Job and Vacancies at Baylor College of Medicine Children's Foundation- LABARATORY COORDINATOR

Position: LABARATORY COORDINATOR
Duty station: Arua, Soroii
Reports to: Care and Treatment Specialist
Role definition: To support the development of sustainable and appropriate good quality lab services in Arua and Soroti regions and all district facilities by implementing the standard operating procedures (SOPs) according to MQH standards.
KEY RESULT AREAS
1. Work with lab focal person to assess in detail all labs in the Health facilities in Districts supported by Baylor- Uganda including QA/QC, infrastructure, equipment, safety, data management, SOPs, roles and training needs of staff and systems for the collection and referral of samples,
2.Develop detailed plans to rectify shortcomings of labs, lab staff, and lab systems, in conjunction with other Partners and project and District lab focal person and in keeping with National strategy and initiatives; such as Ministry of Health (MOH) quality assurance initiatives
3. Oversee the implementation of the agreed plans including establishment of QA/QC processes and skills monitoring.
4. Support districts to ensure that their lab focal person Implement the World Health Organization (WHO) five step laboratory accreditation systems.
5. Contribute to lab training activities and ongoing mentorship.

Specifications
The successful candidate should have;
1. A bachelor's degree in Biomedical laboratory Technology
2. Additional qualifications in Laboratory Management is an added advan¬tage.
3. At least 2-3 years experience in Lab planning, Management and QA/QC
4. Experience in Good Laboratory practice (GLP)
5. Experience in design, development, and implementation of lab systems at different levels in the Health services especially working within the District Health systems.
6. Experience in analysis and reporting of data for programme decision making.
7. Good interpersonal skills, ability to interact productively and accurately with other team members.
8. Self motivated, innovative and capable of meeting deadlines.
9. Registration with the Allied Health Professional Council is required.
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APPLICATION PROCEDURE
Qualified and interested persons who wish to apply may hand deliver, or post an application letter with a detailed CV and copies of academic transcripts, naming at least three professional referees with their telephone contact to:

Human Resources Manager,
Baylor College of Medicine Children's Foundation - Uganda,
COE/ Block 5 Mulago Hospital,
P.O.Box 72052, Clock Tower
Kampala,

Closing date for receipt of these applications is 08/0ctober/2010.

NOTE: PLEASE INDICATE THE POSITION YOU ARE APPLYING FOR AND DUTY STATION

APPLICANTS WITH SKILLS AND CAN COMMUNICATE IN LOCAL LANGUAGE OF INDICATED REGIONS WILL HAVE AN ADDED ADVANTAGE.

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