Advisory Job Vacancy at MSH; Senior Laboratory Advisor

Job Title:    Senior Laboratory Advisor
Job Location:    Kampala, Uganda
Employer:    Management Sciences for Health (MSH)
Job Description:
The Senior Lab Advisor reports to the Chief of Party. Under the coordination and leadership of CPHL, and in close collaboration with the Chief of Party and other stakeholders, he/she will work to strengthen the policy, procedures, systems and capacity that relate to laboratory supplies quantification, financing, ordering and reporting, distribution, stock and storage management and logistic information systems.
MSH seeks a Senior Laboratory Advisor for an upcoming procurement to strengthen the Government of Uganda's health system and to improve the availability and accessibility of essential medicines and health supplies (EMHS).
The Central Public Health Laboratory (CPHL) under the Department of National Disease Control (NDC) of the Ministry of Health, is responsible for the coordination and management of laboratory services in Uganda.The goals of this procurement are to strengthen and support the CPHL in the area of laboratory logistics and supply chain management. Under the coordination and leadership of CPHL, and in close collaboration with the Chief of Party and other stakeholders, he/she will work to strengthen the policy, procedures, systems and capacity that relate to laboratory supplies quantification, financing, ordering and reporting, distribution, stock and storage management and logistic information systems.This position is subject to award and project funding.

Job Requirements:

•     A degree in Laboratory Sciences with a post graduate qualification in Biochemistry, Microbiology or Hematology or related laboratory field.
•     At least 10 years of professional work experience in laboratory management including strengthening laboratory systems and laboratory accreditation in international settings.
•     Experience in laboratory logistics and supply chain management
•     Experience in implementing laboratory information systems.
•     Knowledge and comprehensive understanding of Uganda's public health sector and working experience in Uganda preferred.
•     Fluency in spoken and written English
•     Good report writing skills.
•     Excellent interpersonal skills, sound judgment, communication skills, and ability to identify and resolve operational constraints.
•     Demonstrated computer skills, Microsoft Office (Excel, Word and PowerPoint).
•     Willingness and availability to travel extensively within Uganda as required

Job Responsibilities:

•     In collaboration with CPHL, establish a laboratory logistics unit with an organizational structure, staffing and resources that would be responsible for coordinating and collaborating with other stakeholders, all aspects of laboratory logistics and supply chain management.
•     Provide technical leadership to CPHL in laboratory logistics and supply chain management and collaborate with other laboratory stakeholders in supporting laboratory logistics activities.
•     Develop annual work plans for the laboratory logistics unit, ensuring alignment with project strategy and agreement on annual targets.
•     Assist in strengthening quantification, ordering and reporting, stock/storage/information management at all levels of laboratory operations.
•     Support CPHL with SLMTA rollout specially the logistics component in areas related to logistics and supply chain management.
•     With the assistance of other project staff, assist in the development and implementation of a system for financial management of laboratory commodities and ensure systems for tracking and monitoring expenditures at all levels.
•     Support CPHL in strengthening laboratory information systems and utilization of data for decision making at all levels.
•     Support capacity building including strategies based on supportive supervision and performance assessment and monitoring systems.
•     Contribute to routine reporting for submission to funders/project.

This position is subject to award and project funding.

Deadline Date: 21/04/2014

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