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Job Overview/Summary

• The Pharmacy technician is responsible for quality, management and dispensing of medicines and medical materials in the BHA Consortium supported mobiles clinics in MMC/Jere and in any other area as assigned by his/her supervisor.
• S/he reports directly to the Pharmacy Officer charge of the consortium as both line supervisor and technical reference.

Major Responsibilities

Effective Stock Management, Medical Supplies and Analysis:

• In close collaboration with the Pharmacy Officer and Senior Pharmacy Manager, develops stock levels alert (based on an average monthly consumption (AMC) and morbidity data); Gathers stock indicators, analyze them, observe consumption trend, and discuss with the Pharmacy Officer to avoid stock-outs at the health facility and the financial losses generated by expired items.
• Liaise with the Pharmacy Officer and the WH team for prompt requisition and delivery of drugs/other medical supplies. Inform clinician and midwife about drug availability in stock.
• Regularly monitor the quality of product in storage at the health facilities and report any concern to the Pharmacy Officer
• Support the Area office and facilities’ pharmacy to maintain permanently good housekeeping of the IRC pharma supplies (checking of temperature and hygiene).
• Dispense medicines and/or medical supplies to patients, as prescribed by the clinician. Also provide patients and their caregivers with adequate information on drug usage, possible side effects and additional advice as appropriate and in adherence to MoH protocols.
• Promote the quality of the IRC’s health programs by participating in continuous medical education program with the IRC health team and promote rational drug use by the clinician when inconsistencies of prescriptions are noted in view of patient safety and compliance.

Human Resource Management

• Pharmacy Technician must be able to work well within a multi-disciplinary team environment to provide well-coordinated patient care.
• S/he will work with a multi-disciplinary team to deliver coordinated patient care and appropriate stock management.
• Will participate is step down training for health workers and patients on drug-based management.

Operations:

• Maintain an updated record and compile and submit monthly reports of all services given.
• Monitor and ensure the proper usage of pharmaceutical and other health program supplies.
• Prepare weekly work plans and movement plans and ensure timely implementation of the project activities.
• As team leader, maintain vigilance and monitor surroundings for security of the team for outreach activities and adhere to IRC’s safety and security protocols.

Monitoring Health Program Implementation:

• Monitor project implementation and provide on-spot support to field teams and propose modifications as necessary.
• Ensure regular health program data analysis and review, take follow up action on project implementation, and prepare relevant action reports.
• Supervise and provide technical oversight in the interpretation of data for improved programming and implementation.
• Monitor and promote integrated programming in a way that increases the overall impact of health programs at the community level.

Communication and Reporting:

• Keep daily records of drug consumption and submit weekly reports.
• Compile weekly drug consumptions for the health facility and report to the Pharmacy Officer for compilation.
• Conduct monthly physical inventory of stock and share with the Pharmacy Officer
• Report short expiries to the Pharmacy officer and advice facility staff on the need for consumption or redistribution to other facilities before expiry.

Key Result Areas:

• Improvement of key project objectives, milestones, and deliverables within the timeframe.
• Through proper pharmacy management, achieve better healthcare outcome of clients and minimize cost for the IRC.
• Timely and quality health care services to displaced persons, refugees, and other vulnerable groups.
• Targeted populations are given the basic information on handling and use drugs.

Key Working Relationships

• Position reports to: Pharmacy Officer
• Position indirectly supervises: none
• Indirect Reporting: Health Manager/Senior Pharmacy Manager

Key Internal Contacts:

• Country Program: Health program assistant, Senior health promotion officer, senior capacity building officers, health/RH managers, M&E

Key Internal/External Contacts: 

• Internal: Health (Clinical Outreach Staff, Doctors, Nurse/Midwives, Health/Rep Health Managers, Pharmacy Manager) and other sectors (Nutrition, WPE, M&E, Governance, Finance, Supply Chain.
• External: Other partners- NGO’s, MOH, SPHCDA etc.

