Pharmacy Supervisor at Medecins Sans Frontieres

Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is an independent international medical humanitarian organisation that delivers emergency aid in more than 60 countries to people affected by armed conflict, epidemics, natural or man-made disasters or exclusion from healthcare.

 MSF-Spain is recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Pharmacy Supervisor

Location: Pulka, Gwoza LGA, Borno State
Report to: Project Medical Referent
Report to (functional): Project Medical Referent
Area: Medical & Paramedical
Supervises: Pharmacy store keeper and medicine dispenser (s)
Working Hours: 48 per week
Contract Duration: Six (6)
Level: 7

Main Purpose

• Ensuring general functioning of the pharmacy and supervising pharmacy supply chain processes in accordance with MSF standards, protocols and procedures, in order to ensure its efficiency and operating availability.

Accountabilities

• Defining storage, stock management and supply processes, as well as hygiene and security procedures, tools, and protocols
• implementing appropriate quality controls and records, in order to ensure good storage conditions (temperatures, humidity and light exposure) according to MSF protocols
• Coordinating the delivery, reception and recording of international and local orders, in close coordination with the logistics department
• Supervising orders of medical and drug material in order to ensure an efficient and appropriate consumption pattern under budget constraints.
• Supervise the supply of drugs to patients, according to medical prescriptions
• Ensure efficient supply to other pharmacies managed/supported by MSF
• Monitoring and analyse orders of end user units in order to avoid ruptures of stock overstock and expired drugs.
• Assisting in training of nursing staff regarding dispensing of drugs Supervising the management of medical supplies in end user units especially for controlled drugs and cold chain
• Promoting and supervising rational drug use in end user units.

Requirements

• Education: Essential, degree / diploma in Pharmacy. Medical knowledge an asset.
• Experience: Minimum 1 year of practical experience desirable
• Languages Essential: English and Hausa. Desirable: Kanuri
• Knowledge: Essential computer literacy (word, excel and internet)
• Competencies: Be flexible, open-minded and patient; Service orientation; Commitment; Flexibility; Results; Teamwork; Stress Management

Salary
As per the MSF salary scale (National contract)

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
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Application Deadline 12th April, 2021.