bio-risk assessments in health care facilities, preparing program reports and developing action plans to improve EVD preparedness and emergency response capacity
- Organize and deliver training for laboratory personnel and healthcare workers on EVD specimen management
- Mentorship and participation in laboratory safety and biosafety audits in health facilities under the program and provide technical assistance to address identified issues.
- Supporting the establishment and functioning of Bio-risk management committees that are comprehensive and address all aspects of BSBS at the facility level
- Coordinate with other district partners to ensure that EVD preparedness response laboratory and BSBS activities are coordinated among the different stakeholders
- Support the implementation of strategies to ensure compliance with minimum EVD testing and reporting requirements to meet established TAT targets
- Guide districts teams to regularly report on laboratory and BSBS activities through regular submission of reports and activity reports in line with the national EVD response plan
- Plan, coordinate and conduct didactic training and mentorship visits to health facilities laboratories to address EVD lab-related and BSBS capacity gaps.
- Operationalize systems for prepositioning, accurately quantifying, forecasting, ordering and managing EVD laboratory supplies to ensure constant availability
- Collaborate with other partners to ensure adequate representation of division lab teams in performance review meetings.
- Any other related tasks assigned by the laboratory coordinator
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Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- The ideal applicant must hold a Bachelor’s degree in Biomedical Laboratory Technology/ Sciences.
- Full and active registration with the Allied Health Professionals Council.
- At least three years of experience in laboratory planning, management, and QA/QC
How to Apply:
All suitably qualified and interested applicants should apply online at the link below
Note: Applications should include a cover letter, CV, daytime telephone contact, three traceable professional references and certified UNEB certificates as well as certified University Transcripts
You must have at least a credit 6 in MATHEMATICS and ENGLISH at Ordinary Level (UCE). Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for interview. Please note only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
Deadline: 30th October 2022
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