Thursday 28 November 2013

 
Achieving Health Nigeria Initiative (AHNi) is a non-profit organization that promotes sods-economic development by supporting global health and economic initiatives in Nigeria. It was established as an affiliate of the Family Health International (FHI36O) to sustain FHI's achievements in strengthening indigenous organizational capacity in Nigeria. AHNi currently has its headquarters in Abuja, Nigeria. To strengthen our operations in the country, we are seeking qualified candidates for the vacant position:

Job Title: Senior Technical Officer - Laboratory Services

Job Location: Abuja

Job Description

  • The Senior Technical Officer-Laboratory Services under the direct supervision of the Principal Investigator will provide technical expertise and assistance in implementing high quality laboratory services within the HIV care and treatment project in Nigeria, including laboratory capacity development at project health facility sites and AHNi partners understand and can support these requirements.
  • 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), care and treatment in collaboration with technical staff within AHNi and at national, state and local agencies in S/W Nigeria.

Minimum Requirement
  • Master's degree in laboratory sciences or related field with 5-7 years post national youth service in practical settings and a minimum of 5 years' experience in laboratory services including a minimum of 3 years related to HIV/AIDS at the clinic level.
  • Experience in PCR techniques and laboratory TB activity is a plus.
  • Knowledge and experience in laboratory services for HIV/AIDS care and treatment required with some experience in an international development area preferred.
  • Certification of license to practice as a medical laboratory scientist preferred.
  • Familiarity with Nigerian arid NGOs and CBOs highly desirable.

Mode of Application
Interested candidates should send their resume (CV) as a single MS Word document to: AHNi-LabJobs@ahnigeria.org

Note:

  • Only applications sent electronically (i.e. by e-mail) with the job title and location clearly indicated as the subject of will be considered and only short listed candidates will be contacted.

Disclaimer:
  • AHNi does not charge candidates a fee for a test or interview.

Application Deadline: 6th December, 2013
 

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