THE UNITED REPUBLIC OF TANZANIA 

THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH, COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, GENDER, ELDERLY AND CHILDREN  

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES

Ministry of Health, Community Development, Gender, Elderly and Children (MOHCDGEC) through Global Fund Grants is looking for enthusiastic, creative and energetic individuals whom will work under contractual agreement to fill the following vacant positions:

NATIONAL TUBERCULOSIS AND LEPROSY PROGRAM

Job Title: Central Tuberculosis Reference Laboratory Manager -1 Position

Location: CTRL Dar es Salaam

Reporting to: Head of Laboratory – CTRL

Duties and Responsibilities

1. Assist Head of CTRL on planning, implementation and monitoring of all activities related to TB diagnostics
2. Supervise and oversee technical functions of CTRL and zonal laboratories
3. Monitor all patients’ results released from the laboratory in accordance to standards and procedures
4. Identify staff training needs, training program and recommend to the head of CTRL
5. Monitor all referral laboratories for the quality of services conjunction
6. Any other duty as directed by head of CTRL

Experience and Qualifications

1. Degree in laboratory sciences
2. At least 5 years of relevant TB laboratory diagnostics coordination
3. Proven technical program management experience and knowledge on TB diagnostics.
4. Basic computer skills
5. Experience interacting with development partner
6. Experience with management of TB commodities including supply chain management and its systems
7. Age limit: 50 years

Terms of Employment: 3 years Contract (Renewable based on Performance and availability of funds) 

Mode of Application

Interested candidates are to submit their motivational letter, copy of the latest CV in one document indicating their preferred work station and copies of academic certificates, practice license for the specific professional cadre if any. The subject line of your job application letter should indicate the position that you are applying for: your CV must include the information (email addresses and telephone numbers) of three work-related traceable referees.

All correspondence MUST reach the Ministry before 15:30hrs December 26^th 2020 and channeled through the following address: 

Permanent Secretary,  

Ministry of Health, Community Development, Gender, Elderly and Children,  

Government City

Health Road

P.O Box 743,  

40478 DODOMA.

Note that;

1. Any application sent later than the mentioned date and time will not be considered.
2. Only short-listed candidates will be contacted; if you are not contacted within two weeks after the deadline of this advert, consider yourself unsuccessful.
3. For more information kindly visit moh.go.tz

The deadline for submitting the application is 26 December 2020