Laboratory Associate

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Background

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) is the UN’s global development network, advocating for change and connecting countries to knowledge, experience and resources to help people build a better life. We are on the ground in 170 countries and territories, working with governments and people on their own solutions to global and national development challenges to help empower lives and build resilient nations.

UNDP Turkmenistan was appointed by the Country Coordinating Mechanism (CCM) as the Principal Recipient (PR) for the Global Fund to fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria TB grant implementation in 2010. As the PR, UNDP is responsible for management and coordination of the implementation of the programme, monitoring and evaluation (M&E), and effective and transparent use of the Global Fund resources. Up to date UNDP has implemented TB grants with total budget more than $39 mln. The implementing partners of the grant: Ministry of Health (MoH), Ministry of Interior (MoI), World Health Organization (WHO), National Red Crescent Society (NRCS) and the National TB Programme. In 2025-2027 Turkmenistan will implement Transitional TB grant aiming at exit from the Global Fund support by 2027. In the transitional grant UNDP’s role will be to support MoH and NTP with building national policies and capacities for the successful transition to full domestic funding of the TB grant and at the same time to ensure universal access to timely and quality diagnosis and treatment of all forms of TB. 

Besides the Global Fund’s TB grant, UNDP country office implements financing agreements funded by MoH aiming at control of infectious diseases (TB, HIV, viral hepatitis, blood-born infections, sexually transmitted infections). Since 2017 UNDP implemented more than $69 mln Government funding for improving control of infectious diseases. The projects funded by the Global Fund and by the MoH are thematically combined and contribute to implementation of the plan for sustainability and transition of the National TB Programme to full domestic funding by 2027. The projects include technical assistance, capacity building, introduction of innovations for lab detection of infectious diseases, as well as procurement of quality-assured health products (reagents, commodities, medicines, medical equipment) for the needs of national programmes. Under the supervision of the Project Manager, the Lab Specialist will lead on those activities implemented in collaboration with the national and international counterparts.

Duties and Responsibilities

        2. Infection control, Quality Assurance, maintenance and calibration:

Competencies

Required skills and experience:

Education:

Experience: 

Knowledge of languages:

Equal opportunity

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Sexual harassment, exploitation, and abuse of authority

UNDP does not tolerate harassment, sexual harassment, exploitation, discrimination and abuse of authority. All selected candidates, therefore, undergo relevant checks and are expected to adhere to the respective standards and principles. 

Right to select multiple candidates

UNDP reserves the right to select one or more candidates from this vacancy announcement.  We may also retain applications and consider candidates applying to this post for other similar positions with UNDP at the same grade level and with similar job description, experience and educational requirements.

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