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The French Section of Médecins Sans Frontières is currently recruiting:
Position: Pharmacy Supervisor
Start Date: 28 July 2021
Work Location: Katsina
End Date: 7 August 2021
Context
Médecins Sans Frontières is a private, not-for-profit international humanitarian organization dedicated to providing
medical assistance to populations in distress, without discrimination and regardless of race, religion, creed or political
affiliation.
Main Purpose
Ensuring storage, stock management and supply processes, as well as hygiene and security procedures, tools, and
protocols (controlling pests and rodents), implementing appropriate quality controls and records, in order to ensure
good storage conditions (temperatures, humidity and light exposure) and availability of drugs and medical material,
according to MSF protocols, national regulations and in cooperation with the logistics department.
Job Description
• Participating in the preparation of the International Order and Annual Budget definition.
• Coordinating the delivery, reception and recording of international and local orders, in close coordination with the
supply department. Ensure stock cards and Isystock are updated and informing line managers on their status
(new items, shortfalls, over-stocking, sleeping stocks, expiry dates), in order to permanently ensure security stock
levels and ensures efficient management of stock.
• Management and supply of medical cold chain items (thermolabile drugs and laboratory supplies) analyzing,
monitoring and communicating changes (high or low) in temperature to the Pharmacy manager.
• Control and analyze pharmacy orders in order to prevent stock shortages or to prevent drugs from expiring. Alert
the pharmacy manager on time.
• Supervising, with the HR department, the associated processes (sizing, staff shifts, recruitment, training,
performance evaluation, development and internal/external communication) of the pharmacy team in order to
ensure both the sizing and the amount of knowledge required and to improve their knowledge on stock
management.
• Record all items received and distributed on the medical stock management software (Isystock).
• Together with the Pharmacy Manager, ensure that all pharmacy staffs are aware of the Pharmacy SOPs and has
been implemented and followed properly.
• Responsible to do the Pharmacy Monthly Report and to send the updated Isystock backup weekly to the
Pharmacy Manager and to the Coordination.
• Ensures that all inventories of drugs and medical devices exist and are updated according to MSF guidelines and
protocols.
• Responsible for the storage, ensuring safety and proper record keeping for narcotics and all other controlled
substances.
• Responsible for maintaining a record of expired/damaged medical items and would assist the Pharmacy Manager
in the process of destruction of expired/damaged items
• Assist the Pharmacy Manager when necessary in engaging and following up with regulatory authorities such as
MOH, NAFDAC, and PCN.
Requirements
Education Must have a degree in Pharmacy
Valid PCN Registration and Practicing License
Experience Two years’ experience in pharmacy management, previous experience with MSF or other NGO’s
is an added advantage.
Languages English language and Knowledge of local languages is an added advantage
Knowledge • Computer skills essential (Word, Excel and Internet)
• Medical Stock management
Required
skills
• Knowledge in Pharmacy management
• Ability to work as part of a team
• Well organized with good communication skill
• Flexible and committed to assigned task
Competencies • Teamwork and Cooperation
• Flexibility
• Adherence to MSF principles
• Ability to work under pressure
• Result oriented with a sense of quality.
Contract :- 208 working hours per month and roster flexibility required
Remuneration:- According to MSF France salary grid
To Apply
Fill the online form either my following the link:
https://forms.gle/eSfvNykDwhHKCkXQ9
Deadline for the submission of applications: 7 August 2021 by 5:00pm
Please make sure to submit your application on or before this date.
Only successful applicants will be called for next steps.
No monetary transactions, neither demands of favours in kind, nor other types of favouritism will be tolerated in the MSF recruitment process.
MSF reserves the right to refuse hiring a candidate having benefitted from any such acts. All illicit demands may be pursued through the judicial
system.
MSF is an equal opportunity employer and encourages any Nigerian citizen to apply irrespective of race, gender, religion, creed, political affiliation
