Pharmacist Assistant (Maternity Cover) at Action Against Hunger | ACF-International

Key responsibilities:

• Compliance with Best Storage Practices for medical products;
• Space organization of the Pharmacy;
• Physical integrity of the premises: secure openings, no water damage, no roof or wall cracks, no rodents, etc;
• Hygiene of the premises: regular cleaning of the floor and shelves, refrigerator maintenance, no sweet food or beverages, etc;
• Twice daily control of temperature and humidity on working days;
• Ensure that everything possible is done to combat the deterioration factors of medical products;
• Classification of products according to the rules recommended by ACF;
• Ensure that the special conditions for storage of some specific products (cold chain, products assimilated to narcotic drugs);
• Update all of the essential management tools;
• Registration of all movements of stock on the Inventory Sheets, stock cards, and computer stock tracking tool (Stock Follow-Up Medices);
• Conduct a monthly physical inventory according to the procedure of ACF and the Chronogram of the pharmacy activities defined;
• Record any medical item entry and exit in stock cards on a weekly basis;
• Do the weekly/monthly drugs inventory;
• Report discrepancies and general consumption issues to the pharmacy supervisor;
• Quarantine obsolete and damaged products and put them in a secure place;
• Work with program team to amend drug and stock quotas on a weekly basis to prevent exceptional ordering;
• Responsible for inventory and replacement of all emergency boxes – following the schedule for these;
• Remove the expired stock items (physical and virtual) and list them;
• Prepare the order based on the validated Stock Request Orders (SROs);
• Complete the transfer tools (Delivery Note, SFUMED, etc.);
• Technically support the supervisors concerning management practices of medical storage so these conform to structures supported by ACF;
• Archiving all the management tools;
• Supplementing the monthly pharmacy report and to deliver it to these hierarchical and functional superiors;
• Participating in the reception of capital international orders:
  • Quantitative reception (number of boxes, quantity of products etc.)
  • Qualitative reception (integrity of the delivered products, compliance with the conditions of conservation etc.).

Position Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Pharmacy;
• Minimum of 2 years of proven experience in stock management;
• Experience in a pharmacy supply for hospital projects;
• Work experience in INGO setting will be an added advantage;
• Fluency in spoken and written English language. Hausa language is desirable;
• Strong work ethic: punctuality, responsibility, and flexibility;
• High level of motivation;
• Good capacity to work in a team;
• Good Computer Skill, MS Word, MS Excel;
• High level of Integrity and Transparency;
• Ability to organize and prioritize workload, attention to detail; using initiative when appropriate, and demonstrate good judgment;
• Possess strong analytical, communication, and interpersonal skills;
• Effective multitasking skills with the ability to coordinate and handle pressure/stress well;
• Flexible, able to live and work in a stressful and insecure environment;
• Commitment to and understanding of ACF aims, values, and principles.

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