Makerere University School of Public Health is implementing the Crane Survey – Sentinel Surveillance for key and priority populations in Uganda (IBBS) project, designed to estimate the burden and monitor trends of HIV disease, sexually transmitted infections, and service uptake, including HIV treatment and STI treatment service, risk behaviors as well as population sizes (PSE) to support decision-making on successful service delivery models for key and select priority populations. The project is implemented in 15 districts across Uganda (Kampala, Mbale, Tororo, Busia, Jinja, Masaka, Buvuma, Gulu, Lira, Arua, Fort portal, Hoima, Bulisa, Mbarara)

The Crane Survey desires to recruit dedicated personnel to join the team in three districts of Hoima, Bulisa and Kabale, starting January 2024. This recruitment aims to fill existing human resource gaps in these districts.

Position Title: Laboratory Technologist
No of positions: 1
Reports to: Senior Surveillance Officer

Job Summary
Coordinate and supervise all activities of the project logistics management department

Key Duties and Responsibilities
• Engage with supply chain stakeholders to ensure availability of all project’s supplies
• Give guidance at various stages of procurement to ensure adherence to applicable procurement procedures.
• Responsible for Developing, reviewing, and implementing processes, policies, procedures, standards, work instructions and checklists relating to the inventory management
• Supervise and provide TA to Sentinel site labs
• Ensure that the site administration team strictly conducts their work in accordance with the approved processes, policies, procedures, standards, work instructions and check lists.
• Manage inventory tracking system to record deliveries, shipments, stock levels of the medical consumables.
• Evaluate deliveries. Shipments and product levels to improve inventory problems and shortages.
• Propose strategies to reduce costs and improve procedures of supply chain logistics
• Monitor demand and analyze data to anticipate future supply and logistical needs.
• Report on inventory levels, supply chain progress, procedural efficiency, and personnel issues to management.

Education Qualifications
• A Diploma or Bachelor’s Degree in Medical Laboratory Technology or its equivalent. Must have GCP and GCLP certification, and training in LQMS is an added advantage

Experience, skills, and other requirements
The potential candidate should possess the following requirements:
• Experience of working with KPs is an added advantage
• Good organizational skills
• Self-driven and team player
• Multi-lingual communication ability is added advantage

Period of contract: 12 months