Senior Associate, Laboratory Services

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• Provide strategic and technical input into policy documents including but not limited to national laboratory policies and strategic plans, quality improvement plans including accreditation schemes • Support assessment of technical resources and operational requirements in the laboratory network • Lead assessment of the PPP model’s technical capacity to expand access to laboratory services • Support development of implementation plans based on outputs from PPP feasibility, DNO, and SRS studies and for selected models • Develop and share deployment models and strategies with operational considerations to support scale-up of piloted system strengthening activities • Share experience and best practices from other countries on strategies and tools for adoption of current and new diagnostic models and products and their integration into existing lab networks • Support the MOH in adoption of WHO guidelines for diagnostics • Support the diagnostics working group in developing presentations, reports, and other documents • Support national quantification exercises for diagnostics equipment and supplies • Support planning and implementation of technical and programmatic training and mentoring, including revision of training and mentoring materials, tracking training gaps and progress • Support in setting up of a data management system for reporting and results delivery and its integration into existing routine data management processes and systems, such as the country’s health information management system (HMIS) • Develop recommendations for complementary interventions that can “close loop of care” and maximize the impact of diagnostic improvements • Support broader advocacy and resource mobilization efforts for diagnostics access, e.g. drafting grant proposals, concept notes, presentations, budgets • Develop materials and document internal updates to share with other CHAI team members, highlight opportunities for integration and coordination across workstreams wherever possible • Conduct literature reviews and research activities as needed, and undertake other duties related to improving diagnostics access