Position title:  Microbiologist (AMR Laboratory Capacity)

Reports to: Senior Microbiologist / Project Manager

Job Grade: P2

Location: Addis Ababa

ASLM Background

The African Society for Laboratory Medicine (ASLM) is a Pan‐African professional body, working to advocate for the critical role and needs of laboratory medicine and networks throughout Africa. Africa is rapidly growing but faces major health challenges including epidemics of HIV, tuberculosis, and malaria, and new priorities such as Ebola, meningitis, Mpox, and other global health security threats. Strengthened laboratory capacity and surveillance in Africa are critical to overcoming the burden of disease and ensuring a healthy future for the continent. ASLM addresses these challenges by working collaboratively with governments, local and international organizations, implementing partners, and the private sector.

Position Summary

The Microbiologist will support the establishment, operation, and enhancement of microbiology laboratory functions for AMR detection, surveillance, outbreak confirmation, and research and development. The role will provide hands-on technical support in bacterial culture, pathogen identification, antimicrobial susceptibility testing (AST), quality assurance, equipment management, and the expansion of microbiology services within Africa CDC laboratories.

The post holder will also contribute to multi-country initiatives aimed at strengthening bacteriology capacity, AMR surveillance, laboratory quality systems, and technical support to African Union Member States.

Key Responsibilities:

Laboratory testing and AMR surveillance

• Prepare, process, and analyse microbiology samples using routine and advanced methods for bacterial isolation, identification, and AST.
• Perform and support manual and automated microbiology procedures for diagnosis, AMR surveillance, outbreak confirmation, and research activities.
• Support the interpretation, validation, documentation, and reporting of microbiology and AST results in line with established laboratory protocols.
• Maintain diagnostic viability of specimens and support molecular detection, confirmation, and characterization of priority bacterial pathogens where applicable.

Quality assurance, biosafety, and laboratory systems

• Support quality control processes to ensure the accuracy, reliability, and traceability of microbiology and antimicrobial susceptibility testing results.
• Document and implement QMS requirements related to bacterial isolation, pathogen identification, AST, biosafety, specimen storage, and laboratory reporting workflows.
• Identify, document, and follow up on errors, failures, nonconformities, quality assurance issues, and corrective actions.
• Implement laboratory safety procedures for the safe handling, storage, processing, and disposal of hazardous biological materials and substances.
• Support laboratory certification and accreditation processes in line with international standards and recognized best practices.
• Support the Senior Microbiologist in conducting analyses, interpreting results, and preparing reports for specimens submitted to Africa CDC laboratories for outbreak detection and characterization in Biosafety Level 2 (BSL-2) and Biosafety Level 3 (BSL-3) laboratory settings.

Equipment, supplies, and laboratory operations

• Conduct and document calibration, preventive maintenance, quality control, troubleshooting, and routine checks for laboratory equipment, instruments, and laboratory information systems.
• Support maintenance planning, service coordination, repairs, and follow-up of equipment service contracts.
• Maintain inventories of microbiology reagents, culture media, additives, consumables, and laboratory supplies, and support timely ordering based on anticipated testing volumes.

Training, mentorship, and Member State support

• Provide technical assistance, orientation, mentorship, and training to laboratory scientists and technicians in Africa CDC, ASLM-supported, and Member State laboratories.
• Support site visits and technical assistance activities aimed at strengthening bacteriology capacity, AMR detection, and AMR surveillance systems.
• Coordinate and support implementation of multi-country projects and initiatives focused on bacteriology capacity building for AMR surveillance across African Union Member States.

Planning, coordination, and reporting

• Develop workplans, prepare technical reports, contribute to monitoring and evaluation systems, and support coordination with project teams, partners, and funding agencies.
• Work collaboratively with internal and external laboratory teams, technical divisions, Member States, and partners to advance microbiology laboratory capacity and AMR surveillance.
• Uphold high ethical standards and perform other duties as assigned by the supervisor.

