Laboratory Assistant NGO Job Careers – Save the Children International
Job Title: Laboratory Assistant
Organisation: Save 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.
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.
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
- Previous experience in Medical Laboratory work
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills
- Ability to work as part of a team and demonstrate flexibility, motivation.
- Previous experience of NGO work
- 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.
Deadline: 28th May 2018
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