Consultant - Medical Waste Management at Axios Foundation Nigeria

The Axos Foundation is a US based non-profit organisation dedicated to improving health systems and building local capacity to strengthen communities and increase access health care in developing countries.

Medical Access is a not-for-profit organization based in Kampala, Uganda specialized in the provision of health technical assistance, supply chain management services for management of health commodities in Africa.

Axios Foundation in collaboration with Medical Access is recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Consultant - Medical Waste Management

Location: Global
Report to: Director of Program

Job Summary

• Axios Foundation in collaboration with Medical Access are seeking Potential Consultants in areas of Medical Waste Management
• The consultants shall provide strategic and technical support seeking to strengthen laboratory services in several developing countries globally.

Job Responsibilities

• Developing policies, strategies and plans on waste management
• Analysis of strategies, polices and plans on waste management
• Development of reference guidelines on how to address health products waste management
• Develop waste management risk profile and the requirements for safe disposal.
• Develop tools to assess national waste management capacity for health products.
• Develop training materials on waste management
• Conduct trainings on waste management at the different levels of the health system

Qualifications and Key Competencies

• Postgraduate or other advanced University degree relevant in Chemistry, Environmental Health, Engineering, Laboratory Sciences, Pharmacy, Supply Chain
• Master’s Degree in Environmental Science, Engineering & Law and Public Health
• Language fluency in English and French is required.
• Ability to work in Spanish, and Portuguese is an asset.
• At least 10 years’ experience in the provision of support in the 3 areas
• Demonstrated experience in low resource settings, in Africa in particular

Application Closing Date
23rd March, 2019.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidate should submit their detailed CV to: [email protected]

Note

• Axios Foundation is an equal opportunity employer, committed to diversity within the work place.
• Axios does not in any way encourage or facilitate any form of canvassing far jobs, solicit for money or gifts from anyone that is applying for a job. Should anyone contact you for any money, facilitation or gift to procure a vacancy, they MUST be immediately reported to the relevant authorities.