KNCV Tuberculosis Foundation, Vacancies For Laboratory Advisors

Posted on: Tue 22-03-2016

KNCV Tuberculosis Foundation is an international non-profit organization dedicated to the fight against tuberculosis (TB), still the second most deadly infectious disease in the world. il KNCV is an international center of expertise for TB control that promotes effective, efficient, innovative and sustainable tuberculosis control strategies in a national and international context. We are an organization of passionate TB professionals, including doctors, researchers, training experts, nurses and epidemiologists. We aim to stop the spread of the worldwide epidemic ofTB and to prevent the further spread of drug-resistant TB. Over the past century we have built up a wealth of knowledge and expertise, initially by successfully controlling TB in the Netherlands. Since the 1970s, we have also shared our knowledge and expertise with the rest of the world. We operate from a central office in The Hague in the Netherlands, a regional office in Central Asia and country offices worldwide. KNCV raises funds from private, institutional, corporate, and government donors.

Chalienge TB

KNCV is the lead partner in Challenge TB (CTB), the new USAID-funded 5-year global program to decrease TB mortality and morbidity in high burdened countries. We lead an international consortium with eight partner organizations: American Thoracic Society (ATS), Family Health International (FHI360), Interactive Research & Development (lRD), Japanese Anti Tuberculosis Foundation (JATA), Management Sciences for Health (MSH), Program for Appropriate Technology in Health (PATH), The International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung : Disease (The Union), and the World Health Organization. The project in Nigeria will be for a period of 6 months supporting 15 states in Nigeria for quality implementation ofTB program.

The overarching strategic objectives of CTB are to improve access to quality patient centered care for TB,TB/HIV, and MDR- T8 services; to prevent transmission and disease progression; to strengthen TB platforms.

For the CTB program in Nigeria KNCV is looking for staff to fill the following positions:

Position: Laboratory Advisor

Location: Rivers

Purpose of the position and organizational position

The Laboratory Advisor will work in close collaboration with States' laboratory quality assurance officers in ensuring effective and quality laboratory services in selected LGAs. The job includes among others: support assessment of Lab services in the selecteji states/LGA's; liaise with State Quality Assurance Officer 'in facilitating quality expansion of microscopy & GeneXpert; supervise in close collaboration with QA officer and LGATBLS all laboratory services; in collaboration with National Reference Laboratories ensure retrieval of all culture results and ensure documentation on patients' records; reports to Senior Program Manager.

Specific requirements:

• Adegree in Medical Sciences - MBBS/MB.Bch, or Laboratory Sciences (an MPH would be an advantage) and a minimum of 5 years experience in TB and/or HIV programs;

• Experience as laboratory quality assurance officer or laboratory manager;

• Experience in working with: HIV & TS program; USAID projects or any development partner;

• Strong coordination, planning, and supervisory skills;

• Competent with laboratory operational plan development, implementation and evaluation of results.

Application and information:

Your application (curriculum vitae, motivation letter, 3 professional references) should be sent within the week after publication of this advertisement to: the Country Representative KNCV Nigeria Challenge TB project; [email protected]. The position you are applying for should be the subject of your e-mall. Applications submitted more than a week after the day of publication will not be considered. Only shortlisted candidates will be invited for interview.

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