Mission Pharmacy Manager at Medecins Sans Frontieres

Location: Abuja, with possibility to travel to the projects.
Contract: Open Ended Contract with 208 working hours per month.

Accountabilities

• Supporting the HoM and MedCo in representing and defending MSF’s interests before the Ministry of Health and other local authorities or local.
• Ensuring a follow up of the National Drug Supply in projects where MSF is working in conjunction with MoH. Collaborating in budgeting and preparing drug and other medical material orders.
• Supervising the running of the pharmacies across the mission, ensuring the proper implementation of MSF Safety standards.
• Supporting the Medical Coordinator regarding the follow-up of EPREP planning and maintenance of medical emergency kits.
• Supporting and participating in all drug and medical material supply processes and ensuring its overall efficiency and effectiveness
• Monitoring the procurement process and taking corrective measures
• Being responsible for the good maintenance of all drugs and equipment in the pharmacies and the appropriate storage and management of supply of narcotic and psychotropic medication.
• Facilitating correct stock management and transport/storage procedures
• Ensuring that all inventories of drugs and medical devices exist and are updated.
• Being responsible for follow-up of loans/donations and management of expired medications
• Planning and supervising, (recruitment, training/induction, evaluation, potential detection, development and communication) of the staff under his/her responsibility in order to ensure both the sizing and the amount of knowledge required
• Participating in reporting according to MSF guidelines and reporting on drug consumptions and medical devices dispensed according to protocols, informing on unusual patterns

Requirements

• Essential Degree in Pharmacy / Pharmacy Management Diploma. Master level in Pharmacy is desirable
• Valid Practicing license for Pharmacy operation, and agrees to dedicate license to MSF-F for supply of medicines
• Essential two year experience in (hospital) pharmacy management, previous experience with MSF or other NGO’s is an advantage
• Fluent in written and oral English language is essential, Hausa is a plus
• Essential computer literacy in Word and Excel
• Desirable knowledge of “Isystock”.

Remuneration

• Monthly Gross salary of N503,900 (Five Hundred Three Thousand and Nine Hundred Naira only) plus 13th month allowance equivalent to 1 month of gross salary.