Qualifications, Competencies and Experience:

Academic requirements and experience

• Bachelor’s degree in medical microbiology, bacteriology, laboratory sciences, biomedical sciences, or a related field, with at least seven years of relevant experience in microbiology, bacterial culture, and AST; or
• Master’s degree in medical microbiology, bacteriology, laboratory sciences, biomedical sciences, or a related field, with at least five years of relevant experience in microbiology, bacterial culture, and AST.
• Demonstrated hands-on experience in bacterial culture, pathogen identification, AST, AMR characterization, molecular techniques for bacterial confirmation, manual and automated bacterial detection methods, disease surveillance, outbreak investigation, and epidemiological or operational studies.

Required skills and competencies

• Experience developing, validating, implementing, and quality-assuring microbiology diagnostic protocols and procedures in accordance with international standards and guidelines.
• Experience working in microbiology laboratories for AMR detection, characterization, surveillance, research, or public health response.
• Experience supporting training, mentorship, site visits, laboratory assessments, and technical assistance for microbiology or AMR surveillance programmes.
• Knowledge of laboratory quality management systems, biosafety, equipment management, inventory management, and accreditation readiness processes.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, documentation, report-writing, and communication skills.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a multidisciplinary and multicultural team.
• Proficiency in English and French, written and spoken; knowledge of other African languages is an asset.

Competencies

• Accountability, integrity, professionalism, teamwork, respect for diversity, learning orientation, and commitment to quality improvement.
• Ability to build relationships with national, regional, and continental stakeholders and communicate technical information clearly.
• Results orientation, continuous improvement mindset, conceptual thinking, information sharing, and ability to manage risks in laboratory and project implementation settings.

ASLM is an equal opportunity employer; all qualified candidates are encouraged to apply.

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Background

The African Society for Laboratory Medicine (ASLM) is launching the Quality Pathway to Accreditation for Testing and Calibration Laboratories (QuaLiPath), a framework aligned with ISO/IEC 17025 requirements to guide testing and calibration laboratories toward internationally recognized accreditation. To ensure technical rigor, credibility, impartiality, and continental relevance, ASLM is establishing the QuaLiPath Continental Technical Advisory Committee (CTAC) as an independent expert advisory body.

Purpose of the CTAC

1. Serves as the technical and strategic advisory unit for the QuaLiPath program
2. Participate in stakeholder engagement to strengthen QuaLiPath activities
3. Conduct performance and technical review of QuaLiPath documents
4. Provide ethical, impartiality and risk oversight
5. Oversee training, capacity building and certification of QuaLiPath Auditors

Composition of the QuaLiPath CTAC

• Chairperson (ISO/IEC 17025 expert)
• Vice Chairperson (Project Management expert)
• Technical Experts (Testing & Calibration experts) (3)
• Quality Management Systems Experts (3)
• Measurement Uncertainty Specialists (2)
• Method Validation Specialists (2)
• Accreditation/Assessment Experts (2)
• Secretariat (ASLM)

Qualifications & Experience

a. Training and Certification Qualifications

Members are expected to have:

• Formal training in:
  • Quality management systems
  • Accreditation standards (e.g., ISO/IEC standards relevant to their field)
  • Technical auditing or assessment

b. Work Experience (at least 5-10 years)in implementing/auditing/assessing ISO/IEC 17025 quality systems

c. ISO/IEC 17025 Assessment & Auditing Experience

• Experience in conducting ISO based accreditation assessments
• Participation in accreditation assessments or peer evaluations.
• Ability to interpret standards consistently and objectively.

d. Representation from different African regions and sectors

This call is targeted at experts living in all the regions of Africa from the following:

• Government ministries and institutions
• Academia
• Industry
• Regulatory authorities
• Conformity assessment bodies
• Non-governmental organizations

5. Term of Appointment

• Members serve a term of 5 years (non-renewable)
• Performance and participation may be reviewed annually. Where a member fails to attend 50% of scheduled meetings, their CTAC role will be terminated

6.  Remuneration

• This is a volunteer position and members are not paid for the time and expertise
• Costs related to participation e.g. where travel is needed, will be covered by ASLM

Application process

Qualified and interested individuals can submit the below form:

