Program Officer, Laboratory - Lodwar

The Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation is a global leader in the fight against pediatric HIV and AIDS.

We are working in 15 countries around the world to provide HIV prevention, care, and treatment services for children, women, and families—with a mission to eliminate pediatric AIDS.

EGPAF in Kenya is currently looking to recruit for the following 2 positions:

1. Program Officer, Laboratory - Lodwar

Reporting to the Senior Technical Advisor, you will support establishment and expansion of quality laboratory services especially improved access to laboratory diagnosis and monitoring through CD4 testing, TB testing and Early Infant Diagnosis to support provision of quality integrated HIV prevention, HIV counselling and testing, care and treatment services within the Ministry of Health, Private and Faith Based Sector health facilities in Turkana County.

You will provide day to day contact with DMLT, DHMT, point of care laboratory technicians and technologists and Field officers based in districts and facility level – providing technical assistance and capacity building to establish, strengthen and expand a laboratory network.

You will provide oversight to ensure that access to laboratory services is improved and maintained.

To be successful in this role

• You will be a holder of degree in Medical Laboratory and Higher National Diploma in Laboratory training
• You will have a minimum of 5 years proven experience in HIV laboratory work
• Be registered with KMLTTB.
• In addition, demonstrated supervisory skills and program management experience will be an added advantage.
• Experience in working with USAID/CDC will also be a requirement.

If you believe you are the candidate we are looking for, please submit your application attaching current resume’ to: kenyarecruitment@pedaids.org .

The closing date is 14 September, 2012

Only short listed candidates will be contacted