Laboratory Manager UrgentlyNeeded at BRAC Uganda in Nakaseke, Uganda

Job Title: Laboratory Manager
Employer: BRAC Uganda
Duty Station: Nakaseke, Uganda

About BRAC:
BRAC, one the largest Non-Governmental Development Organization in the world, working in a number of countries in Africa and Asia on poverty alleviation Programs, is registered in Uganda as BRAC Uganda. The organization implements integrated development approach combining Education, Health, Agriculture, Livestock, Adolescent Empowerment, and Micro finance.

Job Duties:

•     Produce sufficient numbers of plantlets to plant the mini tuber.
•     Responsible for high throughput axenic plant multiplications of Potato, Banana, and others.
•     Maintenance of variety in line identity and purity
•     Scheduling staff and ordering suppliers
•     Maintain complete records of accessions, certification testing

Job Requirements:

•     A Master’s degree in Plant Breeding, Or another appropriate Discipline
•     A minimum of five years’ experience in tissue cultures and green house production
•     Fluent in English and good at analytical skills
•     Must be self directed, well organized and goal oriented.
•     Proven ability to work creatively and produce high quality output in a loosely structured environment
•     Ability to work both independently and within a multi-disciplinary and multicultural team

Deadline: 05/06/2014
How to Apply:
Please send an application letter, Updated CV (including Bio-data, Date of Birth, Education qualifications, Language Proficiency, work experience and at least 2 professional references), photocopy of academic documents, 2 copies of coloured passport-size photographs, LC1 letter and a day time contact to:
BRAC Uganda – HRD plot 90, Busingiri Zone, Off Entebbe Road, Nyanama
or
Post to P.O. Box 31817 (Clock Tower), Kampala, Uganda.