Qualifications

Education:

• Diploma in pharmacy Technician or related diploma

Experience:

• At least 2 years working experience in the relevant humanitarian setting is preferred.
• Experience in dispensing and patient counselling in humanitarian setting is highly recommended.
• Must be registered with the Pharmacy Council of Nigeria and allowed to practice in Nigeria.
• Excellent interpersonal communication skills
• NGO work experience is an advantage.
• Should be able to use Microsoft Office especially MS-Word, Excel.
• Able to communicate in English language (written and spoken); Knowledge of local languages (Hausa and Kanuri) is a plus.
• Additional qualities: team worker, flexibility, and adaptability to transitions.

Demonstrated Technical/Leadership/interpersonal Skills:

• Good knowledge of clinical care especially at PHC settings.
• Good communication skills.
• Sensitivity to cultural differences and understanding of the social, political and ethical issues surrounding program delivery.
• Ability to work well with others and to respect staff, subcontractors, consultants, and recipients of assistance.
• Ability to manage tight deadlines and deliver high volumes of work with minimal supervision.
• Good sense of integrity, service, and accountability.
• Self-motivated, ability to work with minimum supervision; ability to work with tight deadlines.

Languages: 

• Fluent in written/spoken English and Hausa
• Ability to speak local languages (Kanuri, Shuwa etc.) will be added advantage.

 Computer/Other Tech Requirements:

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, especially Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint with data management. 

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Job Overview/Summary:

• The purpose of the WPE M&E Officer position is to coordinate the collection, compilation, consolidation, and analysis of data to track programs/ projects activities, monitor progress and support impact measurement. 
• S/he will also conduct development research, engage in reflective practice, and generate lessons from projects/program and prepare M&E plans for the Women Protection and Empowerment (WPE) and Protection and the Rule of Law sectors. 
• S/he is responsible for establishing and ensuring better field level data management systems for the core program s/he assigned to and coordinates the proper and timely evaluation of project objectives/impact. 
• S/he will contribute to the existing client response mechanisms and ensure program staff participation in M&E activities. 
• S/he will be based in Mubi with possible travels to other LGAs within Adamawa for field monitoring activities and assessments.
• The position holder will closely work with sector manager(s), front line staff, and community/facility volunteers. 
• S/he also will work closely with the M&E unit on technical matters and reports to the M&E Manager and the Women Protection and Employment  and the Protection and the Rule of Law Managers(s).

Major Responsibilities:

Program/project design and learning (20% of time)

• Participate in program/ project design especially in developing WPE logframes and contribute learning from previous projects.
• Responsible for the development and continuously update WPE and PRoL projects M&E, and impact measurement tools and systems on timely fashion.
• Support to develop and make sure all the projects in the WPE and PRoL has tested monitoring tools that capture both program activity and indicators progresses.
• Take part in diagnostic studies, evaluations, and surveys.
• Responsible for organizing periodical ongoing WPE and PRoL level data review, reflective practice, evaluation and progress monitoring events by involving communities and local partners.
• Responsible for organizing WPE and PRoL panel monitoring and/or similar M&E events to ensure accountability to the target community, with relevant stakeholders including communities and ensure their dissemination to concerned parties.
• With support from the M&E Manager, WPE and PRoL manager(s) and coordinator, establish and maintain project level information management system.
• Contribute to designing WPE and PRoL strategy to collect field level information required by IRC, donors and/or stakeholders.
• Responsible for proactively ensuring networking and sharing of lessons from the WPE and PRoL core program with strategic partners and another stakeholder including government.
• Responsible for coordinating synergy and cross-learning among different projects.
• Responsible for cross fertilizing learning among projects by regularly producing (compiling) summary monitoring reports and sharing to WPE and PRoL staff and partners.

