Laboratory Intern at Centre for Health Solutions - Kenya (CHS)

Ref: CHS/HR/INT/L/01/2023

Overall Job Function

Reporting to the Senior Technical Officer- Laboratory, the Laboratory Intern will  support the USAID funded Tuberculosis Accelerated Response and Care II ( USAID TB ARC II) laboratory systems strengthening initiatives.

Key Responsibilities

• Support review of DR-TB baseline and follow-up investigation invoices and troubleshoot implementation challenges in collaboration with the counties
• Take part in drafting weekly, monthly, quarterly, and annual reports, and other written materials such as lessons learned and case studies
• Support design and implementation of quality assurance services and systems such as microscopy, GeneXpert and culture external quality assessment systems in Kenya
• Support viral load/early infant diagnosis sample referral systems strengthening by liaising with G4s courier to ensure all challenges are resolved, and invoices are reviewed on timely basis
• Identify best practices in the course of project implementation, and support documentation for dissemination
• Opportunity to learn TB diagnostics models in the country (Microscopy, Truenat, GeneXpert, Culture and LPA, TB LAM)
• Perform other technical duties as assigned by the supervisor.

Person Specification

• A bachelor’s degree in Public Health, Biostatistics, Statistics, Demography, Monitoring or Diploma in Medical Laboratory Science (DMLS) or BSc degree in Medical Laboratory Sciences (BMLS), Molecular Biology or equivalent
• Excellent oral and written communication skills in both English and Kiswahili
• Experience with design of programs, SOPs, tools, guidelines and policy formulation
• Ability to work well with others and to develop and maintain relationships with project staff.