FHI 360 Senior Technical Officer – Laboratory Services Jobs 2022 – Nigeria NGO Jobs

FHI 360 Senior Technical Officer – Laboratory Services Jobs 2022 – Nigeria NGO Jobs. FHI 360 Nigeria looking for “Senior Technical Officer – Laboratory Services”. Applicants with a Master degree may apply on or before 26 November 2022.

FHI 360 is a nonprofit human development organization dedicated to improving lives in lasting ways by advancing integrated, locally driven solutions. Our staff includes experts in Health, Education, Nutrition, Environment, Economic Development, Civil Society, Gender, Youth, Research and Technology; creating a unique mix of capabilities to address today’s interrelated development challenges. FHI 360 serves more than 60 countries, all 50 U.S. states and all U.S. territories.

FHI 360 Senior Technical Officer – Laboratory Services Jobs 2022

The FHI 360 has published a job vacancy announcement on 15 November 2022 for qualified Nigeria’s to fill in the vacant post of Senior Technical Officer – Laboratory Services to be based in Anambra, Nigeria.

Recruiter	Family Health International (FHI 360)
Position	Senior Technical Officer – Laboratory Services
Location	Anambra, Nigeria
Country	Nigeria
Total Vacant Post	N/A
Qualification	Master degree
Experience Required	7-9 years
Application Deadline	26 November 2022

FHI 360 Job Vacancy 2022

Basic Function: Provide technical expertise and assistance in implementing high quality laboratory services within the care and treatment project in Nigeria, including laboratory capacity development at project health facility sites.

Duties and responsibilities:

• Give technical support and develop quality policies, quality tools, SOPs and recommendations related to the implementation, monitoring and quality assurance of laboratory services for HIV/AIDS, opportunistic (OI) and malaria care and treatment in collaboration with technical staff within FHI and at national, state and local agencies in Nigeria.
• Provide technical assistance in capacity building for laboratory services at health facilities and other settings as appropriate.
• Develop concept papers and research papers to improve and or extend existing laboratory activities.
• Carry out quality control functions/activities, in collaboration with the zonal and state teams, of the labs, including quality control inspections schedules and the collection of quality control records; ensure the availability of quality records documents.
• Review and monitor QA and QC activities of the Laboratory in order to determine conformance with established policies, national regulations, or accreditation requirements.
• Provide technical leadership and technical support related to high technology (TB culture, PCR) laboratory services.
• Remain informed on new findings in the field of laboratory technology that relate to HIV/AIDS, OI, malaria care and treatment by reviewing current literature, and drawing implications from research for program activities.
• Coordinate Proficiency testing (PT) activities and ensure PT is being done for each specialty; explore other ways of testing evaluation in the absence of PT
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualification & Experience:

• BSc in Laboratory sciences or related field with 7-9 years post national youth service experience and a minimum of 5 years experience in provision of laboratory support for HIV/AIDS.
• Or Master degree in Laboratory sciences or related field with 5-7 years post national youth service experience and a minimum of 5 years experience in provision of laboratory support for HIV/AIDS.
• Experience in the management of laboratory services, particularly health facility-based services, including quality assurance systems, laboratory analysis, and interpretation and reporting techniques based on best practices, quality management practices and safe work practices.
• Knowledge of advanced laboratory procedures, diagnosis and management related to HIV/AIDS care and treatment is required with some experience in an international development organization preferred.
• Certification of license to practice as a medical laboratory scientist is required.
• Expertise in hematology, TB and blood safety issues will be an added advantage.

Other Details

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

How to Apply FHI 360 Senior Technical Officer – Laboratory Services Jobs 2022

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The Closing Date: 26 November 2022

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for interviews.

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