Technical Advisor- Laboratory at Kenya Conference of Catholic Bishops

KCCB-ACTS/9/2022/18 

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Provide technical expertise and leadership to program staff, County staff, local partners, and facility staff within the supported facilities in the execution of program deliverables;
• Support KCCB ACTS affiliated health facilities to strengthen the HIV services quality standards, including monitoring and maintenance of the quality of laboratory operations for effective program delivery;
• Support and strengthen an effective sample networking system for all funded HIV/TB across the counties; ensure uptake of remote login and lab manifest;
• In collaboration with the county teams and supported health facilities, ensure maintenance of equipment inventory, calibration/certification and testing of equipment and instruments to ensure accuracy, efficiency, and safety of performance;
• Work with other technical staff to ensure laboratory/facility safety, including health providers safety training and annual Biosafety refresher; monitor activities to ensure compliance with safety standards;
• Participate in development of annual laboratory work plan and budget in liaison with the respective County teams and health facilities, with regular progress monitoring measures;
• Participation in relevant technical working groups (TWGs), regional, County, and program stakeholders’ forums;
• Support development/review of laboratory SOPS for diagnostics and surveillance in HIV/TB programs;
• Support participation in relevant EQA proficiency testing programs in HIV Testing Services(HTS) and Laboratory by relevant staff in the supported facilities;
• Support implementation and monitoring of Laboratory Quality Management Systems (QMS) within the supported laboratories;
• Together with the County teams, develop accurate quantification, forecasting, reporting, and ordering for health laboratory and HIV testing commodities;
• Ensure scale-up of RTCQI implementation in all the supported facilities and implementation of corrective measures;
• Support horizontal scale-up and activation of HIV Recency in the supported sites across the KCCB ACTS supported health facilities;
• Support implementation of a quality improvement and data use for program improvement;
• Coordinate and supervise the Program Officer-laboratory services within the program to ensure laboratory indicators are achieved in every KCCB ACTS supported facility;
• Ensure timely reporting on commodity utilization into HCMP and DHIS;
• Assist all points of service in troubleshooting all problems that occur within a laboratory; 
• Establish relationships with laboratories designated as central laboratories for selected services to ensure KCCB ACTS supported health facilities have timely and adequate access to these services;
• Give technical support to KCCB ACTS supported health facilities on Biosafety, Biosecurity and IPC;
• Participate in program evaluations that may be undertaken by KCCB ACTS or any of her collaborating partners;
• Participate in joint quarterly support supervision of health facilities by CHMTs and KCCB ACTS;
• Perform related work as required and carries out any other essential tasks related to the KCCB ACTS and General Secretariat’s goals that may reasonably be assigned.

Minimum Qualifications, Experience & Skills

• Bachelor’s degree in laboratory sciences;
• Master’s degree is an added advantage
• Registered with KMLTTB and possessing valid practicing license
• At least 5 years of experience managing laboratory services in a PEPFAR-funded projects
• Be experienced and well versed with PEPFAR/CDC laboratory indicator reporting requirements
• Knowledge of current technological developments/trends and guidelines in HIV/TB diagnostic management;
• Experience in working with the Counties, MOH and FBOs collaboratively is mandatory and especially with regard to health systems strengthening;
• Ability to supervise and train staff;
• Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing;
• Good interpersonal skills, problem solving, accountability, continual learning, and results driven;
• Good data analytic and report writing skills