FHI 360 Associate Director and Laboratory Services Jobs 2022 – Nigeria NGO Jobs. FHI 360 Nigeria programme looking for “Associate Director and Laboratory Services”. Applicants with a Master’s degree may apply on or before 25 April 2022.
FHI 360 is a nonprofit human development organization based in North Carolina. FHI 360 serves more than 70 countries and all U.S. states and territories. Established in 1971, the organization has long managed in projects relating to family planning and reproductive health.![NGO Jobs in Nigeria 2022 [MyJobsMag]](https://ngosjob.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/NGO-Jobs-in-Nigeria-min-300x300.png)
FHI 360 Associate Director and Laboratory Services Jobs 2022
The FHI 360 has published a job vacancy announcement on 14 April 2022 for qualified Nigeria’s to fill in the vacant post of Associate Director and Laboratory Services to be based in Abuja, Nigeria.
| Recruiter | Family Health International (FHI 360) |
| Position | Associate Director and Laboratory Services |
| Location | Abuja, Nigeria |
| Country | Nigeria |
| Total Vacant Post | N/A |
| Qualification | Master’s degree |
| Experience Required | Minimum of 5 years |
| Application Deadline | 25 April 2022 |
FHI 360 Job Vacancy 2022
Basic Function: The Associate Director of Laboratory Services in collaboration with the STA Lab Services provides leadership in implementing high quality laboratory services for FHI Nigeria, including building laboratory capacity at health facility sites to combat HIV, TB, malaria and other infectious diseases.
Duties and responsibilities:
- Provide technical leadership and technical support related to the laboratory services and management component of HIV/AIDS care and treatment for the Nigeria bilateral project.
- Coordinate the design, planning and implementation of the laboratory component of HIV/AIDS care and treatment, including ART, in collaboration with state and community level project clinical staff, laboratory specialists and state and local agencies in Nigeria.
- Provide technical assistance in capacity building for laboratory services at health facilities and other settings as appropriate.
- Carry out quality control functions/ activities, in collaboration with the zonal team, of the labs, including quality control inspections schedules and the collection of quality control records; ensure the availability of high quality documentation.
- Develop quality control and quality assurance systems in collaboration with existing personnel and systems and ensures related documentation, training and monitoring.
- Review and monitor QA and QC activities of the Laboratory in order to determine conformance with established policies, national regulations, and accreditation requirements.
- Develop guidelines, tools and recommendations related to the implementation, monitoring and quality assurance of laboratory services for TB care and treatment, malaria care and treatment and opportunistic infections (OI) in collaboration with technical staff within FHI and at national, state and local agencies in Nigeria.
Qualification & Experience:
- Masters degree in laboratory sciences, biological science or related degree with 7 to 9 years relevant experience or doctorate degree in laboratory sciences, biological science or related degree with 5 to 7 years relevant experience.
- A minimum of 5 years experience in laboratory setting of which 3 must be on a HIV laboratory management donor funded program.
- Certification / license to practice as a medical laboratory scientist is required.
- Experience in a clinical laboratory setting and working in a donor funded program is required.
- Proven experience in project development, planning and facilitating technical training.
- Familiarity with Nigerian public sector health system and NGOs and CBOs is highly desirable.
- Familiarity with USAID and PEPFAR programs is as advantage.
Other Details
- Contract Type: Full Time
- Selection Process: Interview
- Salary: negotiable
- Application Process: Online
How to Apply FHI 360 Associate Director and Laboratory Services Jobs 2022
Note: Before you apply, please download (link is given below) the full advertisement and read it carefully.
Then to apply, go to this link Click Here
The Closing Date: 25 April 2022
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for interviews.
| Particulars | Details Link |
| Job Advertisement | Download |
| Official Website | www.fhi360.org |
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