• Curriculum Vitae
• Certificates

1 paged letter of interest summarizing their training, experience and motivation to be considered as a CTAT member

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Position Title	Senior Technical Advisor (diagnostics expert)  – MADE Project
Job Type	Full-Time
Duty station	Africa based – preferably Kenya, Uganda, Nigeria, Ghana, Senegal
Type of Contract	Fixed Term Contract

ASLM Background

The African Society for Laboratory Medicine (ASLM) is a Pan‐African professional body, working to advocate for the critical role and needs of laboratory medicine and networks throughout Africa. Africa is rapidly growing but faces major health challenges including epidemics of HIV, tuberculosis, and malaria, and new priorities such as Ebola and other global health security threats. Strengthened laboratory capacity and surveillance in Africa are critical to overcoming the burden of disease and ensuring a healthy future for the continent. ASLM addresses these challenges by working collaboratively with governments, local and international organizations, implementing partners, and the private sector.

ASLM is working within the Unitaid funded PATH led consortium on Manufacturing to Accelerate Diagnostic Excellence (MADE) in Africa project, which forms part of Unitaid’s Regional Manufacturing for Equitable Access portfolio. The project aims to fulfill the goals of existing efforts to strengthen Africa’s diagnostic supply landscape by supporting the development and scaling availability of regionally manufactured affordable, high-quality diagnostics in alignment with existing regional and continental efforts. By developing regional capacity, the MADE consortium aims to reduce import dependency, improve health outcomes, and build a more self-reliant and responsive health care ecosystem across the continent.

Purpose of the role

Working closely with the MADE consortium technical director, the Senior Technical Advisor will provide cross-cutting technical, regulatory, and operational advisory support Africa-based diagnostics manufacturers. The role focuses on capacity building, diagnostic evaluation readiness, quality management systems (QMS), regulatory strategy, and ensuring sustainability of technical assistance through structured knowledge transfer to African institutions and manufacturers. The Advisor will support implementation of the MADE project workplan and also contribute to the continental regulatory harmonization and pandemic preparedness and response (PPPR) objective.

The postholder’s key responsibilities include but are not limited to the following

• Provide tailored advisory support to manufacturers producing malaria, HIV, and HIV/syphilis diagnostics, including SOP development, QMS documentation, manufacturing operations, and R&D pipeline strengthening to ensure production of quality-assured diagnostics.
• Assess and strengthen capacity of CoEs to conduct diagnostic test evaluations, including development of well-characterised samples, and improvement of clinical/evaluation studies, timelines, and compliance.
• Provide hands-on technical assistance to manufacturers on quality management systems, regulatory strategy, study design, SOPs, design control, and assay validation across R&D, manufacturing, and operations.
• Guide manufacturers to ensure QMS procedures are fit for purpose, compliant with applicable standards, and aligned with product development and evaluation scopes.
• Support continental registration and local manufacturing initiatives by contributing to model policies, guidance, and sustainability strategies through DAC and AMA-aligned processes.
• Lead structured knowledge transfer and transition of technical assistance capabilities from PATH and International experts to ASLM teams, membership and selected manufacturers to enable long-term, regional/local technical support.
• Support CoEs to develop training material across key technical areas including QMS, R&D, manufacturing processes, regulatory and product registration and commercialisation of new diagnostics.
• Contribute to MADE project planning, re-budgeting, reporting, and coordination to ensure timely and effective delivery of cross-cutting and company-specific activities.

 Qualification:

• Advanced degree in biomedical/laboratory sciences, pharmacy, public health, engineering, or a related field.
• Minimum 8–10 years of experience in diagnostics development, manufacturing, or QMS
• Demonstrated experience conducting diagnostic evaluation studies.
• Strong knowledge of international IVD quality and regulatory standards or frameworks (e.g., ISO 13485, FDA 21 CFR 820, WHO prequalification, regional regulatory pathways).
• Proven experience delivering technical assistance, training, and capacity-building programs.
• Excellent stakeholder engagement, communication, and project management skills.
• Willingness and ability to travel extensively across Africa

Desirable

• Demonstrated experience supporting LMIC-based manufacturers
• Experience with clinical and regulatory affairs for IVDs

 Core Competencies

• Technical leadership in diagnostics and manufacturing
• Capacity building and adult learning
• Regulatory and quality systems expertise
• Stakeholder coordination and partnership building
• Strategic thinking with hands-on execution

Equal opportunity

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Position Title	Senior Technical Advisor – Integrated Diagnostics Project
Job Type	Full-Time
Duty station	Africa
Duration	Subject to award i.e the position is not guaranteed until the funding/contract is awarded to ASLM.

