Regional Laboratory Officer – Ethiopia (Malaria & NTD)

About the role

PATH is looking for a Regional Laboratory Officer to support the REACH Malaria project in Ethiopia. The role focuses on strengthening malaria laboratory diagnosis and quality assurance across health facilities and health posts, contributing to improved case management and disease control.

Key responsibilities

• Provide regular mentorship and supportive supervision to laboratory staff at facilities, regional and woreda malaria programs.
• Deliver training on malaria diagnostic methods, quality assurance, and integrated external quality assessment.
• Develop and review tools such as mentorship checklists, job aids, and laboratory SOPs.
• Distribute essential job aids, SOPs, guidelines, manuals and related commodities to health facilities.
• Conduct baseline assessments and follow‑up visits to tailor support for each health centre and health post.
• Participate in regional laboratory technical working group meetings and contribute to planning, monitoring and evaluation activities.

Required profile

• Experience in malaria laboratory diagnosis and quality assurance activities.
• Proven ability to mentor, train and supervise laboratory personnel.
• Familiarity with external quality assessment processes.
• Strong collaboration skills with regional, zonal and district health teams.

Required skills

• Malaria diagnostic techniques (microscopy, rapid diagnostic tests, etc.).