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  • Posted: May 22, 2023
    Deadline: May 27, 2023
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    Laboratory Technologist

    Under the overall guidance of the WHO country office representative and over all supervision of SHI Cluster Lead and guidance of the Zonal Coordinator, the incumbent will carry out the following specific task: Ensure that Quality Control and Standard Procedures are strictly adhered to for specimen handling and processing in the laboratory.

    To provide services for Laboratory backed Surveillance:

    • Development of Laboratory work plans
    • Enterovirus isolation and identification using the WHO recommended guidelines and procedures,
    • Tissue culture maintenance and propagation
    • Specimens Processing and handling
    • To liaise with other partners in support of AFP laboratory backed surveillance
    • To ensure that WHO guidelines and standard operating procedures are strictly adhered to as recommended by WHO
    • Supervision to the Laboratory assistants.

    Secondary activities that the laboratory staff will be involved in include:

    • Measles diagnostic procedures for measles isolation and identification. According to WHO guidelines
    • Vaccine quality control activities including vaccine sampling and potency testing when indicated.

    Laboratory Data Management

    • Establish, maintain and up-date Polio laboratory databases pertaining to AFP/contact and environmental surveillance (ES) lab result.
    • Ensure regular feedback of data and relevant information as required to all levels.
    • Troubleshoot and prover solutions to data quality issues
    • Ensure regular tracking of laboratory shipments and supplies
    • Establish, maintain and up-date Polio laboratory databases pertaining to AFP/contact and environmental surveillance (ES) lab result.
    • Perform data harmonization and cleaning on all AFP data received using the WHO Data Quality Check and harmonization Tool.
    • Ensures weekly sharing of the polio lab data to national WHO and AFRO on a weekly basis.
    • Provide regular feedback on any data harmonization issue to the concerned zone and state.
    • Track and obtain missing or incomplete data/reports and provide feedback to relevant levels.
    • Produce weekly, monthly and quarterly analysis feedback on key polio laboratory indicators.
    • Create and secure back-up copies of data in the lab.
    • Provide technical support in training and troubleshooting to other countries of the region on laboratory data management in polio laboratory activities as the need arises.
    • Documentation and report writing and report writing as a way of feedback to relevant partners
    • Ensure regular monitoring, compilation and submission of laboratory equipment and consumable orders to WHO regional office
    • Perform other activities as required by WHO Representative

    QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE

    Qualifications

    • Essential: First level University degree in Laboratory Science or Biology or any other related field
    • Desirable: Master’s Degree in Laboratory Science or Biology or any other related field.
    • Essential:  At least 5 years’ work experience commensurate with the duties of the posts and its grade.
    • Desirable: Experience in WHO, UN or other international organizations

    Method of Application

    Interested and qualified? Go to World Health Organization (WHO) on careers.who.int to apply

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