Since 1971, Family Health International (FHI) has been at the forefront of public health research and intervention programs in the developing countries. In collaboration with national governments, local communalities and leading research institutions.FHI delivers services and conducts research in HIV/AIDS, other infectious diseases and reproductive health to improve the lives and well-Being of some of the world’s most vulnerable populations. In Nigeria, FHI is engaged in providing public health services and implementing programs in HIV/AIDS, TB, malaria, reproductive health, and health systems strengthening in partnership with the Government of Nigeria. To strengthen our operations in the country, we are seeking qualified candidates to fill the position below

Position Title:  Laboratory Officer

Department:   Laboratory Services

No. Required:  5

Location: Kano, Edo, FCT, Sokoto and Anambra Zones

Laboratory Officer

The Laboratory Officer will liaise with the Senior Laboratory Advisor and the Country Office Laboratory Technical Officers to provide technical support to implement high quality laboratory services in the GHAIN project within the state.

Job Description

v  Coordinate the daily operations of all laboratory services at the state level

v  Coordinate laboratory support services for counseling and testing, HIV clinical care including OI management and ART and PMTCT at the state level

v  Coordinate the Inventory management and stock taking system of the CHAIN laboratory services in the state

v  Represent FHI/GHAIN on issues of laboratory management of HIV/AIDS at the state level

Minimum Requirement

v  B.Sc. and AMLSCN, B.MLS or AMLSCN and FMLSCN

v  Minimum of 5 years post-NYSC experience

v  A minimum of 3 years experience in the provision of laboratory support for HIV/AIDS

v  Sound understanding of HIV/AIDS technical areas

v  Familiarity with the Nigerian public sector health system, NGOs and CBOs is desirable

Method of Application:

Interested candidate should forward suitability statement (application) and resume (CV) as a single MS Word document on or before 21^st August, 2009 to:

Labservicesjobs@ghain.org

Only applications sent electronically (i.e. by e-mail) with the job title and location clearly indicated as the subject of the mail will be considered, and only short listed candidates will be contacted.

Please do NOT sand more than one application Failure to follow these instructions will lead to automatic disqualification.

DISCLAIMER: Family Health International (FHI) doss not test/interview candidates for a fee and all our tests/interviews are conducted in the country office Abuja or our zonal offices.

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