Job Description

• The Laboratory technician would support the laboratory team to effectively support all programs and clinical activities within the communities and the CSCC.

Responsibilities

• Performing laboratory tests to produce reliable and precise data to support provision of the continuum of HIV treatment services.
• Carrying out routine tasks accurately and following strict methodologies to carry out analyses.
• Preparing specimens and samples
• Maintaining and operating standard laboratory equipment
• Maintaining personal expertise in clinical laboratory practice and innovative technology and equipment
• Ensuring the laboratory is well-stocked with relevant consumables.
• Following and ensuring strict safety procedures and safety checks within and around the laboratory
• Working with the program team to develop and implement quality assurance systems to improve the quality of diagnostics and facilitate treatment and monitoring of HIV.
• Supporting the design and implementation of innovative strategies for delivering needs-based training and mentoring for clinic staff in relevant areas
• Supporting implementation and monitoring of biosafety and biosecurity in clinical service delivery, including the development of SOPs, guidelines and job aids
• Ensure timely submission of quality reports to DCI on a weekly, monthly and quarterly basis or as required.
• Carry out any assignment as may be decided by the Program Manager or Technical Lead.

Requirements

• Level of Education – Medical Laboratory TechnicianDegree with 4 years’ experience
• Effective Laboratory Quality Management System skills
• Experience in public health and infectious diseases
• Effective Laboratory data management and research literacy skills
• General Communication, supervisory and interpersonal skill level – Excellent
• Language requirements – English – excellent
• Level of IT expertise required – good
• Effective organizational, planning and administrative skills
• Ability to work well individually and in a team.

Application Closing Date
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Job Description

• The Program Officer& outreach coordinator will provide effective monitoring of the program objectives and its implementation. Ensures close monitoring of CSCC target in all program areas and work with facility and community or field team to achieve set targets.

Responsibilities
To support Diadem Consults Initiative Ltd/GTE. achieve the following:

• S/he will work with the CSCC clinician to support the implementation of high-quality care and support activities for HIV Key populations at the facility and community level.
• The incumbent will support the implementation of KP program activities in line with PEPFAR guidelines within the CSCC.
• Ensures timeous submission of monthly programmatic report.
• Identify programmatic areas that are lagging behind on service coverage, initiate dialogue and required actions
• Manages program activities of the community facilitators, peer educators, counselor testers, and community mobilizers with support from the clinician in achieving set program targets.
• Work with the community facilitators, peer educators, counselor testers, and community mobilizers for active case-finding and demanding creation for KP prevention, HTS, HTS_POS, linkage, retention, viral load coverage and suppression, patient biometric capture, cryotherapy, gender-based violence, PrEP, social networking strategy, Index testing, HIV self-testing and KP adolescent programming.
• Leads and provide support and guidance for program planning at the facility and community or field level, and managing program development through the implementation stages.
• Contributes to ongoing strategic communication; solicits support and feedback from clinician and/or State Team Lead as needed.
• In alignment with strategic direction advises the facility staff on ways to improve programmatic efficiency and effectiveness.
• Provides regularly scheduled progress reports on program development initiatives.
• Proactively seek and outsource skilled community facilitators, peer educators, counselor testers, community mobilizers to support project implementation and other program deliverables.
• Also, the focal person for HIVST, SNS and ICT/PNS in achieving assigned program target including proper electronic and hard-copy documentations and reporting.
• Participate in the CSCC target performance review process, in conjunction with the clinician, and/or state team lead.
• Maintains regular communication with all field staff and organizes outreaches aimed at meeting program deliverables.
• Perform other duties as may be assigned by the Clinician and or State team lead

Requirements

• Candidates should possess a Bachelor’s Degree with 2+ years of relevant work experience.