Technical Assistant - Pharmacy at Achieving Health Nigeria Initiative (AHNi)

Job Description

• Will be responsible for dispensing Antiretroviral drugs (ARVs) and other medication in line with approved regimens and standards, dispensing ARVs in appropriate packaging with clear instructions and providing medication-related counselling, including reinforcing adherence and advising on potential side effects and drug interactions.
• S/he will provide drug information to health service providers and clients on request, identifying and supporting follow-up of clients who do not return for refills of their ARVs, work with providers and clients to identify, manage, and report adverse drug reactions and drug interactions.
• Also, s/he will contribute to decision-making on treatment and care for individual clients, ensure Good Pharmaceutical Practice (GPP) and standards, calculate drug storage needs for ART start-up and expansion, monitor ARV and other drugs (STIs, OIs, etc.) stock levels at the OSS and communicate with the project team for re-stocking.
• S/he will also assess the functionality of existing pharmaceutical management systems and develop implementation plans that prioritize and address gaps.

Minimum Recruitment Standard

• A minimum of Bachelor's Degree in Pharmacy or other relevant field with prior experience in supply chain management and HIV/AIDS monitoring and evaluation.
• At least 2 years’ experience in HIV programming for Key Population community in developing countries.
• Experience in Pharmacy Logistics and Supply Chain Management.
• Experience in HIV/AIDS monitoring.
• Proficiency in MS Access, SPSS, MS Excel, MS Word, MS Power Point, and other Office packages.
• Excellent interpersonal, communication and organizational skills.
• Ability to communicate in local dialect will be an advantage.