Job Title:   Laboratory Technician (2 No Experience Jobs)

Organisation: Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA)

Duty Station:  Kampala, Uganda

About Organisation:

Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) is a semi-autonomous agency under the Ministry of Tourism, Wildlife and Antiquities. UWA was established in 1996 and is managed in accordance with the Wildlife Act Cap 200.

Job Summary: To provide specialized laboratory services in wildlife health management.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

• • Collecting and examining samples, and reporting on the results.
  • Referring samples to other laboratories and ensure that protocols are followed
  • Breeding and training lab animals for research and for science education programs.
  • Carrying out science education activities using laboratory animals.
  • Conducting tissue processing and providing storage services.
  • Establishing a database of necropsy results and creating a system of storing tissue sections.
  • Undertaking research and project activities.
  • Collaborating in breeding programs and learning initiatives.
  • Preparing work plans and budgets for laboratory requirements.
  • Developing wildlife laboratory standard operating procedures and guidelines.
  • Establishing a repository system for animal tissue, and processed slide for future reference.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

• A Diploma in Laboratory Technology from a recognized Institution.

Experience

• Nil

Competences

Technical

• Knowledge in wildlife management
• Records and Information management
• Risk management
• Information Communication Technology
• Research and analytical

Behavioral

• Concern for quality and standards
• Accountability
• Communicating effectively
• Judgment, decision making and problem solving
• Ethics and integrity

• Attach a cover letter indicating your interest in the job you choose as well as the academic documents scanned as one pdf document (the system will not accept more than one file).
• Applicants shortlisted for interviews shall be required to present originals of their academic certificates and transcripts at the time of the interviews.

Address:

The Executive Director

Uganda Wildlife Authority

Plot 7 Kira Road, Kamwokya

P.O. Box 3530

KAMPALA