FHI 360
International Development
Job Summary:
The Senior Laboratory and Cold Chain Logistics Officer will support the implementation of laboratory and surveillance operations by ensuring the proper functioning, maintenance, and coordination of cold chain systems and specimen transport networks in Ethiopia, with a focus on monitoring and maintaining specialized equipment including cold rooms, vaccine refrigerators, freezers, and portable cold chain carriers to ensure the integrity of biological samples and related materials. The officer will coordinate and oversee the safe, timely, and compliant transportation of stool specimens and environmental samples from collection sites to designated national and reference laboratories for testing, working closely with surveillance teams, laboratory personnel, and regional health authorities to ensure adherence to established protocols for specimen collection, packaging, storage, and transport. S/He will provide technical and operational support to strengthen cold chain and specimen transport systems, identify bottlenecks in logistics and equipment performance, and support corrective actions to improve efficiency and reliability, while contributing to routine monitoring of cold chain performance, documentation of equipment functionality, and reporting on logistics operations to ensure continuity of surveillance and laboratory activities. The Laboratory and Cold Chain Logistics Officer will work in close coordination with the Federal Ministry of Health, Ethiopian Public Health Institute, Regional Health Bureaus, and GPEI partners to ensure that laboratory and transport systems are aligned with national standards and support timely detection and response to priority diseases, and will also contribute to training and mentoring of relevant staff on cold chain management, biosafe handling, and specimen transport procedures to strengthen sustainable national capacity in these areas.
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The expected hiring salary range for this role is indexed at USD 21,33 to USD 30,000 annually for basic salary. When determining an offer amount, FHI 360 factors in multiple considerations, including but not limited to: relevant years of experience and education possessed by the applicant, internal equity, market pay, and budget.
This job posting summarizes the main duties of the job. It neither prescribes nor restricts the exact tasks that may be assigned to carry out these duties. This document should not be construed in any way to represent a contract of employment. Management reserves the right to review and revise this document at any time.
FHI 360 is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer whereby we do not engage in practices that discriminate against any person employed or seeking employment based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national or ethnic origin, age, marital status, physical or mental disability, protected Veteran status, or any other characteristic protected under applicable law.
Our values and commitments to safeguarding: FHI 360 is committed to preventing any type of abuse, exploitation and harassment in our work environments and programs, including sexual abuse, exploitation and harassment. FHI 360 takes steps to safeguard the welfare of everyone who engages with our organization and programs and requires that all personnel, including staff members and volunteers, share this commitment and sign our code of conduct. All offers of employment will be subject to appropriate screening checks, including reference, criminal record and terrorism finance checks. FHI 360 also participates in the Inter-Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme (MDS), facilitated by the Steering Committee for Humanitarian Response. In line with the MDS, we will request information from job applicants’ previous employers about any substantiated findings of sexual abuse, exploitation and/or harassment during the applicant’s tenure with previous employers. By applying, job applicants confirm their understanding of these recruitment procedures and consent to these screening checks.
FHI 360 will consider for employment all qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable state and local laws.
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Interested applicants can apply through the link: https://fhi.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/FHI_360_External_Career_Portal/details/Senior-STRIDES-Country-Laboratory-and-Cold-Chain-Logistics-Officer_Requisition-2026200611/apply
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