Pharmacy Assistant at Save the Children Nigeria

Save the Children is the leading independent organization for children in need, with programs in over 120 countries. We save children’s lives. We fight for their rights. We help them fulfil their potential. Save the Children is working in Nigeria because one in five children in Nigeria dies before their fifth birthday. About 40% of children miss out on school and have to work to survive while nearly 2 million children have lost one or both parents to an AIDS-related disease.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Pharmacy Assistant

Job Identification: 10236
Location: Yobe
Employment Type: Contract
Duration: 10 Months
Reports to: Pharmacy Specialist

Job Summary

• 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.
• In compliance with SCI's standard practices and protocols, ensure good pharmacy distribution practices including storage; supply; distribution; 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.

Responsibilities
Warehouse Management:

• Support in managing the medical warehouse, optimizing storage conditions and organization to ensure the safety and effectiveness of drugs and medical supplies.
• Ensure proper storage practices of medical products across SCI-supported health facilities.
• Perform routine physical inventory counts and reconcile them with records.
• Ensure daily updates of bin cards and stock cards; release supplies with approved stock release formats and proper documentation.
• Responsible for the safe disposal of expired drugs and medical supplies, working with regulatory authorities where applicable.
• Register the pharmacy warehouse with the PCN using the applicable license.

Consumption Monitoring:

• Handle the ordering of medical products and supplies from SCI-supported facilities in collaboration with the health and nutrition team.
• Coordinate with the health and nutrition team to ensure rational use of medical products at SCI-supported health facilities.
• Responsible for field-based consumption reporting, ensuring timely completion and advising on rational use of medicines based on these reports.
• Ensure accurate reporting of drug stock movement and consumption.
• Oversee medication use in the field.

Cold Chain Management:

• Maintain the temperature between 2-8°C for cold chain products.
• Ensure strict adherence to contingency plans in case of cold chain breakdowns.
• Ensure proper packaging procedures for transport within passive cold chain systems.
• Display the content list on the fridge door for easy reference.

Capacity Building:

• Provide on-the-job training to drug dispensers, ensuring safe and accurate dispensing processes and effective patient counseling on prescribed treatments.

Compliance and Quality Control:

• Ensure high-quality standards of health commodity management are met, including Good Distribution Practices covering warehousing, cold chain management, stock rotation, control, pipeline management, consumption monitoring, and ordering.
• Monitor medication safety across primary health care teams and stabilization centers.
• Responsible for pharmacovigilance in the field.

Behaviours (Values in Practice):
Accountability:

• Holds self-accountable for decisions, efficient resource management, and role modeling Save the Children values.
• Holds team and partners accountable for their responsibilities, allowing them freedom in delivery, providing necessary development, and applying appropriate consequences when results are not achieved.

Ambition:

• Sets ambitious goals for self and team, takes responsibility for personal development, and encourages team growth.
• Widely shares personal vision for Save the Children, engaging and motivating others; thinks strategically and on a global scale.

Collaboration:

• Builds and maintains effective relationships with team members, colleagues, external partners, and supporters.
• Values diversity, seeing it as a source of competitive strength; approachable, a good listener, and easy to talk to.

Creativity:

• Develops and encourages innovative solutions and is willing to take disciplined risks.

Integrity:

• Honest, promotes openness and transparency, and demonstrates high levels of integrity.

Requirements
Essential:

• BSc in Pharmacy with a valid license to practice.
• 2 years of experience working in pharmaceutical supply chain management, preferably with an INGO.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook).
• Experience in medical supply chain management.
• Flexible, positive, and proactive work approach.
• Written and spoken English proficiency.

Desirable:

• Ability to work and maintain a positive team dynamic in insecure environments.
• Demonstrated ability to work in a multicultural environment and establish harmonious and effective working relationships both within and outside the organization.

Application Closing Date
6th November, 2024.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online