Survey Laboratory Officers at Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

Kaduna AIDS Indicator Survey (KADAIS) - The KADAIS is a behavioral and biological survey aimed at obtaining information and evidence that will help to describe the HIV epidemic amongst adults and children, assess the coverage of HIV services and measure HIV-related risk behaviors on the population level to provide useful, actionable data to guide the HIV response, to be conducted in all 23 LGAs in Kaduna State, Nigeria.

The survey is being Supported by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in collaboration with the Kaduna State Ministry of Health (SMOH), Kaduna State Agency for the Control of AIDS (KADSACA), Center for Integrated Health Program (CIHP) and other partners in the State.

We require the services of resourceful and experienced professionals for the vacant position below for the Kaduna AIDS indicator Survey (KADAIS):

Job Title: Survey Laboratory Officer

Location: Kaduna

Job Description

• S/He will provide laboratory technical oversight for KADAIS.
• Oversee the planning, preparing, organizing and supporting the implementation of the survey laboratory component in collaboration with Survey technical teams and Central laboratory.
• Facilitate the development of Laboratory related survey Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), Job aids etc. and monitor/ensure quality assurance.

Qualifications, Knowledge, Skills & Ability

• Bachelors degree or its equivalent in Medical Laboratory Sciences or related field with at least five years post NYSC field experience in National surveys e.g IBBSS, NARHS or NARHS-Plus in Kaduna state.

General Requirements/Conditions

• The position require candidates that are proficient in the use of Microsoft Office suite, computer applications and Internet/ Emails.
• Effective written and verbal communication and presentation skills and ability to work in a team are essential.
• This assignment is for a duration of one year.
• Successful candidates will be based in KADSACA office, Kaduna.

Application Closing Date
24th November, 2014.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV's and a suitability statement as Microsoft Word attachments to: [email protected] indicating the job title. The subject of the email should be the POSITION TITLE and the applicant's full name e.g. Senior Laboratory Officer - Joseph Ahmed.