Laboratory Supervisor At MSF France Katsina

RECRUITMENT NOTICE

The French Section of Medecins Sans Frontieres is recruiting for its project in Katsina:

Position: LABORATORY SUPERVISOR Work Location: Katsina Contract Type: Fixed Term

Opening Date: 31th July, 2025 End Date: 4th August, 2025

CONTEXT Medecins Sans Frontieres is a private, not-for-profit international humanitarian organization dedicated to providing medical assistance to populations in distress, without discrimination and regardless of race, religion, creed or political affiliation.

MSF has been active in Katsina since February 2021 after carrying an exploratory mission that end up with an opening of the project.

Currently, MSF is running an ITFC (Inpatient Therapeutic Feeding Centre) in Katsina in the Kofar Sauri PHCC and 4 ATFC (Ambulatory Therapeutic Feeding Centre) including three in Jibia LGA (Magama, Daddara, Riko,) and one in Katsina City (Kofar Marusa).

MAIN PURPOSE Planning, organizing and carrying out laboratory activities and supervising the laboratory staff according to MSF protocols, security measures and hygiene standards, in order to support the MSF medical team in the diagnosis of patients’ diseases.

JOB DESCRIPTION

• Participating in the project planning and follow-up and reviewing the laboratory budget when necessary in order to support MSF’s medical activities.
• Ensuring the compliance of MSF hygiene and safety protocols, both individually and collectively as informing staff of existing biological risks.
• Performing laboratory tests and carrying out sample collection (serology, hematology, biochemistry, bacteriology, parasitology…) in accordance with prescriptions as well as ensuring that quality control tests are carried out regularly. Informing the doctor of the results of the tests and keeping a record of the analysis with data from patients.
• Ensuring proper management (cleaning, maintenance, safeguarding) of all laboratory equipment and the adequate supply of needed equipment and material in order to prevent stock-outs. This includes being responsible for all required automatic instrument calibrations, ensuring that the materials taken out of laboratories without prior authorization and carrying out a proper storage system and conditions (inventory, etc). In cooperation with logistic department, ensuring that cold chain is properly maintained in Laboratory areas for both, samples and reagents.
• In the absence of a Laboratory Manager, ensuring proper registration and records of all lab related activities and implementing a correct use of the associated management tool (Epi-Info etc.) in order to have a proper recording of laboratory activities. Preparing and sending slides/samples for external quality control.
• Supervising, in close coordination with the HR department, the associated processes (recruitment, training/induction, coaching, evaluation, potential detection, development and communication) of the staff under his/her responsibility in order to ensure both the sizing and the amount of knowledge required.
• Ensuring that all staff using medical devices are qualified and trained. Ensuring cleaning and minor maintenance tasks are performed according to the protocols. Reporting any malfunction to the project biomedical service.
• Producing regular reports on the testing and on any issues / problems related to laboratory personnel and / or the material used.
• Playing an oversight role on blood transfusion activities of the laboratory.
• Working collaboratively with the laboratory technicians and the unit staff to ensure stability of the blood stock status.
• Representing the laboratory department in inter-departmental meetings at the hospital.
• Strengthening working collaboration between the laboratory staff and the unit staff.
• Conducting transition rounds from the laboratory to the wards to identify needs and gaps and bring the same to the attention of the Medical Team Leader to map the way forward.
• Organizing refresher trainings for laboratory technicians as well as unit staff.
• Working collaboratively with the pharmacy department in inventory management.
• Ensuring that quality controls on POC devices in the wards are done according to the stipulated schedules.
• Participating in hospital blood transfusion committee meetings.
• Ensuring that laboratory wastes are disposed of according to waste segregation protocols.
• Making sure that laboratory staff are conducting tests according to the standard operating procedures

July 2025 MSFF NG Katsina Human Resources Office

• Collecting laboratory data and compiling reports on laboratory activities
• Preparing rosters for the laboratory technicians
• Plus any other duties as may be assigned from to time

REQUIREMENTS

Education	Essential degree as Laboratory Technician
Experience	– Essential 2 years’ experience in a laboratory, preferably as a Lab Tech, <br> – Desirable in MSF or another NGO, desirable in a clinical laboratory
Languages	Local language and mission language essential
Knowledge	Essential computer literacy (word, excel and Internet)
Competencies	– Results <br> – Teamwork <br> – Flexibility <br> – Commitment <br> – Stress management

CONTRACT: Fixed Term 208 working hours per month.

REMUNERATION According to MSF salary scale plus 13th month allowance equivalent to 1 month of gross salary.

To Apply Only Web based applications will be accepted, interested candidates are invited to apply via the link below:

LABORATORY SUPERVISOR Application

Application must include: Complete CV with Cover letter and copies of all certificates and diplomas mentioned in the CV. Applicant Contact details and ID and contact of references mentioned in the application. Deadline for the submission of applications: 4th August 2025 by 4:00pm.

Qualified females are highly encouraged to apply Only successful applicants will be called for next steps and are obligated to disclose any information about family member(s) currently in the employment of MSF-France in any location. Dual Employment is considered gross misconduct and hence not acceptable. MSF reserves the right to cancel any step or whole of the recruitment process at any stage. MSF France takes this opportunity to thank all potential candidates for their application. No monetary transactions, neither demands of favours in kind, nor other types of favouritism will be tolerated in the MSF recruitment process. MSF reserves the right to refuse hiring a candidate having benefited from any such acts. All illicit demands may be pursued through the judicial system. MSF is an equal opportunity employer and encourages any Nigerian citizen to apply irrespective of race, gender, religion, creed, political affiliation.