Laboratory Specialist

AFRICA CDC REGIONAL INVESTMENT FINANCING PROJECT ID P167916 (ACDCP) TERMS OF REFERENCE FOR LONG-TERM CONSULTANCY SERVICES FOR THE LABORATORY SPECIALIST PROJECT BACKGROUND The Zambia National Public Health Institute with support from the World Bank is implementing the Africa CDC Regional Investment Financing Project (ACDCP). The Project seeks to provide institutional strengthening to the Zambia National Public Health Institute (ZNPHI) to enhance Zambia’s public health security and will support the development of vital institutional capacities to execute measurable functions. The Project Development Objective (PDO) is to support Africa CDC to strengthen continental and regional infectious disease detection and response systems. The Project has five strategic components: (1) Governance, Advocacy and Operational Frameworks; (2) Public Health Assets; (3) Human Resource Development; (4) Project Management Support; and (5) a Contingent Emergency Response component. Component 2: Public Health Assets will support the establishment of a small number of fit for purpose laboratories, transnational surveillance networks, emergency response mechanisms, and other health assets designed to manage disease risks on regional or continental scale. Under the ACDCP, The Zambia National Public Health Institute (ZNPHI) seeks to engage a Laboratory Specialist to be based in the ZNPHI Project Implementation Unit (PIU) to support the project implementation on Laboratory related issues. a. Duty Station: Zambia National Public Health Institute PIU, Lusaka b. Reports to: Project Coordinator – ACDCP c. Title: Laboratory Specialist (1 Post) Objectives of the Assignment The Laboratory Specialist will primarily be responsible for implementation of the Laboratory aspects of the Project including contributing to the design and procurement of the equipment for the Laboratory complex (which includes BSL1, BSL2 and BSL3 Laboratory) and will be a Regional Centre of Excellence to ensure adherence to set st