VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT # 17- 01 : Senior Laboratory AdvisorThe Centers for Decease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso is seeking eligible and qualified applicants for the position of Senior Laboratory Advisor. Opening Date : January 04, 2017 Not-Ordinarily Resident (NOR) : FP-03 ALL ORDINARILY RESIDENT (OR) APPLICANTS (See Appendix A for definition) MUST HAVE THE REQUIRED WORK AND/OR RESIDENCY PERMITS TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR CONSIDERATION. BASIC FUNCTION OF POSITION : QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED : 1. EDUCATION : Doctoral level degree or host country equivalent in medicine, biology, microbiology, or chemistry is required. 2. EXPERIENCE : A minimum of five years of work in public health laboratory testing procedures and systems is required. 3. LANGUAGE : Level IV (fluency - speaking/reading/writing) in English is required. 4. SKILLS AND ABILITIES : Required skills include : (1) ability to analyze and discuss program design, management, implementation, and evaluation of lab systems, including use of reliable and valid instruments, and methods for data collection, analysis and reports ; (2) ability to lead project teams and workgroups and develop effective working relationships with national and international partners ; (3) Oral and written communications, exercising tact and ingenuity to navigate highly complex settings ; (4) statistics and data analysis - These skills will be tested. 5. JOB KNOWLEDGE : Required knowledge and/or experience : (1)Advanced laboratory techniques including comprehensive laboratory diagnostic procedures and associated technologies (2)understanding of current communicable disease issues ; (3)comprehensive knowledge of host government laboratory facilities, health care system and structures including policies, program priorities and regulations ; (4)multi-disciplinary team management techniques (5) overall administrative requirements (budget, contracts, coags, etc) . FOR FURTHER INFORMATION : The complete position description listing all of the duties and responsibilities may be obtained by contacting the Human Resources Office at HROouaga@state.gov. HOW TO APPLY : Applicants must submit the following documents to be considered : B) - Required documentation/attachments : 1). photocopies of attestations/certificates of work, or service, trainings ; essays. 2). photocopies of diplomas, degrees, awards earned that address the qualification requirements of the position as listed above. Note :
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