Pharmacy Assistant at Mercy Corps

Location:  Dikwa, Konduga, Ngala LGAs, Borno State

General Position Summary

The Pharmacist Assistant is responsible for the storage, management, and supply chain of the nutrition and medical supplies, and supports the program field team to ensure timely and appropriate utilization.

Essential Job Responsibilities

STRATEGY & VISION

• Collaborate with other team members for effective integration between other services like Nutrition and health services
• Collaborate with Local authorities and other partners to harmonize different efforts for better impact and sustainability.
• Able to learn and update his/ her information or knowledge to adapt to the changing situation and context

PROGRAM MANAGEMENT

• Follow up and ensure timely procurements and delivery of nutrition and medical supplies according to plan.
• Ensure the presence of necessary store equipment/ items, and items are properly stored
• Monitor consumption of nutrition and medical supplies at OTP sites if required, support dispersers/ store keepers in preparation of monthly consumption reports.
• Ensure stock cards and drug/ nutrition supplies tracking registers are updated as well as waybills are well documented/filled and archived according to standard
• In liaison with the clinical Officer, draft nutrition and medical supplies distribution plans
• Conduct physical inventory for nutrition and medical supplies for Outpatient Therapeutic Program (OTPs) services.
• Prepare weekly summary reports of nutrition and medical supplies status and needs for each OTP site, submit supply requests based on consumption/ needs/ distribution plans and timely report any delays in delivery of suppli
• Prepare monthly nutrition and medical supplies consumption
• Report any irregularities in stock levels e. differences observed between bin cards and physically counted figures, damages etc.
• Assist to investigate losses where necessary, document findings, and submit reports to relevant
• Identify the training needs for dispersers and/ store keepers and liaise with line manager to conduct/ arrange the training for

FINANCE & COMPLIANCE MANAGEMENT

• Ensure compliance with donor and Mercy Corps regulations related to emergency

INFLUENCE & REPRESENTATION

• Communicate effectively to ensure overall project targets and donor obligations are

SECURITY

• Ensure compliance with security procedures and policies as determined by country

ORGANIZATIONAL LEARNING

• As part of our commitment to organizational learning and in support of our understanding that learning organizations are more effective, efficient, and relevant to the communities they serve, we expect all team members to commit 5% of their time to learning activities that benefit Mercy Corps as well as themselves.

ACCOUNTABILITY TO BENEFICIARIES

• Mercy Corps team members are expected to support all efforts toward accountability, specifically to our beneficiaries and to international standards guiding international relief and development work, while actively engaging beneficiary communities as equal partners in the design, monitoring, and evaluation of our field projects.
• Team members are expected to conduct themselves professionally and respect local laws, customs, and MC's policies, procedures, and values at all times and in all in-country

Knowledge and Experience

• Degree /Diploma in Pharmacy or relevant field
• Knowledge of policies and regulations pertaining to the management of medical drugs, nutritional supplies and
• Experience in the humanitarian field and health/nutrition
• Good knowledge/skills in Microsoft
• Fluency in Hausa, Kanuri will be considered as an added advantage
• Experience in logistics and supply chain