Ghana FELTP Recruitment 2021
Applications are invited from interested and suitably qualified candidates for the Ghana FELTP Recruitment 2021.
We are recruiting to fill the position below:
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Job Title: Laboratory Assistant
- Mainly support ILI and COVID-19 Surveillance
Specifically:
- Prepare laboratory equipment for upcoming research experiments
- Clean and maintain lab equipment
- Prepare samples for testing using various laboratory equipment
- Running test
- Conduct laboratory tests, analyse results, and document your findings
- Maintain all laboratory records
- Report results and compile the information into graphs and documents
- Participate in all training sessions and general meetings
- Performing any other tasks as directed by the Co-Principal Investigators
- Medical Laboratory technologist or laboratory scientist with a master’s degree in Medical Laboratory Science, Public Health or Epidemiology
- Bachelor’s degree in any science-related field. Human Medicine, Nursing, Public/environmental Health, laboratory Science, Pharmacy, and Veterinary Medicine.
- Three years experience in implementing quality assurance and quality control activities
- Experience in implanting laboratory-based research activities
- Dedicated team player with excellent interpersonal, communication, report writing and analytical skills
- Takes initiative and able to work without supervision in a dynamic multi-cultural environment
- Ability to exhibit professionalism and high ethical standards
- High level of integrity and able to maintain confidentiality.
- Excellent organizational skills including the ability to multitask
- Computer skills including demonstrated hands-on-experience with MS Word, MS PowerPoint, and MS Excel for generating and analyzing reports
Competitive based on qualification and experience
How to Apply
Interested applicants should CLICK HERE to apply.
Job Title: Administrative Assistants
- Prepare program work plans & budgets
- Prepare written correspondences related to the project/work package to partners, staff
- Provide administrative support for the timely implementation of project/work package activities
- Schedule project meetings and take minutes as appropriate.
- Maintain and update relevant contact lists
- Manage logistics/contracts for field work and training sessions including accommodations and vehicle rentals
- Manage payment of per diem and office petty cash
- Prepare photocopies and other documentation for training sessions
- Work with the implementing partner organization to ensure:
- Timely monthly and quarterly expenditure forecasts
- Appropriate expenditure documentation and information is transmitted on a timely basis
- Proper, accurate and accountable documentation for all financial and administrative transactions of the program office
- Manage project assets, office stores and inventory
- Maintain a service schedule and ensure that office supplies and equipment are in good condition
- Manage national and international travel for staff and consultants on the program
- Establish and maintain a manual and electronic filing/record keeping system for easy storage and retrieval of documents, reports and correspondence related to the project
- Perform any other tasks as directed by the investigators
- The successful candidate should have a minimum of a Degree in Business Administration or relevant qualifications.
- Possession of Post graduate qualifications in Project Planning and management is preferred advantage.
- The ideal candidate should have not less than 3 years’ experience in project management, project administration or coordination and proof of such in similar project work is important.
- Previous experience and service in FETP activities is added advantage.
- A mature and committed person with excellent interpersonal skills, a fast learner, and the ability to work under minimal supervision.
- Excellent Computer knowledge.
- Excellent computer skills in Microsoft office
- Excellent written and spoken English
- Ability to work collaboratively with multiple partners and teams at national and sub national levels.
- Must be prepared to work independently, and for long hours under minimal supervision
- Good team player
- Meticulous, proactive, and respectful
- Strong interpersonal, communication, leadership, collaborative, and good listening skills
- Openness to new ideas and willingness to accept different opinions and feedback
- Ability to complete tasks in a timely manner
- Patience and sense of humor
- Willingness to travel for extended periods of time within the country, sometimes through rough terrain and weather conditions
Job Title: Field Epidemiologist
Work with FETP Resident Advisor (RA) to:
- Perform public health investigations and evaluations
- Perform field investigations including outbreak investigations
- Analyze disease outbreaks
- Coordination/Supervision
- Review monitoring data (in-process, end-process, LQAS) and propose corrective actions
- Enhance sensitivity and quality of surveillance to detect events.
- Contribute to the constituent implementation of monitoring tools
- Provide support to ensure rapid case investigations
- Create and plan action for potential health crisis
- Communicate and Give presentations on potential threats on health crises
- Master of Public Health (with a concentration in epidemiology), MSc. Epidemiology/Biostatistics and/ or any other relevant qualifications from an Advanced Field Epidemiology Training Program in Africa.
- Bachelor’s degree in any of the following fields: Human Medicine, Nursing, Public/environmental Health, laboratory Science, Pharmacy, and Veterinary Medicine.
How to Apply
Interested applicants should CLICK HERE to apply.