AMDA Nepal Vacancy for Lab Technician/Sr. Lab Assistant

Association of Medical Doctors of Asia-Nepal (AMDA-Nepal) was established in 1989 and was officially registered in the government office as an NGO in 1990. It is a humanitarian, nonprofit-making, non-political, non-sectarian, social organization working with its mission to promote the health and well-being of the underprivileged and marginalized people under the slogan “Better quality of life for better future”. AMDA Nepal is providing curative and preventive health services through its hospitals and projects in different parts of Nepal. AMDA Nepal also established academic health programs focusing to produce middle-level health professionals, offering various diploma level programs. This initiative reflects a commitment to evolving healthcare education and preparing skilled professionals for the future.

The anticipated USAID Sustainable HIV Epidemic Control Project will deliver relevant and efficient direct service delivery that is effective in surging, scaling, and sustaining HIV services and systems for long-term epidemic control with focus on filling existing HIV prevention, case finding, and treatment gaps, on building long-term sustainability to attain and maintain epidemic control.

This project will be implementing HIV prevention, treatment, care, and support services primarily among the female sex workers and their clients, male sex workers and their clients, men having sex with men, transgender people and people living with HIV and their partners and children in four districts of Koshi Province, namely Ilam, Jhapa, Morang and Sunsari, in close coordination with other partners/sub-partners, National networks of KPs/PLHIV and Community Based Organizations (CBOs).

AMDA-Nepal invites applications for the following positions from qualified Nepalese citizen on/before 18 September 2024 (2081 Ashoj 02) for the anticipated “USAID Sustainable HIV Epidemic Control Project” expected to commence on October 1, 2024 in Koshi province. The anticipated project period is 2 years, to be funded by USAID Nepal.

The application can be sent by online through the link http://amda.org.np/vacancies.html or directly submit the application at the field office, Itahari, Sunsari.

Vac. No: 05/10289

Lab Technician/Sr. Lab Assistant

Key Responsibilities

• Collecting specimens and performing laboratory investigations at clinic site or in the community as guided by SOP/standard instructions of technical unit.
• Preparing samples for external quality assurances.
•  Recording of the lab result using standard formats and ensuring proper reporting in ONHIS.
•  Ensuring proper storage, transport of specimens, reagents, test kits according to the recommended procedures. Maintain cold chain of test kits, reagent and specimen as per the standard procedures.
•  Maintenance of laboratory equipment, their daily care and safe packaging and transport of equipment while moving for the community-based testing
•  Logistic management of laboratory reagents, materials, consumables, test kits according to EpiC SOP/guidance.
• Act as focal person of health care waste management in the clinic and ensure that management is done as per the projects SOP. Ensure EMMP compliance.
• Supervise and support community-led testing conducted by community-based supporters and peer navigators.
•  Coordinate to have viral load testing for eligible PLHIV on monthly basis in close coordination with case management team.

Duty Station: Koshi province (Itahari, Sunsari)

Minimum Qualification:

•  Minimum Lab Assistant passed from recognized Institute with minimum 5 years’ experience and/or minimum Lab Technician passed with minimum 5 years’ experience with valid Council registration number in PEPFAR supported HIV/AIDS, STI prevention program.
•  Advantage will be two wheelers driving license holder.
• Knowledge of MS word, powerpoint, excel, email& Internet.
• Knowledge with Local languages will be beneficial.
• Flexible working in off-hours (beyond standard office time) based on the working areas and availability of KPs to provide services as needed.
• Local candidate will be given priority.

Preferences:

• Knowledge of MS word, PowerPoint, excel, email& Internet.
• Knowledge of local languages will be beneficial.
• Local candidate will be given priority.
• Advantage of two wheelers driving license holder.
•  Flexibility of working in off-hours (beyond standard office time) as needed

Type of employment: Time Based Employment (Contract, full-time)

Total vacant position: One

Renumeration: 45,000.00 (approx. gross/month)

Application deadline

Date: 2081 Ashoj 01 (17 September 2024),
Time: 5:00 PM

Exam Schedule

Written test followed by interview and skill test:
Date: 2081 Ashoj 07 (23 September 2024),
Time: 11:00 AM
Venue: AMDA Nepal (EpiC Project), Iaitabare-4, Itahari, Sunsari

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for the further selection process. No telephone inquiries will be entertained, and any inappropriate recommendation might automatically disqualify the candidate from further processing. AMDA respects child rights and strictly follows the child safeguarding policy of the organization. AMDA is an equal opportunities employer and strictly follows merit-based selection. Qualified women, person with disabilities candidates and/or from underprivileged communities and local people with appropriate qualifications and competencies are strongly encouraged to apply. AMDA Nepal reserves the right to qualify/disqualify applications in any case.

AMDA Nepal highly encourage the candidates to apply for the relevant position for those working under its umbrella, especially in HIV/AIDS related projects and considered high respect with preference.

AMDA Nepal

Gorkarneshwar -6, Jorpati, Kathmandu

www.amda.org.np