Laboratory Services and Logistics Advisor Employment Opportunity – Uganda Protestant Medical Bureau (UPMB)
Job Title: Laboratory Services and Logistics Advisor
Organisation: Uganda Protestant Medical Bureau (UPMB)
Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda
Reports to: Technical Advisor Care and Treatment
About US:
The Uganda Protestant Medical Bureau (UPMB) was founded in 1957 as a registered faith based Non-Governmental Organization under the Trustees Incorporation Act (CAP 165) as Registered Trustees of the Uganda Protestant Medical Bureau. UPMB brings together Protestant Churches in Uganda involved in Provision of Health Services. It serves as a link between Government and / or Development Partners and UPMB-Member Institutions and provides support to its members through capacity strengthening, coordination, lobbying and Advocacy, public relations and translation of government policies.
Job Summary: The Laboratory Services and Logistics Advisor will oversee all laboratory and logistics operations of the UPMB member Health facilities, Coordinate and provide technical assistance to ensure quality adequate and reliable equipment, supplies and HIV related laboratory services in the facilities
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- Participate in planning and overseeing the laboratory functions of the UPMB member sites
- Identify capacity gaps and planning for capacity building in the implementing facilities
- Develop standard operating procedures and ensure that the facilities are using them
- Ensure that the facilities are implementing and maintaining quality assurance and quality control procedures in their respective laboratories.
- Develop an internal quality control system and external quality control system and ensure that facilities are using them.
- Support facilities to establish and monitor equipment management and maintenance Systems in target Laboratories
- Establish and monitor a Supply Chain Management System and ensure timely ordering of buffer stocks for target labs
- Oversee the functionality for laboratory hubs in the network, providing but not limited technical assistance and capacity building to the staff supporting the hubs.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- The ideal candidate should preferably hold a Master’s Degree in Biomedical Science or a related field Bachelor’s degree in Biomedical Laboratory Technology
- Three years of working experience in a medical laboratory
- Experience in project HIV service delivery is critical
- Previous experience of Good laboratory practice.
- Qualification in logistics management will be an added advantage,
How to Apply:
All candidates should send their applications with e-mail addresses, telephone numbers and two references addressed to:
The Executive Director,
Uganda Protestant Medical Bureau,
Plot 877, Balintuma Rd Mengo,
P.O. Box 4127 Kampala, Uganda.
Email to: upmbadmin@upmb.co.ug
Deadline: 29th April 2018
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