Animal Laboratory & Diagnostics Officer

FHI 360

Responsibilities:

• Supports day-to-day implementation of animal health laboratory activities through technical support of activities such as specimen collection, testing, quality control, and results reporting at the facility and national levels.
• Assists in the development and dissemination of veterinary laboratory protocols, standard operating procedures, training materials, and technical guidance for animal health diagnostic services.
• Supports strengthening of quality management systems in animal health laboratories, including compliance with OIE/WOAH standards and national veterinary laboratory accreditation requirements.

• Monitors and maintains animal laboratory protocols, instruments, data sets, manuals, and training materials.
• Conducts searches of published literature on evolving issues in veterinary diagnostics, zoonotic disease detection, and related animal health areas.
• Responds to technical requests and inquiries from internal and external staff related to animal laboratory activities.
• Supports implementation of animal laboratory activities under the STRIDES Jordan workplan and tracks delivery of outputs against agreed timelines.
• Ensures animal laboratory technical implementation is consistent with best practices and meets donor contractual obligations.
• Supports engagement with the Ministry of Agriculture, veterinary services, and relevant national counterparts on animal laboratory systems and standards, as directed by the Laboratory and Diagnostic Advisor.
• Assists in applying multisectoral approaches that link animal, human, and environmental laboratory diagnostic systems in coordination with other project technical staff.
• Coordinates with operations and finance teams to support timely and on-budget implementation of animal laboratory activities.
• Drafts technical progress reports on animal laboratory activities and contributes to all donor reporting requirements.
• Prepares and delivers presentations on animal laboratory progress to the project team and relevant stakeholders.
• Contributes to the development and review of annual workplans and animal laboratory technical deliverables.
• Assists with the development of proposals and animal laboratory technical design documents, based on direction from technical leadership.