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PATH is an international organization that drives transformative innovation to save lives and improve health, especially among women and children. We accelerate innovation across five platforms—vaccines, drugs, diagnostics, devices, and system and service innovations—that harness our entrepreneurial insight, scientific and public health expertise, and passion for health equity. By mobilizing partners around the world, we take innovation to scale, working alongside countries primarily in Africa and Asia to tackle their greatest health needs. Together, we deliver measurable results that disrupt the cycle of poor health.

PATH is seeking a Program Officer Laboratory Services who will provide technical expertise, coordination and supervision of all laboratory activities within the assigned APHIAplus project area in compliance with national and donor guidelines and policies.  S/he will provide technical support and supervision to ensure that the Laboratory Scope of Work for the project area assigned is carried out to the fullest extent possible and to the highest possible degree of quality. S/he will collaborate with project management teams to ensure the successful planning and implementation of laboratory activities, including work planning, budgeting, support supervision, technical support and reporting in assigned areas and S/he will offer laboratory related representation for the project and PATH at facility, sub-county and county HTC forums and meetings as may be called upon. This position will be based in Kisumu.

Specific Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Provide technical leadership and oversight for the project team on laboratory systems and networks and advice the Service Delivery Advisor on laboratory related matters as need be.
  • Provide technical assistance and capacity building support to project program officers and facility laboratory personnel for expansion of quality laboratory services especially improved access to laboratory diagnosis and monitoring through HIV testing, Viral Load testing, CD4 testing, Early Infant Diagnosis and Gene Expert TB testing to support provision of quality integrated HIV services at health facilities in liaison with CMLTs.
  • Provide oversight, technical assistance and capacity building to establish, strengthen and expand the laboratory network between facilities, sub-counties and counties in collaboration with project program officers and CHMTs.
  • Support capacity building and technical assistance to project program officers and facility laboratory personnel on reagent/commodity forecasting, quantification, procurement and consumption reporting in liaison with CMLTs and the national supply chain mechanisms.
  • Support capacity building and technical assistance to project program officers and facility laboratory personnel on laboratory related QA/QC, lab equipment maintenance and related service contracts in liaison with national laboratory reference labs and equipment vendors.
  • Work in close collaboration with the project management team and CHMT to strengthen laboratory systems and services to offer improved access to laboratory diagnosis and monitoring in support of provision of quality integrated health services.
  • Work in close collaboration with the Monitoring and Evaluation Advisor to strengthen Laboratory Health Management Information Systems for commodity reporting at facility, sub-county and county levels.
  • Represent the project team at technical/stakeholder forums with the county and national government, the donor institutions and other implementing partners on laboratory related matters.

Required Experience

  • Ability and willingness to learn.
  • Ability to manage several major activities simultaneously.
  • Excellent skills in facilitation, team building and coordination.
  • Experience in public speaking and professional presentations.
  • Field oriented and comfortable with a team approach to programming.
  • Excellent analytical, communication, presentation and report writing skills.
  • Ability to work in a complex project implementation environment with multiple tasks, short deadlines and intense pressure to perform.
  • A laboratory officer with an advanced diploma in laboratory sciences or related qualification.
  • A degree or post graduate qualifications in laboratory sciences and/or degree in public health will be an added advantage, at least 3 years progressively responsible experience in implementing laboratory service delivery programs.
  • Demonstrated track record of providing mentorship and supervision for strengthening laboratory services and training in quality improvement approaches, good knowledge on commodity management and reporting and LMIS functionality.
  • Experience in working with MOH structures and personnel and good knowledge of health systems strengthening, strong programming, management, technical and critical thinking skills to facilitate program implementation, demonstrated ability to work with efficiency and diplomacy as part of a team effort and computer literacy, particularly in the use of MS office.

You must currently have legal authorization to work in Kenya.

PATH is dedicated to diversity and is an equal opportunity employer.

Job Location

Kisumu, , Kenya

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PATH envisions a world where innovation ensures that health is within reach for everyone.

We dare to believe that innovation can change the world

PATH is the leader in global health innovation. An international nonprofit organization, we save lives and improve health, especially among women and children. We accelerate innovation across five platforms—vaccines, drugs, diagnostics, devices, and system and service innovations—that harness our entrepreneurial insight, scientific and public health expertise, and passion for health equity. By mobilizing partners around the world, we take innovation to scale, working alongside countries primarily in Africa and Asia to tackle their greatest health needs. Together, we deliver measurable results that disrupt the cycle of poor health.

Our commitment

PATH is driven by an unshakeable commitment to health equity and a bold belief in the power of innovation to improve health and save lives. For nearly 40 years, PATH has been a pioneer in translating bold ideas into breakthrough health solutions, with a focus on child survival, maternal and reproductive health, and infectious diseases.

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Follow our journey from innovation to impact in our 2015 online annual report. Photo: PATH/Dave Simpson.

Our expertise

PATH brings innovative solutions to bear wherever they are needed—in the laboratory or the factory, government halls or communities. We specialize in overcoming the barriers that can keep a bright idea from reaching widespread impact, especially those that arise in the middle of the journey of innovation. This is where promising projects often fail, during steps like testing and refining, gaining approvals, commercializing a product, and introducing new approaches. Through experience, creativity, and tenacity, we accelerate the pace at which innovations are transferred into the hands of the people who need them.

