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WHO Consultant Laboratory Jobs 2023 – Kenya NGO Jobs

WHO Consultant Laboratory Jobs 2023 – Kenya NGO Jobs.

WHO Kenya looking for “Consultant Laboratory”.

Applicants with a Undergraduate degree may apply on or before 25 April 2023.

The World Health Organization (WHO) is a specialized agency of the United Nations responsible for international public health. The WHO Constitution, which establishes the agency’s governing structure and principles, states its main objective as “the attainment by all peoples of the highest possible level of health”. It is headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland, with six semi-autonomous regional offices and 150 field offices worldwide.

WHO Consultant Laboratory Jobs 2023

The WHO has published a job vacancy announcement on 14 April 2023 for qualified Kenya’s to fill in the vacant post of Consultant Laboratory to be based in Nairobi, Kenya.

Recruiter World Health Organization (WHO)
Position Consultant Laboratory
Location Nairobi, Kenya
Country Kenya
Total Vacant Post N/A
Qualification Undergraduate degree
Experience Required At least 5 years
Application Deadline 25 April 2023

WHO Job Vacancy 2023

Description of duties:

Under the overall guidance of the Emergency Preparedness Programme Manager, and the technical guidance of the PIP Programme Manager, the incumbent will be expected to perform the following duties:

  • Provide on-site and remote technical support and mentoring for influenza and SARS-CoV-2 detection and sequencing to National Influenza Laboratories and other network laboratories in the Region.
  • Contribute to peer review article(s) on any influenza related subject;
  • Support the preparations for and the reporting from any influenza related meetings e.g. PRET, Module 1 workshops, National Vaccine Deployment Plan workshops and PIP Regional Co-ordination Meeting;
  • Support countries on the implementation of influenza/respiratory disease surveillance using the updated national sentinel surveillance protocol;
  • Conduct any activities to support capacity building for laboratory detection of pathogens in the context of respiratory viruses;

Qualification:

  • An undergraduate degree with a post graduate training in virology, molecular biology or microbiology or a related science from a recognized university.

Experience:

  • At least 5 years’ experience on working in a virology laboratory and be familiar with molecular techniques and cell culture.
  • Documented experience with Next generation sequencing (NGS) platform sequencing using Nanopore and/or Illumina platforms including bioinformatic analysis of data generated.

Other Details

  • Contract Type: Full Time
  • Selection Process: Interview
  • Salary: negotiable
  • Application Process: Online

How to Apply WHO Consultant Laboratory Jobs 2023

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The Closing Date: 25 April 2023

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for interviews.

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