Country: Democratic Republic of the Congo
Closing date: 12 Mar 2017
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Contract length: 6 months
Location : Goma
The role
The Pharmacist Manager will oversee the pharmaceutical and medical supplies orders, storage and distribution/management at health facility level in Goma and field. The pharmacist will manage day to day 1600 M3 medical supplies store including reception and delivery from Goma store to field medical store.
KEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY:
- Assist with procurement planning through the assessment of needs by analyzing consumption report data at facility level, quantification of requirements and supplier liaison through SCI CountryLogistics Manager and SCI procurement center in London.
- Advice on safe pharmaceutical management best practices and ensure incorporation of these practices into pharmacy services design, including drug flow, consumption reporting, buffer stocks, alert levels, early international and local orders to avoid stock outs.
- Ensure good practices of storage and distribution are respected at national, provincial and health zone level to ensure safe and effective supplies.
- In coordination with health program managers and country logistics manager, lead capacity building activities (including trainings) with a focus on pharmaceutical management best practices, consumption reporting guidelines at service point, and SCI stock management guidelines internally for SCI DRC staff but also externally for partners (Ministry of Health personnel at province, leath zone and facility level )
- Ensure that prescribing, administration, cold chain management, controlled drug management and health care waste management are conducted according to drug management guidelines at MOH facility level.
- Ensure in collaboration with the health program managers international procurement is raise according to stock level.
- Support supply chain department in international and national purchasing of drug and medical equipment according to SCI guidelines
- Ensure daily/weekly/monthly stock movement reports, stock checks and all stock card, bin card and other SCI logistics reporting tools are kept updated and archived on a timely and appropriate manner
- Liaise with health and logistics teams to support good communication and effective planning to prevent stock-outs.
- Ensure the reception of the international orders in collaboration with the procurement coordinator
- Maintain the stock database (TIM) on a regular manner and ensure regular inventory according to save the children policy
- In collaboration with medical store officers prepare the supplies to be sent on a regular manner at field and sub field warehouse with appropriate documentation. As per SCI guidelines
- Prepare and maintain all the documentation for the management, importation, inventory of drugs according to SCI international guidelines and DRC national guidelines.
- In collaboration with the procurement coordinator, ensure a regular contact with Government health officers (DPS, DP Pharmacist, OCC) regarding drug storage, purchasing, importation/customs clearance and quality checking
- Provide technical supervision to medical store officers, ensuring they appropriately incorporating all SCI guidelines into their day-to-day activities
- Assist and participate in recruitment of medical store officers in country
- Coordinate with program managers and Monitor Evaluation Learning Coordinator that lessons learnt, case studies, success
- stories and challenges are mapped for institutional learning
- Liaise with SCI Global Pharmacy advisor to ensure updated guidelines are in place and contribute in global learning process.Raise issues of concern on poor practice and key risks to his/her direct line manager.
Qualifications and experience
- Registered pharmacist with at least 5 years' international experience.
- Experience in medical logistic in humanitarian settings
- Experiences in humanitarian sector in primary or secondary health care service
- Knowledge of the good practices of storage and distribution in addition to rational use of medicines
- Strong understanding of infection control risks.
- Experience of working in a multidisciplinary, multi-cultural team.
- Strong communication skills
- Ability to motivate and support team in stressful situations.
- Able to work in stressful situation and long workings days
- Good capacity of adaptation
- Excellent fluency in French
- Good speaking English including pharmaceutical terminology.
- Excellent skills in Microsoft Office Tools (Word, Excel, Outlook).
We need to keep children safe so our selection process reflects our commitment to the protection of children from abuse.
To see a full a job description, please visit our website at www.savethechildren.net/jobs
Please apply in English or French using your CV and covering letter as a single document, including your salary expectations for this role.
Please note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
How to apply:
Application Email: Please apply with a covering letter and up-to-date CV to: 'Fsy.45751.3830@savethechildrenint.aplitrak.com'