ASLM Background

The African Society for Laboratory Medicine (ASLM) is a Pan‐African professional body, working to advocate for the critical role and needs of laboratory medicine and networks throughout Africa. Africa is rapidly growing but faces major health challenges including epidemics of HIV, tuberculosis, and malaria, and new priorities such as Ebola and other global health security threats. Strengthened laboratory capacity and surveillance in Africa are critical to overcoming the burden of disease and ensuring a healthy future for the continent. ASLM addresses these challenges by working collaboratively with governments, local and international organizations, implementing partners, and the private sector. Purpose of the role

ASLM is seeking an experienced and visionary Senior Technical Advisor to lead the technical strategy, quality oversight, and implementation excellence of a multi-country initiative focused on accelerating the adoption and scale-up of integrated diagnostic solutions. The role will provide strategic leadership across evidence generation, introduction of innovative multi-disease diagnostics, co-development of country integration strategies, and demonstration of scalable, cost-effective implementation models. Working closely with Ministries of Health, national laboratory networks, implementing partners, manufacturers, and community stakeholders, the Technical Director will ensure that project activities are technically sound, policy-relevant, aligned with country priorities, and positioned for national and regional scale.

Major Duties and Responsibilities 

• Providing overall technical vision and direction for the project; overseeing the design and execution of landscape assessments, feasibility studies, and implementation research.
• Guiding the co-creation of integrated diagnostic strategies and early-introduction pathways with country teams.
• Ensuring adherence to quality standards, regulatory requirements, and ethical considerations.
• Supporting the development of costed transition and sustainability plans.
• Play a central role in partnership management, technical reporting, stakeholder engagement, and strategic risk mitigation.

Qualifications and Minimum Requirements: 

• Graduate degree in public health, laboratory sciences, epidemiology, or a related field is required.
• Minimum 10–15 years of senior management level experience in diagnostics, laboratory systems, global health implementation, or related fields
• Experience across multiple disease programs (HIV, TB, malaria, NCDs) is strongly preferred.
• Proven track record in leading complex, multi-country technical programs
• Strong relationships with global and regional health institutions
• Excellent communication and diplomacy skills
• Ability to translate evidence into actionable policy and practice
• Ability to speak French in addition to English is an added advantage

Equal opportunity

• ASLM is an equal opportunity employer and we recruit and select staff on the basis of their demonstrated ability, qualifications and suitability for work.

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Position Title	Project Coordinator – HIV Diagnostics Evaluation
Job Type	Part-time (20 hours per week)
Duty station	Gabon
Duration	6-12 Months renewable
Reports to:	Technical Expert – HIV Diagnostics

Purpose of the role

ASLM and Market Access Africa with funding from the Global Fund will be supporting the Ministry of Health of Gabon and Its Partners (reference laboratory etc.) in Strengthening National Capacity for the Adoption, Verification, Selection, and Implementation of a Three-Test HIV Diagnostic Algorithm, including African-Manufactured Tests. We are seeking a motivated and detail-oriented Project Coordinator to support the implementation of a project aimed at improving HIV testing quality, reducing diagnostic costs, and promoting the integration of affordable, African-made rapid diagnostic tests in Gabon. The role involves close coordination with an expert, national stakeholders, and partners to ensure timely delivery of project milestones.

