QUALITY CONTROL LABORATORY CONSULTANCY SERVICE.

BSO is the statutory arm of the Government of ECOWAS with responsibility to ensure that ECOWAS PHC regulated food and drug related products circulating the borders of ECOWAS are safe and efficacious. The ECOWAS PHC was established based on provisions of the National Drug Policy to enact and update product regulations and establishment of a national quality control laboratory under the ECOWAS PHC. The ECOWAS PHC was officially established on 29 September 2010.

Our role is to protect and enhance public and animal health. We do this by assessing the safety, quality and effectiveness of foods, medicines and health products on behalf of the public through our Quality Control Laboratory to ensure the benefits they provide outweigh any potential risks. The effective functioning of the Quality Control Laboratory depends on the equipment we have, thus it is essential to frequently maintain the available equipment & machines.

        *Objectives (General and Specific).

To render technical services at the ECOWAS Pharmaceutical Quality Control Laboratory situated in Vodje, Cotonou, ECOWAS.

      *Scope of Work and method Swansong

*Conduct installation of components (spare part) for a High-Performance Liquid Chromatograph (HPLC) equipment;

*Conduct installation of soft wares for two (2) pieces of HPLC equipment;

*Perform qualifications (both operational and performance) for both HPLC equipment;

*Guide the process for the calibration of the installed and qualified HPLC equipment;

*Troubleshoot all other lab equipment and conduct maintenance or repair as would be appropriate;

*Guide the process for the calibration of all other lab equipment as would be required;

*Conduct training for selected lab technicians on trouble-shooting and basic maintenance of lab equipment;

*Candidate profile

 

Interested individuals must have the requisite expertise and a minimum of five (5) years of experience in repair, maintenance and calibration of equipment used for testing of medicines and other health products. He/she must also be prepared to submit any written document as would be required to validate his/her qualification and experience in the tasks to be performed.,

Candidate may be local or international/foreign

  •    *Duration
  • Duration of the consultancy shall be one week.

   *Payment modalities

Payment modalities shall be stipulated in the final contract.

Application Process and contact details
Interested Candidates should address applications to the following address:


Director of Human Resource (HR)

ECOWAS
Rue 333 Gbegamey, Cotonou, ECOWAS Republic
+229 517 343 11 / 513 426 35
Send only to the following emails:
Email: info@ecowasphc.org
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Note: All applications should be submitted before deadline .