Assistant Technical Officer – Essential Drugs & Logistics at Nigerian Red Cross Society

 Job Purpose 

• Under the direct supervision of the Team lead, the Assistant Technical Officer - Essential Drugs (ATO-ED) will support the implementation of sustainable essential drugs supply component of delivering health and nutrition intervention to the Cameroon refugees and host communities..

 Job roles and responsibilities

• Provide Logistics support to the outreach team and PHCs focusing on reporting, distribution, storage, and warehousing of PHC essential drugs and commodities.
• Support the PHC on product selection, quality assurance, receipt of commodities and efficient storage and distribution systems including laboratory logistics.
• Work with the team in developing, maintaining, and improving a logistics management information for PHCs
• Ensure establishment and strengthening of Performance Based Financing and Drug Revolving Fund systems committees for health facilities through engagement of host and refugee communities.
• Support coordinated systems for NRCS to transport health commodities report and forecast delivery times, transport costs and performance to reduce stock-outs, eliminate wastes and lower costs.
• Ensure that all documentation for health commodities in the team is complete and compliant to established standards.
• Monitor disbursements of Medications, drugs and consumables to health facilities.
• Coordinate the PBF intervention including independent monitors contract, deployment, facility gains and follow up on challenges reported by the facilities
• Ensure PHC utilize the PBF gains for sustainable DRF according to the project plan
• Support PHC to generate essential drug list based on NPHCDA minimum standards and ensure linkage of PHCs to vendors for procurement of commodities.
• Liase with other ATO for commodity distribution to other locations
• He/ She shall also provide mentorship and guidance to health workers in PHCs on LMIS.
• Support the review of PHC encounter bills and referral bills and certify the bills for payment by NHQ.
• Support the team in the development of Terms of References for planned activities such as capacity building, missions, meetings, stakeholder engagements etc.
• Review the teams weekly, monthly and quarterly project reports
• Review retirements and other financial documents before submission to NHQ
• Submit reports of Project activities to the NHQ
• Duties applicable to all staff
• Actively work towards the achievement of the NRCS goals
• Abide by and work in accordance with the Red Cross Fundamental Principles and NRCS Statutes
• Show capacity to assist other members of staff and management, aptitude for maintaining cooperation and team spirit necessary to achieve the objectives of the National Society
• Perform any other work-related duties and responsibilities that may be assigned by Line Manager

Essential Skills and Competencies

• Good leadership and accountability skills
• Strong judgment and ability to identify and analyse problems and to think strategically to anticipate, interpret and develop strategic responses to issues
• Ability to persuade, influence, negotiate, manage and sustain effective, successful strategic relationships both internally and externally
• Proficiency in the use of MS Office tools
• Fluency in written and spoken English
• Desirable attribute
• Understanding of NRCS Fundamental Principles and Code of Conduct

Behavioural Competencies

• Communicating, and a curious and effective listener
• Ability to protect the reputation of NRCS through the quality of work, knowledge and experience
• High ethical standards and honesty in handling the organizational resources and zero tolerance to corruption
• Culturally sensitive, globally minded and showing respect to the views and opinions of others
• Ability to collaborate and work well in a team
• Ability to work under pressure