Major Duties and Responsibilities 

• Support planning and scheduling of project activities, meetings, and workshops.
• Assist in mapping stakeholders and compiling contact lists.
• Prepare, format, and edit presentations, reports, and meeting minutes.
• Assist in data collection, literature review, and drafting of knowledge products.
• Coordinate logistics for stakeholder engagements and verification study activities.
• Maintain project files, track deliverables, and follow up on action points. 

Qualifications and Minimum Requirements: 

• Bachelor’s degree in Public Health, Laboratory Sciences, Project Management, or related field.
• 2 years of experience in project coordination, preferably in health or diagnostics.
• Strong organisational, communication, and writing skills.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office and virtual collaboration tools.
• Ability to work independently and
• Experience working in a multicultural team.
• Fluency in English and French proficiency is required.

Disclaimer

ASLM is an equal opportunity employer and selects its employees based solely on their skills, qualifications and suitability for the job.

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Course Announcement

SLIPTA Auditor Training Workshop

Dates: 10 – 14 November 2025

Location: Gaborone, Botswana

Introduction

The Stepwise Laboratory Quality Improvement Process Towards Accreditation (SLIPTA), is a program developed by the World Health Organization Regional Office for Africa (WHO-AFRO) and implemented by the African Society for Laboratory Medicine (ASLM), since 2013. It aims to improve the quality of public health laboratories in African countries by guiding them towards incremental implementation and achieving the requirements of the ISO 15189 standard. The program uses a stepwise approach, evaluating laboratories based on a standard WHO-AFRO SLIPTA checklist and awarding star ratings (0-5 stars) based on their performance. This SLIPTA Auditor Training workshop is based on the ISO15189:2022 and SLIPTA checklist V3 published in 2023.

Class size will be limited to 24 participants. Countries or organizations may submit as many candidates as they want, and their applications must be rank ordered so we know whom to admit first. A confirmation of financial support letter must accompany the application form. Pay special attention to the selection criteria below. Acceptance will be based on participant qualifications and program needs.

Training Outline

This is a 5-day program consisting of 3-days for didactic and 2-days for mock audit and feedback. The successful trainees should maintain a 100 % attendance and pass the final qualifying examination.

*Participants will not get their certificates if they miss any portion of the training.

After the training, countries will support the trained candidates to participate in either 3 in-country SLIPTA audits or 3 regional SLIPTA audits. These will constitute their 3 mentored practicums. The letter of support should highlight support for participating in SLIPTA audits.

Figure 1: SLIPTA Auditor training process

Costs

No application will be accepted without proof of financial support for the following:

1. Travel costs to Botswana and travel insurance
2. Accommodation costs
3. Administration fee of USD 1,600 for the training which will be paid to ASLM
4. Select type of application
   1. Type A – Participants requests ASLM to make all logistic arrangements and makes a once off payment to ASLM
   1. Type B – Participant pays admin fee only and makes own logistic arrangements

Type A - Applicant	Type B - Applicant
Accommodation (Bed & Breakfast) – 6 days x $120 = $720	ASLM Training & Admin fee - $1,600
Return Flights – 1 x $800
Travel Insurance – 1 x $100
Ground Travel – 1 x $100
ASLM Training & Admin fee - $1,600
Total Cost – USD 3,320	Total Cost - $1,600

Candidate Selection Criteria

Ideal candidates are those who possess the following:

• B. Sc. Degree/Advanced Diploma In Medical Laboratory Sciences or related field
• Training in ISO 15189 standard
• Experience implementing the ISO 15189 Standard
• Availability to attend 3 audit practicums conducted during in-country or regional SLIPTA Audits

Application Timelines

Deadline for application is Friday 20 September 2025

Application Process

Submit your application by completing the application form and uploading the required documents on https://professionals.aslm.org/slipta-auditor-training-application-form/

Position Title: AJLM Section Editor

Nature of Position: Voluntary (none renumerated)

Number of Positions: 9

Reports to: AJLM Editor in Chief/AJLM Managing Editor

 

ASLM background

The African Society for Laboratory Medicine (ASLM) is a Pan‐African professional body, working to advocate for the critical role and needs of laboratory medicine and networks throughout Africa. Africa is rapidly growing but faces major health challenges including epidemics of HIV, tuberculosis, and malaria, and new priorities such as Ebola and other global health security threats. Strengthened laboratory capacity and surveillance in Africa are critical to overcoming the burden of disease and ensuring a healthy future for the continent. ASLM addresses these challenges by working collaboratively with governments, local and international organizations, implementing partners, and the private sector. ASLM  established the African Journal of Laboratory Medicine,(AJLM), a gold open access journal  that gives  African researchers a platform to share findings that are relevant to local health challenges and solutions.

