Laboratory Coordinator United States CDC Project Jobs – Uganda Prisons Service
Job Title: Laboratory Coordinator
Organisation: Uganda Prisons Service
Funding Source: United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda
Reports to: Principal Investigator and Clinical Advisor
About US:
The Uganda Prisons Service has received support from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to provide comprehensive HIV/AIDS, STI and TB services to prisoners and staff of the Prisons Service. The project that spans the period 1st April, 2015 to 31st March, 2020 is being implemented by the Department of Prisons Health Services.
Job Summary: The Laboratory Coordinator primarily maintains medical laboratory equipment performance by establishing quality standards; developing operations, quality and troubleshooting procedures; ensure staff compliance; certifying instrument performance; arranging equipment replacement, service and repair.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- Ensures All Laboratories have personnel
- Ensures all the necessary equipment is available and functional.
- Ensures reagents are in adequate supply.
- Ensures adherence to quality control requirements.
- Coordinate proficiency testing for all HIV testers.
- Ensures coordination with UVRI of all laboratory quality assurance service for the program.
- Coordinate Viral Load testing and reporting by all implementing facilities.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- The applicant must hold a Bachelors degree in Medical laboratory sciences and at least three years laboratory or related experience;
- Should have thorough knowledge of Health Service Management gained over a period of at least three years’ experience.
- Demonstrable knowledge of HIV/AIDS programming will be an added advantage.
- Knowledgeable in both medical technology and management principles
- Excellent interpersonal communication skills and able to lead and direct others;
- Good report writing skills
- Teamwork;
- High levels of ethics and integrity.
- The Laboratory Coordinator must be a dynamic and highly self-motivated person with the ability to work under pressure and meet tight reporting deadlines and will be required to travel frequently and spend 60% of the time in the field.
How to Apply:
All qualified candidates should submit their applications together with the curriculum vitae and contacts of two referees to the following address:
Commissioner General of Prisons
Uganda Prisons Service
Plot 3 Siad Barre Road
Century Building
P.O. Box 7182
Kampala. Uganda
Deadline: 16th March 2018
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