KNCV Tuberculosis Foundation, Vacancies For Senior Laboratory Advisor

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: Senior Laboratory Advisor

Location: Abuja

Purpose of the position and organizational position

The position is aimed to increase KNCV's capacity to coordinate and strengthen the national T8 laboratory networks, the capacity of National and Zonal TB Reference laboratories and the implementation of new laboratory technology activities in the country. The Senior Laboratory Advisor reports to the Country Representative for the project implementation and carries out the following major tasks:

Provide technical support to the National TB Program (NTP), National Reference Laboratory (NRL), regional KNCV lab advisors and the state quality assurance officers through appropriate implementation and scaling up of quality laboratory servces, including new technologies.

Requirements:

• Applications are soughtfrom persons with sound knowledge of and experience in mycobacteriology, complemented by demonstrated knowledge ofTS control and experience in public health strategies and coordination and support for laboratory networks;

• Should have at leasttraining in public health or infectious diseases, preferably with an emphasis on TB and knowledge of current WHO policy recommendations on the use of new TB diagnostics, TBlaboratory bio safety, SOPs for T8 laboratory methods, and specifications for TBlaboratory equipment;

• Proven experience in a mycobacteriOft)gy laboratory with knowledge oflaboratory quality management systems and function of national TB program will serve as key asset;

• Proven experience in working in the fields ofTB, MDR- TB and TB!HIV;

• Field experience in Nigeria.

Specific requirements:

• An MSc degree in laboratory science, especially micro-bloloqy; an MPH will be an advantage.

• Minimum of 8 years of experience in TS laboratory services at all levels.

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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