Monitoring and evaluation (50% of time)

• Responsible for tracking WPE progress against monitoring work plans.
• Coordinate the WPE and PRoL field level community participatory monitoring and evaluation, reflective practice, and impact measurement.
• Responsible for ensuring the on-time execution of WPE and PRoL projects major monitoring and evaluation events including but not limited to baseline survey, mid-term evaluation, final evaluation, data quality audit and field supervision.
• Responsible for providing technical support to WPE and PRoL staff and partner organization on information management system, proper data collection and record keeping.
• Responsible for updating WPE and PRoL M&E plan timely and provide feedback to program staff on status and quality of implementation.
• Responsible for WPE and PRoL monthly and/or quarterly performance indicator analysis, including generation of reports as well as presentations for staff related to on-going performance.
• Responsible for conducting WPE and PRoL regular data verification exercises to ensure reporting and collection of quality data.
• Responsible for verifying WPE and PRoL entered data for completeness, correctness, and consistency and follow up on any data quality issues.
• Responsible for documenting findings from WPE and PRoL data quality audits and store in project files to ensure collective and sustainable access.
• Actively participate in and contribute to M&E team activities, system assessments, development and implementation of new systems and/or tools aimed at strengthening overall M&E practices at IRC Nigeria.
• Responsible for closely working with WPE and PRoL staff to ensure they follow correct procedures and criteria during beneficiary registration.
• Accountable for the recruitment of enumerators and support in other survey including engagement of consultants.
• Contribute to providing M&E inputs for WPE and PRoL report written during project implementation.
• Responsible for periodically conducting WPE and PRoL reflective practice forums at field office/ project level and compile lessons from project implementation processes.

Information management and reporting (10% of time)

• Support in establishing and maintaining WPE and PRoL project information management system.
• Responsible for submitting WPE and PRoL data set to update country office wide program database on monthly basis.
• Responsible for compiling WPE and PRoL regular project monitoring report, including lessons learned, prepared by different projects and application of evaluation recommendations.
• Support to ensuring all projects have downward/ forward client responsiveness mechanisms and works with project WPE and PRoL staff to make sure its implementation.
• Responsible for compiling quarterly, biannual and annual tabular, and narrative WPE and PRoL reports (as required by project stakeholders) on projects’ accomplishments by cost and alert the management for special deviations from the plan.

Capacity building and supervision (10% of time)

• Responsible for providing assistance to WPE and PRoL local partners in designing monitoring and reporting tools and establishing database management systems.
• Responsible for the orientation of WPE and PRoL front line staff, partners’ staff and volunteers on the monitoring tools and train them how to use data for decision making.
• Accountable for coaching, mentoring, and supervising assistant M&E Officer/s (if applicable),
• Responsible for her/his subordinate/s in completing performance management activities including performance planning, monitoring, and annual performance appraisals.

Perform other duties assigned by the supervisor (10% of time)

• Perform other task related assignment proposed by his/her supervisor/s

Key Working Relationships:

• Position Reports to: M&E manager, WPE and PRoL  manager(s)
• Position directly supervised by: M&E, WPE and PRoL managers.
• Indirect Reporting: M&E, WPE PRoL, coordinators, FC

Qualifications

• Degree in statistics, Sociology, Psychology, Demography, computer science/information management/or any other related field.
• Excellent computer skills are required (particularly Advanced Microsoft Excel, Power bi and Word);
• At least two-year experience working in monitoring and evaluation preferred.
• Strong data collection, analysis, and report writing skills required.
• Ability to work independently, think analytically and take initiative in solving problems.
• Ability to communicate technical issues effectively.
• Familiarity with log frame analysis and M&E plan.
• Experience in conducting assessment.
• Desirable
• Protection/Women Protection and Empowerment background and Working with highly vulnerable and displaced people would be added advantage.
• Good verbal communication skills in local languages and working knowledge of English.
• Most importantly, commitment to IRC values and principles.
• A strong team player with excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to work with groups of diverse backgrounds.
• Women are strongly encouraged to apply!!!
• Language Skills: Fluency in English, local languages are an added advantage.