KEY DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

• Facilitate mobile health and nutrition activities through sample specimen collection like; blood drawing of patients for laboratory investigations.
• Provide different sample testing like; blood, stool, urine  for adult and under 5 years children.
• Facilitate essential reagents, supplies and diagnostic products for the team and the targeted health facilities(when applicable).

• work closely with MOH staffs at Health posts, Health center, hospital and district level.
• Maintain appropriate utilization and maintain of laboratory equipment.
• Uses correct methods for handling specimens.
• Apply manual and automated testing procedures.
• Cleaning and sterilizing lab area and tools.
• regulate/caliber laboratory instrument to ensure and maintain quality services.
• Investigation and interpretationion of collected samples.
• ensure accurate records and reporting of data and reporting lab results
• Work closely as team with mobile health and nutrition teams and governmental health staffs in operational health facilities.
• ensure application of national laboratory protocol throughout laboratory investigation.
• Organize daily, weekly and monthly over view and reports of Lab investigations.
• Ensure referral system and linkage between services and with the health facilities.
• Provide technical assistance for MHNT and governmental health health staffs.
• Participate in capacity building training and health education sessions.
• Work any tasks assigned by the line manager and the organization.

QUALIFICATION

• Diploma/ Bachelor in medical laboratory.

Experience:

•  Minimum three years working experience. Experience for NGOs is advantage.
• Experience in clinical setups is mandatory.

Skills/Ability required:.

• Solid technical skill on laboratory sample collection, sample testing and interpretation.
• Demonstrated skills in program planning, implementation and monitoring.
• Strong computer (Microsoft skills), and interpersonal skills.
•  Demonstrated ability to work effectively in a team environment.
• Good command in written and spoken English and Local language.
• Good human relation skills.
• Respect of Save the Children rules by anyone visiting the program;
• Willingness to work under pressure and extra hours
• Willing to travel and work from other locations as required.

Desirable

• Written and spoken English
• Previous experience working for an International NGO

KNOWLEDGE SKILLS AND ABILITY

• The position holder must have excellent interpersonal skills, flexibility and Relations to his team members.
• The position holder must have an ability that he/she can manage when it comes to reach hard decisions to across the barrier.
• The position holder should have a good interrelation ship with others and must now local language (Afar)