1.     LABORATORY TECHNICIAN.

The incumbent will conduct venous blood draw and administer rapid diagnostic tests for HIV and other STIs as part of survey procedures.

MAJOR ACCOUNTABILITIES

• Conduct venous blood draw from consenting participants,

• Administer rapid diagnostic tests for HIV, recent HIV infection, syphilis, Hepatitis B, and Hepatitis C according to test kit procedures,
• Record biomarker test results,
• Support data entry for biomarker results,
• Identify and report adverse event(s) to the Site Coordinator,
• Ensure high quality data and ethical and moral conduct to collect accurate and valid information,
• Safeguard assigned data collection equipment, keeping it in good working condition and charged, ready for data collection,
• Maintain high levels of confidentiality throughout the survey,
• Ensure proper sample collection, labelling, packaging, reporting and storage as per the national guidelines. Maintaining samples chain of custody and cold chain as relevant
• Ensure all laboratory biological waste is packaged and disposed according to applicable procedures.
• Carry out other duties and responsibilities as assigned by the investigators

Required Qualifications, Knowledge and Skills:

• Candidate must have completed a diploma or bachelor’s degree in medical laboratory science
• At least on year experience in clinical research or surveys is
• Detail oriented and highly organized, able to multi-task.
• Ability to adapt and work with diverse groups of
• Knowledge of Good Clinical
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite
• Excellent interpersonal, organizational, verbal and written communication
• Knowledge of and practical experience working with key populations is preferred

Fluency in Kiswahili and English