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Job Description
Beza Posterity Development Organization (BPDO) is a local NGO operating in Amhara, Afar, Addis Ababa, Somali, Dire Dawa, Harari, Oromia, Benishagul Gumz, Gambella and Tigray regions with program thematic areas of health, nutrition, migration, shelter service for migrants, livelihood, green job creation, youth empowerment, child protection, climate change, peacebuilding, social accountability, and emergency response.
BPDO wants to recruit interested applicants who fulfill the minimum requirements as an employee.
Job Purpose:
The regional Laboratory officer is responsible for coordination and technical support of laboratory activities for TB LON KAP Activity to ensure quality assured laboratory services to the beneficiaries. The Regional Laboratory officers will assist the regional reference laboratories (RRLs) to strengthen the quality of TB laboratory diagnosis through capacity building, quality assurance system, and External Quality Assessment (EQA) in their catchment areas in collaboration with other partners. S/he will contribute to improved lab services at health facilities. S/he establishes, and/or reinforces innovative protocols for transfer of sputum smears from the community to health center labs and receipt of results back in a timely fashion. He /she will contribute to introduction and implementation of new TB diagnostic technologies. She/he will ensure that effective systems are put in place to support reliable, user-friendly, and accessible TB lab services and ensure that the laboratory supervisory and monitoring systems are strengthened, training, commodity and equipment management, standard operating procedures are appropriately introduced, and sustained.
Main duties & Responsibilities:
- Develop close working relationships with the regional reference laboratories and other stakeholders to strengthen and improve TB laboratory capacity in the assigned region. Adapt existing procedures in place in regional laboratories to meet the needs of health centers.
- Work with the Regional Laboratories to assist in the training program for TB laboratory Diagnosis.
- Coordinate with Regional Reference Laboratories and Hospital laboratories in the Activity regions to ensure that laboratory personnel are trained on the revised TB laboratory standards and support health centers to achieve these standards during supportive supervision visits.
- Provide support to labs to implement external quality assessment (EQA) and support supervision systems for health center TB laboratories.
- Develop/strengthen innovative protocols for sputum transportation from the community to health center laboratories in a safe and secure way to ensure viability of samples, timely testing in labs and prompt notification of results.
- Work with the Regional hubs and RRL in TB lab commodities specifications, procurement and inventory management implementation.
- Work with RRL to scale up the implementation of Standard Operating Procedures for TB laboratory activities and the Quality Assurance Guidelines for TB lab diagnosis.
- Develops and maintains strong working relationships with the donor, partner organizations, and other relevant parties, and represents the TB-LON Activity in relevant technical and coordination meetings, when required.
- Provide support to RRLs to implement external quality assessment (EQA) and support supervision systems for health facility TB laboratories.
- Together with senior lab advisor, provide support to RRL and participate in supportive supervision and on-site mentorship/coaching of health facility lab staff.
- Ensure that all supported laboratories implement and follow internationally recognized TB laboratory biosafety practices to ensure the safety of staff, patients and the public. Ensure appropriate disposal of sputum specimens and other infectious material.
- Ensure that the standard and appropriate TB Laboratory Information System (TB lab register) is employed at all the Activity supported TB-laboratory diagnostic sites. In addition, set up systems to capture both commodities use and specimen workload data.
- Coordinate with Regional Reference Laboratories and Hospital laboratories in the Activity zones to ensure that laboratory personnel are trained on the revised TB laboratory standards and support health centers to achieve these standards during supportive supervision visits.
- Develop/implement tools for lab reporting as part of lab network strengthening and build capacity of staff at regional labs and below in data management for decision making.
- Develop annual plan and budget for TB laboratory activities in TB-LON Activity areas.
- Communicate with other partners working to strengthen labs and ensure that TB-LON laboratory activities are coordinated with the regional level.
- Represent TB-LON on regional TB, TB/HIV and MDR/XRD TB working groups.
- Support the implementation of new TB diagnostic technologies like Gene Xpert, True-Nat, and others.
