Individual Laboratory Consultant Expert at the National Agency for the Control of AIDS (NACA)

The National Agency for the Control of AIDS (NACA) (formerly National Action Committee on AIDS) was established in February 2000 to coordinate the various activities of HIV/AIDS in the country.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Individual Laboratory Consultant Expert with Experience Working in a BSL 3 Laboratory / Infectious Diseases for the Renovation and Upgrade of Selected Public Health Laboratories in the Six Geopolitical Zones in Nigeria and the National External Quality Assessment Laboratory (NEQAL)

Location: Abuja
Grade: Consultant
Project / Program:  Nigeria Global Fund RSSH-NACA
Reports To: Lab Team Lead

Background

• Considering the global impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and the need to support the public health laboratories to ensure their capacity is strengthened to detect, curtail, test and report infectious as well as emerging and re-emerging diseases of public health importance in our communities, the RSSH II grant is focusing on renovating and the upgrade of selected public health laboratories spread across the six geopolitical zones in Nigeria.
• This renovation of public health laboratories is one of the key component activities of the Global Fund Resilient and Sustainable Systems for Health (RSSH 2) grant’ support for laboratory systems strengthening in Nigeria.
• These laboratories which have been selected by the Government of Nigeria in collaboration with NCDC and the various state governments were chosen based on preset characteristics by the NCDC, the agency in charge of public health laboratories in the country.
• The RSSH II grant also has provision for the support to the National External Quality Assurance (NEQAL) Laboratory.
• In order to judiciously oversee the implementation of this activity, an individual expert consultant with sound knowledge of necessary standards and experience in operation of a BSL-III laboratory is required to support in the rehabilitation/upgrade of the selected laboratories.
• He/She shall work in conjunction with the appointed supervising consultant to ensure successful delivery of the exercise according to established standards and biosafety protocol.

Objective

• The objective is to supervise all the aspect of infectious diseases containment during and after renovation works, provide all necessary guidance as to standard workflow requirements for a BSL-III laboratory in conjunction with the appointed supervising Consultant for the renovation exercise.

Scope of the Services

• Onsite meeting with the contractors/vendors and supervising consultant before commencement of the renovation works. The meeting composition to include the lab manager, and facility engineer to enable harmonization of renovation plan from start to finish according to the proposed timeline for the project.
• To ensure contractors work with an environmental monitoring and mitigation plan during renovation activities to address any anticipated environmental hazard and ensure a safe working environment from start to job completion.
• To supervise and ensure workflow design is adhered and conforms to the standards as developed on the BOQ.
• To ensure all installations and materials used as fittings conform to the specification of a public health infectious disease laboratory and to offer all necessary guidance as it relates to this.
• To work with the supervising consultant and the contractors to ensure all materials for installation are located/placed in the right position within or outside the premises of the laboratory.
• To liaise with the facility lab team, engineering consultant to create a joint maintenance committee to ensure renovation work meets the required standard after job completion, and put plan for maintenance moving forward.   

Expected Deliverables

• Submit Inception report with first two weeks of exercise commencement
• Provide monthly progress report throughout the duration of the project
• Provide post renovation assessment/completion report
• rovide the needed technical support/orientation to facility-end users

Qualifications and Experience

• A Biomedical Laboratory Scientist with a minimum of first (1st) degree in Medical Laboratory Science
• Evidence of registration/certificate with Medical Laboratory Science Council in Nigeria (MLSCN).
• Minimum of 5 years’ experience in Molecular Biology / Techniques / Infrastructure
• 5 years’ experience in Nigerian Public Laboratory Infrastructure.

Payment Terms:

• Twenty (20) percent of the Contract Price shall be paid on the after submission and acceptance of the inception report.
• Thirty (30) percent of the lump-sum amount shall be paid upon supervision and certification of atleast 60% of the works.
• Fifty (50) percent of the lump-sum amount shall be paid upon submission and approval of the final report.

Duration:

• The duration of the consultancy is 26 days over a period of  ) months.

Global Fund Code of Conduct:

• You shall get acquainted with the global fund code of conduct for suppliers using this link below: https://www.theglobalfund.org/media/3275/corporate_codeofconductforsuppliers_policy_en.pdf accepting this invitation shall serve as an acknowledgement and agreement to abide by the Global Fund Code of Conduct for Suppliers.

Application Closing Date
12:00 PM; 3rd June, 2022.