Laboratory Technician

Salary Grade: The recruitment type is a contract with a daily allowance without a salary. The daily allowance will be 650.00 Ethiopian birrs per day and 500 birrs monthly mobile allowance in cash. The payment will be done after the confirmatory letter from their assigned district which will be approved by the zonal health department. 

No. of positions: 26 (24 in Amhara and 2 in Afar)

Department:  Health facilities/IDP sites in conflict-affected zones of Amhara and Afar regions 

Date: November 2022

Duration: 9 to 10 months

Summary Scope of Work:

Jhpiego is seeking to hire a laboratory technician for an anticipated post-conflict recovery response in Amhara and Afar regions. The position will be based in selected zones of the regions to provide basic preventive and curative services.

Under the leadership of the regional Human Resource for Health (HRH) an Emergency advisor, the assigned nurse will be responsible to provide essential healthcare services to communities in conflict-affected zones. The position will be temporarily assigned to staff specific for the mobile health and nutrition team or part of a service delivery team at the assigned health facility and is expected to closely work with regional and zonal health bureaus.

The team members should be currently unemployed is expected to fully commit to service delivery in the assigned location. The teams will be deployed to in the areas where public health emergencies occurred based on the zones demand with considering the criteria. The team’s specific health facilities or working areas will be determined by the zonal health department in consultation with assigning health facilities district with advising of regional public health institute. The team will be relocated based on the severity of emergency of health and nutrition needs.    

Reporting Structure:

Position Reports To:  Human Resources for Health (HRH) in Emergency advisor

Positions Supervised:  None 

General responsibilities: 

All staff members of Jhpiego, regardless of the level of their responsibilities are expected to:

• model the mission stated above
• participate in the business development process
• contribute to the knowledge-sharing and transfer process
• make responsible decisions that result in time and cost containment and clear accountability

Specific responsibilities

Provide day-to-day service delivery in the assigned IDP site or health facility

• Ensure the availability of basic laboratory testing kits and instruments
• Provide testing services like UA, BF, SE, RBS, Hgb, stool, HIV test, etc.
• Monitor and manage laboratory and supply stockpile
• Timely submission of results and reporting of provided service.
• Conduct other activities are given by the zonal health office, health facility leader, and supervisor.

Job Requirements

• BSc degree in laboratory technician from an accredited/recognized institute with a certified professional license from authorized offices.
• Proficiency in common computer packages (e.g. Word, PowerPoint, Excel….)
• Experience in emergency response/similar settings will have an added value
• Fluency in the local language is desired
• Thorough understanding of case management and social work
• Good communication skills with different stakeholders
• Ability to work under pressure

How to Apply

Applicants are expected to STRICTLY follow the below-listed application procedures:

1. Only qualified and interested applicants can submit application letters and well-written curriculum vitae saved in one complied PDF format.
2. Applicants must make sure their application document is saved by their full name in PDF format.
3. CREDENTIALS OR WORK CERTIFICATES MUST NOT BE SUBMITTED.
4. The job position being applied for must be explicitly stated in the application letter.
5. Applicants must use this E-mail [email protected] to submit applications and make sure to state the job position title applying for in the subject line.
6. Applications not fulfilling the requirements stated above will automatically be rejected. 

Equal Opportunity Employer