- Analyze the data collected in the TB-LON supported laboratories and work with the Regional Coordinator to contribute to the written quarterly and annual progress reports, in line with the agreed indicators that must be reported to USAID.
- Develop close working relationships with the RRLs, health facility labs and other stakeholders that have responsibility for strengthening and improving TB microscopy capacity nationally. Adapt existing procedures in place in regional laboratories to meet the needs of health facilities.
- Contribute to the quarterly and annual report writing processes.
- Perform other duties as required
Emergency response:
Beza Posterity is committed to responding to emergencies efficiently and effectively in order to help affected people meet their basic needs, alleviate suffering, and maintain their dignity. To this end, when emergencies strike and all Program is to respond, all staff are required to actively participate in the response, regardless of location and contribute to the efforts aimed at achieving the humanitarian objective of the organization.
Gender Equality /equity:
- Demonstrate understanding of BPDOs Gender Equality Strategy
- Contribute to ensuring that Beza posterity Development Organization is a place where men and women are treated equally and with dignity and respect.
- Demonstrate gender equality awareness and gender sensitivity and an ability to integrate a gender equality perspective into tasks and activities.
BPDO is an Equal Opportunity Employer and encourages applications from qualified individuals regardless of race, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, or disability
Competencies:
- Willing to work in a distant location and capable of working in a team.
- Motivated and dedicated.
- Flexible and ready to work under pressure outside of regular office hours and on weekends.
- Cultural awareness and local language fluency is mandatory requirement
- Emotional maturity and physical stamina are required.
- Capability to collaborate successfully with a varied collection of individuals
- Attendance and good time management skills.
- Skills such as safety management, problem-solving, dealing with complexity, and data analysis
What we offer:
- A competitive salary and benefit package
- Good medical benefits including dependents with limited amount as per duration.
- 18 days annual leave
- 17 weeks (paid) maternity leave, 5 days paternity leave
Direct reports: none
Contacts/Key Relationships:Donners, Employees, sub grants and partners
Job Location:Afar and Somali regions
Contract Details:Definite periods
No of Post:Two (2) one for Afar & one for Somali regions
Job Requirements
Qualifications:
Minimum Degree and above in Medical Laboratory Technology, Clinical Laboratory Science/ Microbiology, or related discipline with four years with responsibilities in each of the following areas with a minimum 8 total experience for the degree and 6 years experience for the master's holders.
Experience:
- Experience in implementing laboratory components of international and national public health programs and providing support to regional and peripheral laboratories.
- Knowledge and experience of the managerial, financial, human resource, infrastructural, and systems requirements for ensuring the operation and sustainability of TB laboratory services in developing regional states.
- Understanding and working knowledge of the role of the laboratory in TB prevention, care and treatment, TB/HIV, and Programmatic Management of Drug-resistant TB (PMDT)
- Experience working with the Ethiopian diagnostic laboratory system and networking essential.
- Knowledge of and recent experience in laboratory equipment and commodity management, including new TB diagnostic technologies, with reference to those required for scale-up of TB diagnosis and PMDT.
- Knowledge on TB microscopy EQA and new TB diagnostic technologies
- Familiarity with and experience in implementing local and national laboratory quality assessment, quality assurance and accreditation systems, including the ISO accreditation standards and accreditation process.
- Knowledge of and experience in laboratory capacity building, monitoring, and supervision.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, demonstrated leadership, and the ability to work collaboratively with culturally diverse partners.
- Computer literacy; competency with Microsoft Office, internet, and email systems.
- Fluency in written and spoken English and local language will be advantageous .
- Ability to work independently as well as in collaboration with colleagues and partners.
- Willingness to travel frequently (up to 60% of the time) within the region required
How to Apply
Interested applicants should send non-returnable C.V., application letter outlining how their experience and education fit this vacancy through Ethio job. Please also specify the Region/ location where you apply for.
Only short-listed candidates will be invited for further assessment
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