JOB TITLE: Malaria Diagnosis External Quality Assurance (EQA) Consultant
JOB LOCATION: Abuja
JOB DETAILS:
- One of the objectives of the PMI-S project is to improve the quality of malaria case management services by improving the accuracy of malaria testing through a functional diagnostic quality assurance and quality control (QA/QC) system.
- Malaria diagnosis quality assurance are to ensure that health care professionals and patients have full confidence in the laboratory result and the diagnostic results benefit the patient and the community.
- PMI-S, in collaboration with SMEP and Hospitals Management Board (HMB), plan to conduct malaria diagnosis EQA in Akwa Ibom, Cross-River, Ebonyi and Oyo states.
- We are seeking to engage four technical consultants to support implementation of the EQA activities (one per state).
- The key result of this consultancy is establishment of state EQA team with capacity to undertake QA/QC activities with minimal or no external support.
Consultancy Tasks
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- Task 1: Support the SMEP / SMOH to undertake a baseline assessment of existing state EQA capacity to implement QA/QC activities. The assessment will include a listing and compilation of a database of all previously trained EQA team members in the states, their proficiency levels, and date of previous training; capacity needs for the state EQA center to provide materials and training for human resources in implementation of QA/QC activities.
Desired Experience and Qualifications
- A bachelor’s degree and a postgraduate degree in relevant profession such as Medical Laboratory Science, Medical Parasitology, Medical Microbiology and Public Health.
- The candidate must possess at least 5-6 years professional experience in malaria control programming related to diagnosis and case management.
- Must be registered with the Medical Laboratory Science Council of Nigeria (MLSCN); and with WHO certification in Malaria Microscopy as an added advantage.
- Technical expertise in supporting malaria diagnosis quality assurance systems at the federal and state levels in Nigeria, in collaboration with State Malaria Elimination Programs and implementing partners.
- Demonstrated experience working with states on developing and implementing capacity building processes including mentoring.
- Proficient in Microsoft Office packages.
Job Features
Job Category | Consulting / Business Strategy/ Planning |