DAI_Fleming Fund Country Grant to Indonesia is looking for
Laboratory Capacity Building Expert - Surabaya
Surabaya Base
Background
DAI Indonesia has been engaged under the (UK) Fleming Fund Country Grant to
strengthen the National Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) and Antimicrobial Use
(AMU) surveillance system in an integrated manner employing a One Health
approach in Human Health, Animal Health and Aqua-culture sectors. There will be
two (2) human National reference laboratories which are coordinated under the
Directorate of Health Services and Referral, Ministry of Health: BBLK Jakarta
and BBLK Surabaya. Both of the labs will function as the center of AMR referral
and will provide technical capacity building for Human Health sentinel
laboratories throughout Indonesia. The work will also support animal health
laboratories under the Ministry of Agriculture, including the animal health
reference laboratory in Bogor (BPMSPH) and the Disease Investigation Centre
(DIC) Wates located near Yogyakarta and animal health sentinel laboratories in
eastern Indonesia
The capacity building for sentinel laboratories will cover a range of
activities such as assessment, development of capacity strengthening plans,
training, lab renovation, lab procurement, AMR and AMU report management,
maintenance of equipment, lab logistic management, biorepository set-up and
management, and support for the establishment of EQAS. All activities will have
to meet standard of the ISO 17025 and 15189.
It is intended that a specialized and qualified laboratory expert will be
engaged to perform all above activities under a full-time contract.
Purpose of This Post
DAI Global Health is seeking a dynamic and experienced professional for the
position of Laboratory Capacity Building Expert - Surabaya
Description of Duties
Specific responsibilities include:
? Coordinate all Lab workplan activities and deliverables with HSP Senior
Laboratory Lead and Eijkman Lab Expert at the Central level;
? Prepare material and assist in the conduct of a full laboratory assessment
using a standardized tool;
? Assist in the development of a capacity building plan based on assessment
results;
? Prepare training and capacity building material, schedule trainings, and
liaise with sentinel labs;
? Conduct AMR and AMU Capacity Building and Training with BBLK Surabaya for
AMR Sentinel laboratories;
? Ensure that all the FF Country Grant work plan deliverables related to BBLK
Surabaya and assigned sentinel sites will be achieved within the specified time
frame;
? Assist with the country team administration for procurement, renovations,
maintenance and others per the scope of activities above, as required;
? Liaise with Fleming Fund program and operations staff and with the focal
points of the labs, as required;
? Prepare weekly, monthly, and final progress reports and share with
supervisor;
? Ensure and monitor the labs' logistics and AMR report flow every month from
sentinel sites to BBLK Surabaya and up to the National Coordinating Committee
(NCC, MoH).
? Any other tasks assigned by the supervisor or his/her designee.
Qualifications and Skills
? Advanced degree in medicine, microbiology, clinical pathology, medical
technology or equivalent
? At least 5-7 years' experience in laboratory diagnostics, specifically
bacteriology (culture and identification, AST), quality management, and
biosafety.
? Demonstrated experience conducting comprehensive assessments of laboratories
as well as personnel competency testing.
? Demonstrated experience teaching courses, conducting workshops, bench
training, or giving seminars on relevant topics.
? Experience engaging with government officials, policy-making bodies, and
international nongovernmental organizations.
? Working knowledge of Microsoft Office, including Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
? Excellent written and verbal communication skills in Bahasa Indonesia and in
English.
Desirable
? Experience working with BBLK Surabaya and/or other BBLK laboratories
? Experience working with BBLK's, BBVET, BVET Labs and hospital laboratories
? Experience collaborating with laboratory staff and clinicians
? Experience with assessment tools, training and conducting assessments
Supervision
The Laboratory Capacity Building Expert - Surabaya will work under the direct
supervision of the Senior Laboratory Capacity Building Lead and the Deputy Team
Leader.
Level of Effort/Timeline
The employment agreement or the independent consultant contract will end by
August 2021. The Laboratory Capacity Building Expert will be based in
Surabaya, with occasional travel to other parts of Indonesia.
Nationality
Indonesian national
Remuneration and package
Remuneration and package will be commensurate with the candidate's
qualifications and experience.
Location
Based in Surabaya with domestic travel to sentinel hospital laboratories.
Start date
October 2020
Application closing date
9 October 2020
Interested and qualified applicants could send the cover letter and CV at the
latest on 9 October 2020, at 05.00 PM Jakarta Time to
RecruitmentFFCGIndonesia@xxxxxxx with "Laboratory Capacity Building Expert -
Surabaya " in the subject line and specify their date of availability in the CV
or covering email. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted directly.
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