Role Background

African Journal of Laboratory Medicine (AJLM) is seeking to recruit 9 Section Editors in the following disciplines:

• Diagnostics and Laboratory Medicine (1 pax)
• Infectious Diseases (2 pax)
• Anatomical Pathology (2 pax)
• Genomics (2 pax)
• Emerging Technologies (2 pax)

The Section Editors are part of the AJLM Editorial Team that consists of the Editor-in-Chief, Managing Editor, Section Editors, Technical Editors, and Editorial Coordinators/Assistants and they are responsible for the day-to-day management of the editorial process. The Editorial Team manages the peer-review process, makes editorial decisions on submitted manuscripts, communicates with authors and reviewers, and ensures the journal’s production schedule is met.

Major Duties and Responsibilities

Section Editors are responsible for managing the peer-review process for a subset of submitted manuscripts in their area of expertise, including selecting and managing reviewers, making recommendations on manuscript acceptance, and working with authors, Technical Editors, and reviewers to revise manuscripts

Qualification:

• Laboratory-medicine-related doctoral-level degree (e.g., PhD, SciD, etc.) with at least seven years of postdoctoral experience, or a specialist medical degree with at least five years of experience
• Academic appointment (minimum: Senior Lecturer)
• Demonstrated experience as a peer reviewer (at least 10 peer reviews within a three-year period) or Demonstrated experience as an Editorial Board member, with at least three years of continuous service)
• Track record of at least 10 peer-reviewed publications
• Demonstrated a track record of leading and supervising research (e.g., at least one role as Principal Investigator or Co-Principal Investigator, and supervisory responsibility for at least five projects within a five-year period)

Advantageous Experience

• The following attributes are considered desirable and may enhance an applicant’s candidacy or serve as substitutes for minimum requirements.
• Administrative experience, including grant applications, managing research groups, administering grants, foundations, etc.
• Headship of a department or other senior position
• Associate or Full Professor status
• Service as an examiner for doctoral and/or master’s thesis or for specialist degrees
• Demonstrated contributions to laboratory medicine and/or related fields in Africa or in other resource-limited settings
• Invitations to speak / present research at national or international levels

Term of office:

• Section Editors: AJLM Associate/Section Editors are appointed for a three year term, which may be renewed, if the incumbent agrees. The term of office may be shortened by means of written communication from the journal’s publisher or the journal’s title owner(s), if a new Editor-in-Chief is appointed or if such a change is required for editorial and operational purposes. Section Editors may step down at any time by informing the Editor-in-Chief or the publisher.
• During the term of office, Editorial Team members will be expected to:
• Fulfil their roles and duties as stated in Section 1 above.
• Continuously update their ORCID with their latest research and professional credentials.
• Attend Editorial Board and/or Editorial Team meetings.
• Disclose any potential conflicts of interest and recuse themselves from decisions related to manuscripts where they have a conflict of interest. If a potential conflict of interest arises, the Editorial Team member should immediately inform the editor and recuse them from any discussions or decisions related to the matter.
• Help promote the journal through personal and professional networks, including social media and meetings.
• Respect confidential journal information and ensure it is not inappropriately circulated.
• Not bring the journal into disrepute.

