• Design and implement strategies to ensure project-supported sites meet minimum MoH requirements for laboratory services (at hubs) and establish facility-specific Laboratory Quality Management Systems (LQMS) at non-SLMTA labs. • Conduct detailed audits of project-supported sites, prepare action-oriented workplans, and develop innovative solutions to address identified gaps for quality lab service delivery. • Guide facility teams to report lab activities routinely, ensuring high-quality HMIS reports align with MoH, donor, and project timelines. • Plan, coordinate, and conduct didactic trainings and mentorships for district and facility teams to address TB-related skills gaps and ensure quality lab services. • Conduct site mentorship and joint support supervision visits to SLMTA and non-SLMTA labs to facilitate LQMS implementation with national and district technical teams. • Supervise lab infrastructure refurbishment and management efforts in project-supported sites. • Oversee hub-riders as required to support project activities. • Design and implement systems for accurate quantification, forecasting, and ordering of lab supplies and commodities to ensure constant availability. • Organize and schedule hub coordination review meetings to ensure smooth operations and effective delivery of lab services, including GeneXpert, LAMP, TrueNAT, VL, CRAG, and DNA PCR. • Collaborate with the clinical team to support sputum monitoring for TB patients, ensuring at least 95% coverage, results return within agreed turnaround times (TAT), LabXpert functionality, and sample rejection rates below 5%. • Strengthen quality assurance (QA) efforts at labs and points of care (POC), ensuring POC testers participate in quality control schemes per national guidelines. • Establish and strengthen lab biosafety practices, equipment management (including calibration and service contracts), and access to regional/central equipment maintenance workshops to minimize service disruptions due to equipment malfunctions. • Support sample courier services to ensure an uninterrupted specimen transport network for healthcare services (TB, HIV, CRAG). • Perform any other duties as reasonably assigned.

• Bachelor’s degree in Biomedical Laboratory Technology. • Active registration with the Allied Medical Practitioner’s Council. • Training in laboratory quality management systems and biosafety. • Person Specification: • At least 2 years’ experience in laboratory management. • Up-to-date knowledge of National HIV/AIDS and TB management protocols. • Strong communication, organization, and management skills. • Commitment to client confidentiality and high ethical conduct. • Proficiency in computer skills, presentation, and report writing. • Strong interpersonal and team management skills. • Good understanding of public health systems and local government policies.