Sr. Laboratory Advisor

The Organisation

Plan International is an independent development and humanitarian organisation that advances children’s rights and equality for girls. We believe in the power and potential of every child but know this is often suppressed by poverty, violence, exclusion and discrimination. And it is girls who are most affected.

Working together with children, young people, supporters and partners, we strive for a just world, tackling the root causes of the challenges girls and vulnerable children face. We support children’s rights from birth until they reach adulthood and we enable children to prepare for and respond to crises and adversity. We drive changes in practice and policy at local, national and global levels using our reach, experience and knowledge.

For over 85 years, we have rallied other determined optimists to transform the lives of all children in more than 80 countries.

We won’t stop until we are all equal.

Project Overview

The Resilient and Sustainable Systems for Health (RSSH) plays a strategic role in ending HIV, TB, and malaria while helping countries prevent, prepare for, and respond to new pandemics like COVID-19 and future health threats. In Liberia, the GC7 and C19RM grants for TB, HIV, and RSSH under the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria (GFATM) focus on strengthening the health system. The project aims to support the Ministry of Health (MOH) in achieving measurable improvements in health system strengthening under the GC7 and C19RM grants. Through strong partnerships with the National Diagnostics Division (NDD), National AIDS Control Program (NACP), National Leprosy and Tuberculosis Control Program (NLTCP), and other key stakeholders, the approach focuses on building public health capacity and capability while fostering ownership and long-term sustainability. The project is led by Plan International (India) as the Principal Recipient (PR) for HIV and TB under the Global Fund in Liberia, supporting the Ministry of Health and its programs.

Job Summary

Under the supervision of Dy. Chief of Party – PSM Sr. Laboratory Advisor will be the focal point for Laboratory activities under both grants. In close collaboration with the Deputy Director – NDD, the Sr. Laboratory Advisor will be responsible for the overall strategic planning, coordination, and technical direction of laboratory activities to ensure quality-assured laboratory services for the beneficiaries.

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Location:                    Country Office/Monrovia

Type of Role:              Fixed Term Contract

Reports to:                 Deputy Chief of Party - PSM 

Grade:                         16

Closing Date:             20th February 2025

Equality, diversity and inclusion is at the very heart of everything that Plan International stands for.

We want Plan International to reflect the diversity of the communities we work with, offering equal opportunities to everyone regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation.

Plan International is based on a culture of inclusivity and we strive to create a workplace environment that ensures every team, in every office, in every country, is rich in diverse people, thoughts, and ideas.

We foster an organisational culture that embraces our commitment to racial justice, gender equality, girls’ rights and inclusion.

Plan International believes that in a world where children face so many threats of harm, it is our duty to ensure that we, as an organisation, do everything we can to keep children safe. This means that we have particular responsibilities to children that we come into contact with and we must not contribute in any way to harming or placing children at risk.

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