Functions within the ambit of the Editorial Team:

1. Peer-review management: The Editorial Team manages the peer-review process, ensuring it is rigorous, fair, and timely. This includes selecting and managing reviewers, evaluating review reports, and making decisions on manuscript acceptance based on reviewer recommendations.
2. Decision making: The Editorial Team makes final decisions on manuscripts based on the recommendations of the handling editor, Technical Editor, and reviewers and ensures that authors receive constructive feedback on their submissions.
3. Manuscript management: The Editorial Coordinators/Assistants manage the submission and publication process for all manuscripts, including ensuring that submissions meet the journal's scope and policies, preparing manuscripts for review, and the production process for accepted manuscripts.
4. Communication: The Editorial Team communicates with authors, reviewers, and other stakeholders to ensure the editorial process runs smoothly and efficiently. This includes sending decision letters to authors, answering questions from reviewers, and coordinating with production staff.
5. Policy development: The Editorial Team, in conjunction with the Editorial Board, helps develop and implement editorial policies and guidelines, such as authorship criteria, peer-review processes, and ethical standards, and ensures that these policies are followed consistently

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Position title:  Project Officer

Duty station:  Malawi

Reports to: Project Manager

Contract Term: Ending 30^th September 2025 (renewable in line with budget period)

ASLM Background

The African Society for Laboratory Medicine (ASLM) is a Pan‐African professional body, working to advocate for the critical role and needs of laboratory medicine and networks throughout Africa. Africa is rapidly growing but faces major health challenges including epidemics of HIV, tuberculosis, and malaria, and new priorities such as Ebola and other global health security threats. Strengthened laboratory capacity and surveillance in Africa are critical to overcoming the burden of disease and ensuring a healthy future for the continent. ASLM addresses these challenges by working collaboratively with governments, local and international organizations, implementing partners, and the private sector.

Purpose of the role

We are seeking a highly organized and detail-oriented Laboratory Program Officer to support the development and implementation of laboratory programs. The successful candidate will have a strong background in laboratory operations, excellent communication skills, and the ability to work effectively with laboratory staff, stakeholders, and partners. The Program Officer will primarily be responsible for the implementation and monitoring of ASLM project activities in Lilongwe, Malawi.

Major Duties and Responsibilities

• Program development and implementation: Support the development and implementation of laboratory programs, including planning, coordination, and evaluation.
• Laboratory operations: Provide technical expertise and support for laboratory operations, including equipment management, supply chain management, and quality assurance.
• Stakeholder engagement: Build and maintain relationships with laboratory staff, stakeholders, and partners to ensure effective communication and collaboration.
• Data management and analysis: Collect, analyze, and report data on laboratory program performance and outcomes.
• Capacity building: Provide training, mentorship and capacity-building support to laboratory staff to enhance their skills and knowledge in LQMS and accreditation.

Qualification

• Education: Bachelor's degree in a relevant field (e.g., laboratory science, public health).
• Experience: Minimum 7 years of experience in laboratory operations, program management, or a related field.
• Skills: Excellent communication, time management, mentorship, organizational, and analytical skills.
• Knowledge: Strong knowledge of laboratory operations, laboratory quality management systems, SLMTA/SLIPTA, report writing, ISO 15189, ISO 17025 and ISO 17011 accreditation and program development.

Equal opportunity

• ASLM is an equal opportunity employer and we recruit and select staff on the basis of their demonstrated ability, qualifications and suitability for work.

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Position title:  Laboratory Quality Mentor

Duty station:  Malawi

Reports to: Project Officer

Contract Term: ending 30^th September 2025 (renewable in line with budget year)

ASLM Background

The African Society for Laboratory Medicine (ASLM) is a Pan‐African professional body, working to advocate for the critical role and needs of laboratory medicine and networks throughout Africa. Africa is rapidly growing but faces major health challenges including epidemics of HIV, tuberculosis, and malaria, and new priorities such as Ebola and other global health security threats. Strengthened laboratory capacity and surveillance in Africa are critical to overcoming the burden of disease and ensuring a healthy future for the continent. ASLM addresses these challenges by working collaboratively with governments, local and international organizations, implementing partners, and the private sector.

Purpose of the role

We are seeking a highly experienced Laboratory Quality Mentor to lead and support our laboratory team in implementing and maintaining a robust quality management system. The successful candidate will have a strong background in laboratory quality management, excellent communication skills, and the ability to mentor and train laboratory staff. The laboratory mentors will be responsible for implementation of ASLM’s laboratory quality strengthening activities in Lilongwe, Malawi.

