IRC Pharmacy Manager, Consortium HERON Jobs in Nigeria
IRC Pharmacy Manager, Consortium HERON Jobs in Nigeria
Job Overview / Summary The Global Supply Chain Department supports the organization’s work by providing reliable and scalable application development and Operations for the IRC’s offices in the US and around the world, in the aspect of procurement, assets, inventory and management of the IRC’s GSC policies.
Under the direct supervision of team leader, technical referent to Country pharmacist and technical oversight of Supply Chain coordinator, the Pharmacy Manager based in Maiduguri and will provide support to field and requires working in close collaboration with the logistics teams, State primary health care development agency, drug management agencies, local government primary health care departments.
As the referent on management and dispensing pharmaceuticals items, the Pharmacy Manager technically manages Pharma procurement Officer and Warehouse Inventory Officer and will be responsible for managing the overall pharmaceuticals, medical equipment, supplies and laboratory reagents of consortium partners for HeRoN implementation. S/he will be responsible for the co-ordination of all the program medical supply logistics, including the implementation of activities in line with IRC policies for medical procurement, drug management, warehousing, supply and stock management.
S/He will be responsible for providing technical support for health facilities in regards to waste management, system strengthening of LMIS and communications in collaboration with the appropriate technical managers and local partners. S/He will participates in the definition of strategies for supply management, distribution and use of medical products. Ensure national regulations are followed, develops familiarity with Ministry of Health’s regulation of drugs in force in the country and shares his/her knowledge with the team. This position is the link with external actors/partners concerning pharmaceutical issues.
Major Responsibilities
Logistics:
Responsible for the set up and development of a medical supply strategy for the HeRoN program
Responsible for overseeing medical logistics for the consortium, including international and local procurement, warehousing, power supply, communications and management in co-ordination with the Country Logistics Team and in line with IRC policies and procedures and with emphasis on traceability control
Regular review of the supply chain strategy and resources needed to implement it
Responsible for stock control (ensure monthly stock reports) and managing medical stores, ensuring security and maintenance and that medical stocks are kept in proper storage conditions
Ensure efficient and appropriate logistical support is provided for all site activities including drug and equipment distributions, and construction/rehabilitation activities.
Establish and maintain a robust logs filing system.
Responsible on technical areas such as maintenance, cold chain, generators and also basic water/sanitation and rehabilitation, etc. – with support from technical managers
Attend all the supply chain related meetings
Pharmaceuticals and Supplies Management:
Monitors the availability of medical products to avoid stock-outs and financial losses generated by expired items; Collaborates with the Senior Health Manager/s to define stock security levels in IRC’s directly implemented facilities;
In close collaboration with the pharmacy Officer, warehouse inventory officer and HMIS, develops stock levels alert (based on an average monthly consumption AMC and morbidity data); gathers stock indicators, analyze them and discuss with to the team leader / Supply Chain coordinator so as to avoid stock-outs and the financial losses generated by expired items.
With the support of the country Pharmacist, Leads the consortium program quantification- ensures drug consumption data is collected at health facilities, aggregated, analyzed and used for forecasting needs of the program;
Provides input for international and local orders: draws up the first draft of orders with the team leader, reviews the parameters involved in replenishing stock, reviews the projects’ essential drug list, finalizes orders based on consumption and future needs arising from the developments in the field
Participates in defining strategies for supply, management, distribution and use of medical products in line with IRC’s recommendations and policies; under the supervision of the team leader and in collaboration with country pharmacist and Supply Chain Managers, support development/use of new pharmaceutical stock management systems
Participates in implementing the pharmaceutical supply chain standard operating procedures;
Applies Good Distribution Practices (GDPs) for pharmaceutical products at
storage level, and Good Dispensing Practices in end user units.
Manages medical stock data and indicators, analyzes and interprets performance to support the necessary programmatic decisions or course corrections in collaboration with Health and Supply Chain staff (consumption, stock levels, stock-outs, pre-stock-outs, over-stocking, donations, expired products, disposal, etc.)
Regularly visits the warehouse to conduct audits and follow up on recommendations on GDPs: the layout of the warehouse, storage, product arrangement, reception, distribution and transport.
Supervise the store release, distribution, and transfer of all stock to the required field site locations;
Works in close collaboration with the supply chain leads at the State Primary Health Care Development Agency of Borno and Yobe for needs assessment.
Technical Support and Capacity Building:
Carries out regular follow up/team meetings with Pharma officers and any other Pharma team in the field sites in the consortium to maintain regular work plans in line with project objectives and identified capacity building needs
Mentor field-based staff (e.g. pharmacists, medical store officers, health officers) on the proper management of medical stock through remote trainings, in-person trainings and on-job coaching;
Assists training of the new and current staff on the IRC Pharma SOP’s and GDPs
Emergency Response:
Supports the local partners to maintain an effective supply chain management system, according to IRC logistics procedures.
Ensures accurate and complete documentation is prepared for all consignments health facilities and partners
Monitor projects stock levels and advise on appropriate stocking and replenishment to meet project demands.
Other:
Assess the continuing training needs of IRC staff, and local partner staff, and ensure training needs are appropriately met and within budget. Training up the national medical logistics officer will be a key component of this role.
Other relevant duties as assigned as requested by Supervisor.
Qualifications
Bachelor in Pharmacy and at least 4 - 5 years working experience in of relevant setting (hospital setting, chemist shops, community pharmacies).
Previous working experience in humanitarian programming
Familiarity with international, national and local pharmaceutical procurement laws, policies and guidelines
Previous working experience in primary health care sectors in Northeastern Nigeria is an added advantage.
Managerial, training and supervisory experience
Strength / skills:
Able to work in a high-pressure situation, solve problems and resolve conflicts.
Able to independently organize work, prioritize tasks and manage time.
Ability to manage supply and organize stock
Proficiency in the official language of the country of destination
Knowledge of European Procurement Centers highly recommended
Experience with quality assurance and procurement is an asset
Proven knowledge and experience of pharmaceutical markets in developing countries and WHO standards
Ability to work and report independently and under pressure
Able to represent SC and capacity to negotiate positively and diplomatically with MoH and LGA PHC officials and SC national and expatriate staff
Good organization and management skills
Professionalism, transparency and flexibility a must
Ability to work in a team
Good analytical and problem-solving skills with attention to detail
Skilled in coaching, training and supervising pharmaceutical/drug dispensing staff
Knowledge of Pharmacy tools is a plus
How to Apply
For more information and job application details, see; IRC Pharmacy Manager, Consortium HERON Jobs in Nigeria
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