Project Associate

PAHO seeks a consultant to strengthen Honduras’s National Health Surveillance Laboratory quality-management system under the project. The consultant will address nonconformities, improve documentation, build staff capability and develop processes for prioritized-test accreditation under OHN ISO 15189:2022. The assignment delivers internal audits, metrology support and an accreditation roadmap.

• Provide technical assistance to strengthen the laboratory quality-management system
• Address nonconformities identified in external assessments
• Standardise documentation and strengthen staff technical competencies
• Develop verification, measurement-uncertainty and metrological-traceability processes
• Plan and conduct internal quality-management-system audits
• Develop an accreditation roadmap and resource estimates

• University degree in Microbiology, Clinical Chemistry, Chemistry and Pharmacy, Chemical Engineering, laboratory sciences or a related field
• Demonstrable training in laboratory quality-management systems, ISO 15189 or laboratory-accreditation processes
• At least five years of professional experience in clinical laboratories, quality management or related fields
• Experience implementing or strengthening laboratory quality-management systems, ISO 15189 and laboratory accreditation
• Spanish spoken and written proficiency
• Honduran nationality or valid work permit

• Postgraduate study, diploma, certification or specialist training in laboratory quality management, accreditation, auditing or metrology

• Laboratory Quality Management
• ISO 15189
• Laboratory Accreditation
• Internal Auditing
• Method Verification
• Metrological Traceability
• Corrective Actions

• Microsoft Word
• Microsoft PowerPoint
• Microsoft Excel
• Microsoft Outlook

• Consultancy limited through August 2027
• Band B fee of L68,480.00 for product-based payment
• Roster inclusion does not guarantee a consultancy contract