Major Duties and Responsibilities

• Develop and implement laboratory quality management systems: Establish and maintain a quality management system that meets international standards and regulatory requirements including ISO 15189, ISO 17025 and ISO 17011.
• Mentor and train laboratory staff: Provide training and mentorship to laboratory staff on laboratory quality management systems, equipment calibration and in best practices.
• Conduct audits and assessments: Conduct regular audits and assessments to ensure compliance with quality standards and identify areas for improvement.
• Develop and implement quality procedures and guidelines: Develop, implement, and maintain quality procedures and protocols to ensure laboratory operations meet quality standards.
• Collaborate with laboratory staff: Work closely with laboratory staff to identify and address quality issues, and implement corrective actions.

Qualification

• Education: Bachelor's degree in a relevant field (e.g., laboratory science, quality management).
• Experience: Minimum 5 years of experience in laboratory quality management, with a proven track record of implementing and maintaining quality management systems.
• Knowledge: Laboratory quality management (e.g., ISO 15189, ISO 17025, ISO 17011) is highly desirable.
• Skills: Excellent communication, time management, report writing, interpersonal, and mentoring skills.

Equal opportunity

• ASLM is an equal opportunity employer and we recruit and select staff on the basis of their demonstrated ability, qualifications and suitability for work.

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Position Title:	Project Officer
Duty station	Africa
Job Type:	Contract
Reports to:	Project Manager
Contract Duration:	Up to 30th September 2025

 

ASLM background

The African Society for Laboratory Medicine (ASLM) is a pan-African professional body working to advocate for the critical role and needs of laboratory medicine and networks throughout Africa. Africa is rapidly growing but faces major health challenges including epidemics of HIV, tuberculosis, and malaria, and new priorities such as Ebola and other global health security threats. Strengthened laboratory capacity and surveillance in Africa are critical to overcoming the burden of disease and ensuring a healthy future for the continent. ASLM addresses these challenges by working collaboratively with governments, local and international organizations, implementing partners, and the private sector.

A position has risen within the US CDC Global Health Security Corona Virus Relief, and Economic Security Act – Office of Advance Molecular Detection (GHS CARES OAMD) project at ASLM to complete project activities and successfully closeout by September 2025.

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Regulatory and Certification Framework for Institutions handling High Risk Pathogens 

Introduction The Africa Centers for Disease Control (Africa CDC) launched the Biosafety and Security Initiative in April 2019 to strengthen the biosecurity and biosafety systems of African Union Member States to enable them to comply with international standards for Biosafety and Biosecurity. Biosafety aims to prevent the unintentional or accidental release of pathogens and toxins to personnel handling the pathogens, the general population, and the environment, while biosecurity aims to prevent the deliberate theft or diversion of high-risk biological agents or toxins for use for harmful purposes including bioterrorism or biological weapons proliferation. Hence, high containment facilities play a critical role in ensuring protection of the workers, the communities, and the environment. Africa CDC, in collaboration with Member States developed a Regulatory and Certification Framework for Institutions Handling High Risk Pathogens. The Framework sets the requirements for facilities handling High Consequence Agents and Toxins (HCATs) with respect to the design, commissioning, routine operation safe and secure biocontainment laboratories. Applications are open for Institutions handing high risk pathogens to apply for certification assessments. For applications to be considered

• Complete the Application Form for enrolment and submit to rfpsubmission@aslm.org
• All forms should be submitted through the designated officer/person from the Ministry of health
• You application must be accompanied by the following documents
  • The Self-Assessment Report (not more than 12 months old from time of application)
  • Risk Assessment report (not more than 12 months from time of application)
  • Biosafety and Biosecurity Manual (up to date)
  • The Floor Plan
  • Biorisk Management Plan
  • Contingency Plan

How to apply Download the following documents and submit the application form along with the requested documents to rfpsubmission@aslm.org

• ​Application Form
• Regulatory and Certification Framework