Job Identification: 32599

Posting Date: 03/17/2026, 08:08 PM

Apply Before: 04/05/2026, 11:59 PM

Job Schedule: Full time

Locations:  Ashgabat, Turkmenistan

Agency: UNDP

Grade: NPSA-7

Vacancy Type: National Personnel Service Agreement

Bureau: Regional Bureau for Europe and the CIS

Contract Duration: 6 months

Duties and Responsibilities

Supply of lab reagents, consumables and equipment:

• To assist national partners with preparation of the annual needs’ estimation for procurement of lab supplies for detection of infectious diseases (reagents for sputum microscopy, culture investigations, PCR, drug susceptibility testing, reagents for clinical lab tests, various consumables, PPE, lab equipment).
• To assist national partners with preparing specifications and quantification for procurement of lab supplies, compare the specifications and quantifications of lab reagents and consumables offered by the suppliers, provide inputs in clarification process.
• To assist national partners with preparing distribution lists for the delivered lab supplies; advise on re-distribution of lab supplies between laboratories as a preventive/corrective measure in case of risk of stockout or expiry of lab supplies at some labs.
• To assist with preparing quarterly reports on stock of the lab supplies, analyze the reports and warn on potential stock-out or expiring items.
• To verify status of the lab equipment and physical count of inventory items provided by the project to laboratories.

Infection control, Quality Assurance, maintenance and calibration:

• To identify the needs in lab equipment maintenance and calibration.
• To support implementation of annual maintenance and calibration plans. The incumbent might be required to accompany engineers conducting various maintenance or calibration services.
• To assist national partners with implementing the necessary infection control measures.
• Contribute to implementation of the External and Internal Quality Assurance plans.

Required skills and experience:

Education:

• Secondary education is required, or
• Bachelor (University) Degree in biomedical science or medical laboratory science, biology or equivalent field will be given due consideration, but it is not a requirement.

Experience:

• 7 years (with secondary education) or 4 years (with Bachelor degree) of relevant professional experience in bacteriological or clinical laboratory performing laboratory testing and related functions.
• Familiarity or experience with software for lab inventory and reporting would be strong asset;
• Working level of usage of computers and office software packages (MS Word, Excel, etc.).
• Experience in lab techniques for detection of TB, HIV, viral hepatitis or STI is an asset;
• Experience in procurement of laboratory reagents, consumables and equipment, specifically quantification of annual needs and/or developing quantities and specifications for TB lab equipment;

Knowledge of languages:

• Fluency in Russian and Turkmen.
• Basic knowledge of oral and written English is an asset.

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