Our innovation platforms

PATH takes a multidimensional approach to solving health challenges. Our work spans five platforms, which we deploy strategically for greatest impact:

Vaccines to give children a healthy start in life.

Drugs to treat diseases more effectively and at lower cost.

Diagnostics to detect and track diseases.

Devices like household water filters and prefilled, nonreusable syringes.

And system and service innovations to ensure that all these tools reach the people who need them.

Our partnerships

PATH mobilizes cross-sector partnerships that radically extend our reach, making powerful tools and strategies accessible at a massive scale. We start with a country’s needs, partnering with government and civil-society institutions to develop and introduce health solutions that address the country’s highest priorities. Corporations, foundations, social entrepreneurs, individuals, as well as governments and multilateral institutions provide complementary strengths and capabilities.

 

Our impact

From devices like the vaccine vial monitor, which alerts health workers when a vaccine has been damaged by heat, to the newest science and strategies for eliminating malaria, our innovations have reached billions of people around the world.

By accelerating innovation, PATH and our partners are transforming the lives of the world’s most vulnerable women and children and helping to create thriving, self-reliant communities.

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0 USD Kisumu CF 3201 Abc road Full Time , 40 hours per week PATH

PATH is an international organization that drives transformative innovation to save lives and improve health, especially among women and children. We accelerate innovation across five platforms—vaccines, drugs, diagnostics, devices, and system and service innovations—that harness our entrepreneurial insight, scientific and public health expertise, and passion for health equity. By mobilizing partners around the world, we take innovation to scale, working alongside countries primarily in Africa and Asia to tackle their greatest health needs. Together, we deliver measurable results that disrupt the cycle of poor health.

PATH is seeking a Program Officer Laboratory Services who will provide technical expertise, coordination and supervision of all laboratory activities within the assigned APHIAplus project area in compliance with national and donor guidelines and policies.  S/he will provide technical support and supervision to ensure that the Laboratory Scope of Work for the project area assigned is carried out to the fullest extent possible and to the highest possible degree of quality. S/he will collaborate with project management teams to ensure the successful planning and implementation of laboratory activities, including work planning, budgeting, support supervision, technical support and reporting in assigned areas and S/he will offer laboratory related representation for the project and PATH at facility, sub-county and county HTC forums and meetings as may be called upon. This position will be based in Kisumu.

Specific Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Provide technical leadership and oversight for the project team on laboratory systems and networks and advice the Service Delivery Advisor on laboratory related matters as need be.
  • Provide technical assistance and capacity building support to project program officers and facility laboratory personnel for expansion of quality laboratory services especially improved access to laboratory diagnosis and monitoring through HIV testing, Viral Load testing, CD4 testing, Early Infant Diagnosis and Gene Expert TB testing to support provision of quality integrated HIV services at health facilities in liaison with CMLTs.
  • Provide oversight, technical assistance and capacity building to establish, strengthen and expand the laboratory network between facilities, sub-counties and counties in collaboration with project program officers and CHMTs.
  • Support capacity building and technical assistance to project program officers and facility laboratory personnel on reagent/commodity forecasting, quantification, procurement and consumption reporting in liaison with CMLTs and the national supply chain mechanisms.
  • Support capacity building and technical assistance to project program officers and facility laboratory personnel on laboratory related QA/QC, lab equipment maintenance and related service contracts in liaison with national laboratory reference labs and equipment vendors.
  • Work in close collaboration with the project management team and CHMT to strengthen laboratory systems and services to offer improved access to laboratory diagnosis and monitoring in support of provision of quality integrated health services.
  • Work in close collaboration with the Monitoring and Evaluation Advisor to strengthen Laboratory Health Management Information Systems for commodity reporting at facility, sub-county and county levels.
  • Represent the project team at technical/stakeholder forums with the county and national government, the donor institutions and other implementing partners on laboratory related matters.

Required Experience

  • Ability and willingness to learn.
  • Ability to manage several major activities simultaneously.
  • Excellent skills in facilitation, team building and coordination.
  • Experience in public speaking and professional presentations.
  • Field oriented and comfortable with a team approach to programming.
  • Excellent analytical, communication, presentation and report writing skills.
  • Ability to work in a complex project implementation environment with multiple tasks, short deadlines and intense pressure to perform.
  • A laboratory officer with an advanced diploma in laboratory sciences or related qualification.
  • A degree or post graduate qualifications in laboratory sciences and/or degree in public health will be an added advantage, at least 3 years progressively responsible experience in implementing laboratory service delivery programs.
  • Demonstrated track record of providing mentorship and supervision for strengthening laboratory services and training in quality improvement approaches, good knowledge on commodity management and reporting and LMIS functionality.
  • Experience in working with MOH structures and personnel and good knowledge of health systems strengthening, strong programming, management, technical and critical thinking skills to facilitate program implementation, demonstrated ability to work with efficiency and diplomacy as part of a team effort and computer literacy, particularly in the use of MS office.

You must currently have legal authorization to work in Kenya.

PATH is dedicated to diversity and is an equal opportunity employer.

Job Location

Kisumu, , Kenya

2017-06-23

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