Assistant Technical Officer, Pharmacy/Logistics at FHI 360

Job Description

Basic Function: The ATO Pharmacy/Logistics - will support the development of in-house capacity in all aspects of distribution and warehousing of health commodities. S/he will provide technical and leadership support to strengthen the supply chain process of health commodities to reduce stock-outs, lower costs and eliminate wastages.

Responsibilities:

• Carrying out inspection duties as provided for under the Poisons and Pharmacist’s Act, the Dangerous Drug Act and the Food and Drug Decree and other operational legislations
• Direct outgoing or incoming health commodities distribution activities; ensure health commodities or supplies are shipped, distributed, or received in an efficient manner.
• Provide day-to-day guidance to Pharmacy technicians on drug dispensing and prescription to in-and-outpatients whilst providing mentorship on medication advice.
• S/he will develop a cost effective system for cold and dry storage for health commodities based on good storage and evidence-based principles in keeping with good quality assurance standards.
• Providing spontaneous advice on medicaments such as mixtures, lotions, ointments, syrups, etc.
• Provides technical information and advice to other health professionals on procurement and supply chain management of health commodities.
• Ensuring proper storage and issuance of all drugs over the duration of the project.
• Participating in routine quality control audits of all drugs in stock.
• Conduct periodic visits to facility warehouses to follow-up on all warehouse related matters such as the environment, sterilization, refrigeration etc. and generate reports to management and other stakeholders
• Monitor safety standards in accordance with regulations; ensure safety code and quality compliance are met daily.
• Advice on the disposal process of all health commodities marked for destruction (damaged or expired)
• Works with technical support and M&E teams to collect appropriate baseline data over the life of the project
• Compiles and submits periodic reports
• Ensures adequate infection prevention and control standards are maintained at all times.
• Research, develop and recommend policies and procedures to improve internal processing and record keeping systems
• Performs any other duties as may be assigned

Knowledge, Skills & Attributes:

• Experience must include managing health commodity logistics information systems, including forecasting/quantification.
• Be familiar with developing PSM indicators and issues surrounding monitoring and evaluation of the PSM.
• Knowledge of Quantimed and Pipeline a plus
• Sound knowledge and experience regarding M&E, statistics and quality assurance/quality improvement, and their specificities for developing countries.
• Fluent in English and Hausa language an advantage

Qualifications/Competencies:

• BS/BA in Pharmacy or relevant field with 1 to 3 years of experience working as a pharmacist.
• Must be a licensed pharmacist
• Experience working in humanitarian context is required.
• Outstanding knowledge of MS Office and an experience in rational health commodities selection, forecasting/quantification, quality assurance spanning the PSM cycle, warehousing/storage, distribution, and LMIS is an advantage.