JOB DESCRIPTION
TITLE: Pharmacy Officer
TEAM/PROGRAMME: PDQ LOCATION: Yobe
GRADE: 4 CONTRACT LENGTH: 1 Year
CHILD SAFEGUARDING:
Level 3: the role holder will have contact with children and/or young people either frequently (e.g. once a week or more) or intensively (e.g. four days in one month or more or overnight) because they work in country programs; or are visiting country programs; or because they are responsible for implementing the police checking/vetting process staff.
ROLE PURPOSE:
In compliance with SCI’s standard practices and protocols, ensure good pharmacy distribution practices including storage; supply; distribution; and rational use of drugs, to ensure its effectiveness and operational availability in collaboration with the health and logistics team.
In the event of a major humanitarian emergency, the role holder will be expected to work outside the normal role profile and be able to vary working hours accordingly.
SCOPE OF ROLE:
Reports to: PHC Technical Coordinator
Number of direct reports: TBD
KEY DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES
General
Comply with Save the Children policies and practices with respect to child protection, code of conduct, health and safety, equal opportunities and other relevant policies and procedures.
Ensures that Save the Children supply chain procedures and policies are implemented and adhered to.
Management of Medical Storage and Supply Chain
• Manage the medical warehouse, optimizing medicine storage conditions and organization to ensure the safety and effectiveness of drugs and medical supplies.
• Responsible for ordering medical products and supplies from SCI-supported facilities in collaboration with the health and nutrition team.
• Ensure good storage practices of medical products across the SCI-supported health facilities.
• Coordinate with the health and nutrition team to ensure the rational use of medical products at SCI-supported health facilities.
• Ensures daily update of bin cards and stock cards; supplies are released with approved stock release formats and proper documentation.
• Ensures high-quality standards of health commodity management are met including Good Distribution Practices – which will include warehousing, cold chain management, stock rotation and control, pipeline management, consumption monitoring and ordering.
• Responsible for field-based consumption reporting is completed in a timely manner and advised on rational use of medicines based on this.
• Ensure accurate reporting of drug movement stocks and consumption.
• Responsible for safe disposal of expired drugs and medical supplies, working with the Regulatory Authority where applicable.
• Ensuring a safe and accurate dispensing process and patients are counselled on how to take prescribed treatment providing capacity building where required.
• Monitors medication safety across the primary health care teams and Stabilization centre.
• Oversees medication use in the field.
• Responsible for pharmacovigilance
• Register the Pharmacy Warehouse with PCN using his/her License.
• Carry out any other tasks as required in line with the technical area.
Specific management of the cold chain
• Assure the daily monitoring of the good storage conditions according to the SCI standards.
• Display the content on the Fridge door.
• Follow strictly the contingency plan in case of cold chain breakdown.
• Maintain the temperature between 2-8 OC.
• Ensure the strict respect of the packaging procedure for the transport in passive cold chain.
BEHAVIOURS (Values in Practice)
Accountability:
• Holds self-accountable for making decisions, managing resources efficiently, achieving and role modelling Save the Children values
• Holds the team and partners accountable to deliver on their responsibilities – giving them the freedom to deliver in the best way they see fit, providing the necessary development to improve performance and applying appropriate consequences when results are not achieved.
Ambition:
• Sets ambitious and challenging goals for themselves and their team, takes responsibility for their own personal development and encourages their team to do the same
• Widely shares their personal vision for Save the Children, engages and motivates others
• Future orientated, thinks strategically and on a global scale.
Collaboration:
• Builds and maintains effective relationships, with their team, colleagues, Members and external partners and supporters
• Values diversity, sees it as a source of competitive strength
• Approachable, good listener, easy to talk to.
Creativity:
• Develops and encourages new and innovative solutions
• Willing to take disciplined risks.
Integrity:
• Honest, encourages openness and transparency; demonstrates highest levels of integrity
Essential
Minimum of BSc in Pharmacy with a valid license to practice
Two years of related experience.
Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook)
Experience of medical supply chain management
Experience working with INGO.
Flexible, positive, and proactive approach to work
Written and spoken English.
Desirable
Ability to work in and maintain a positive team dynamic in insecure environments.
Demonstrate ability to work in a multi-cultural environment and establish harmonious and effective working relationships both within and outside the organization.
Additional job responsibilities
The job duties and responsibilities as set out above are not exhaustive and the post holder may be required to carry out additional duties within reasonableness of their level of skills and experience.
Equal Opportunities
The role holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with the SCI Equal Opportunities and Diversity policies and procedures.
Child Safeguarding:
We need to keep children safe, so our selection process, which includes rigorous background checks, reflects our commitment to the protection of children from abuse.
Safeguarding our Staff:
The post holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with the SCI anti-harassment policy.
Health and Safety
The role holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with SCI Health and Safety policies and procedures.
ABOUT US
The Organization
We employ approximately 25,000 people across the globe and work on the ground in over 100 countries to help children affected by crises, or those that need better healthcare, education and child protection. We also campaign and advocate at the highest levels to realise the right of children and to ensure their voices are heard. We are working towards three breakthroughs in how the world treats children by 2030:
· No child dies from preventable causes before their 5th birthday
· All children learn from a quality basic education and that,
· Violence against children is no longer tolerated
We know that great people make a great organization, and that our employees play a crucial role in helping us achieve our ambitions for children.We value our people and offer a meaningful and rewarding career, along with a collaborative and inclusive workplace where ambition, creativity, and integrity are highly valued.
Application Information:
Please apply using a cover letter and up-to-date CV as a single document. Please also include details of your current remuneration and salary expectations. A copy of the full role profile can be found at www.savethechildren.net/jobs We need to keep children safe so our selection process reflects our commitment to the protection of children from abuse.