Technical Assistant – Laboratory Services at Excellence Community Education Welfare Scheme Ltd/Gte (ECEWS)

Job Description

• Will support the implementation of high-quality laboratory services including building laboratory capacity at health facility sites to combat HIV, TB, malaria and other infectious diseases across all ACE – 5 supported facilities and communities.
• In addition, provide support to ACE – 5 supported facilities to improve the quality of laboratory services available in the facilities in line with National guidelines.
• Provide technical leadership and technical support related to the laboratory services and management component of HIV/AIDS care and treatment in ACE- 5 support health facilities.
• Will coordinate the design, planning and implementation of the laboratory component of HIV/AIDS care and treatment, including ART in collaboration with state and community level project clinical staff, laboratory specialists and state and local government stakeholders.
• Carry out quality control functions/ activities, in collaboration with the state team, of the labs, including quality control inspections schedules and the collection of quality control records; ensure the availability of high-quality documentation.
• Develop quality control and quality assurance systems in collaboration with existing personnel and systems and ensure related documentation, training, and monitoring.

Minimum Recruitment Standard

• Bachelor’s degree in medical laboratory sciences or related fields
• 1-3 years post national youth service experience in provision of Laboratory support for HIV/AIDS. 
• Knowledge of advanced Laboratory procedures, diagnosis and management related to PCR Lab.
• Familiarity with Nigerian public sector health system such Teaching Hospitals and NGOs is highly desirable.
• Excellent command of written and spoken English
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills
• Willingness to extend working hours to meet deadlines and at short notice.
• Ability to function effectively in multi-disciplinary teams to produce excellent results under pressure.
• Ability to use key computing applications e g MS Office Suite etc and knowledge of different databases (DHIS or LAMIS) is a plus.