Pharmacy Officer

Job Description

Title: Pharmacy Officer

Company Name: International Rescue Committee (IRC)

Vacancy: --

Location: Cox's Bazar (Ukhia)

Experience:
∎ At least 2 years

Published: 15 Aug 2024

Education:
∎ Bachelor of Pharmacy (B.Pharm)

Requirements:

Additional Requirements:
∎ Pharmacist professional preferably having at least 2 years of demonstrated experience in pharmacy management, medical warehouse management, supervision, and monitoring of pharma activities.
∎ Experience working with an international organization managing reproductive health programs or hospital pharmacy is preferable.
∎ Women candidates are encouraged to apply.
∎ Strong monitoring and supervision capacities to identify critical bottlenecks in pharma supply activities.
∎ Must be proficient in MS Excel and Office.
∎ Experience using ERP systems to manage pharmaceuticals would add additional value.
∎ Ability and flexibility to understand the cultural and political environment
∎ Excellent communication skills
∎ Must be a teammate with excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to work under pressure in a stressful environment, displaying patience, kindness, and tact
∎ Ability to be creative, flexible, adaptive, and willing to work in challenging situations
∎ Ability to live in challenging conditions and ability to work under difficult, high-pressure situations
∎ Good written and spoken English language skills including report writing. People who have knowledge of Chittagonian language will get a preference.
∎ 4 years’ Bachelor of Pharmacy (B. Pharm) is a mandatory requirement.
∎ Master of Pharmacy (M. Pharm) is preferable.
∎ Registered A-grade pharmacist from the Pharmacy Council of Bangladesh.
∎ Experience and Competencies: Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
∎ Pharmacist professional preferably having at least 2 years of demonstrated experience in pharmacy management, medical warehouse management, supervision, and monitoring of pharma activities.
∎ Experience working with an international organization managing reproductive health programs or hospital pharmacy is preferable.
∎ Women candidates are encouraged to apply.
∎ Strong monitoring and supervision capacities to identify critical bottlenecks in pharma supply activities.
∎ Must be proficient in MS Excel and Office.
∎ Experience using ERP systems to manage pharmaceuticals would add additional value.
∎ Ability and flexibility to understand the cultural and political environment
∎ Excellent communication skills
∎ Must be a teammate with excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to work under pressure in a stressful environment, displaying patience, kindness, and tact
∎ Ability to be creative, flexible, adaptive, and willing to work in challenging situations
∎ Ability to live in challenging conditions and ability to work under difficult, high-pressure situations
∎ Language Preference
∎ Good written and spoken English language skills including report writing. People who have knowledge of Chittagonian language will get a preference.
∎ Specific Educational Qualification
∎ 4 years’ Bachelor of Pharmacy (B. Pharm) is a mandatory requirement.
∎ Master of Pharmacy (M. Pharm) is preferable.
∎ Professional Degree/ Certification
∎ Registered A-grade pharmacist from the Pharmacy Council of Bangladesh.
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Responsibilities & Context:
∎ Collect, aggregate, and compile consumption reports from the reproductive health centers. Ensure appropriate demand forecasts are placed quarterly to the supervisor.
∎ Draw up the first draft of orders with the supervisor and other partners aligning with the organizational and donor parameters such as consumption report analysis and stock analysis at both the central warehouse and facility level.
∎ Monitor the maximum and minimum inventory and stock availability at the reproductive health centers and flag potential understock, and overstock to the supervisor and senior health managers.
∎ Monitor the expiry date of the reproductive health commodities and take proactive action to minimize the risk of expiry which may lead to financial loss for the organization and donor.
∎ Participates in implementing pharmaceutical supply chain standard operating procedures at reproductive health centers.
∎ Conduct routine field visits to the reproductive health centers and perform a systemic check of the personnel, process, and infrastructure of the centers for reproductive health commodity suitability. Provide documented critical observations and recommendations for further scope of improvement.
∎ Perform systematic checks of all documents to ensure the appropriate traceability of the product including but not limited to verifying the transition of commodities from the central warehouse to the facility and the facility to the clients.
∎ Systemic check of prescription to ensure that all treatments are aligned with the rational use of drug principle.
∎ Proactively increase any observation that may hinder the quality and integrity of reproductive health commodities.
∎ Oversee the overall distribution and storage activities of reproductive health commodities and ensure that all distribution and storage activities are aligned with the GDP principles.
∎ Ensure stock rotation according to FEFO (First Expiry First Out)
∎ Support conducting monthly and annual physical stock counts.
∎ Ensure appropriate reporting and disposal of expiry and damaged products according to IRC pharma SOP and that a disposal file is maintained.
∎ Organize the quarantine, return, or exchange of rejected commodities with the supply chain.
∎ Develop and maintain effective working relationships with local communities, local government agencies, and other implementing partners
∎ Provide support supervision to the midwives and dispensers at the field site to ensure proper use, management, and reporting of reproductive health commodities.
∎ Provide continuous pharma training for the reproductive health team on reproductive health commodity security, Rational use of SRH commodities, and pharma SOPs.
∎ Make clear and proactive communication with all relevant partners to identify the bottlenecks of the reproductive health supply system and ensure those are being increased to the supervisor and senior health manager.
∎ Make time-sensitive communication and reporting to the donor.
∎ Develop IEC materials and success stories of pharma activities.
∎ Purpose of the Role
∎ Under the direct supervision of the Pharmacist and overall guidance from the senior health managers, the position will be responsible for monitoring and supervision of reproductive health commodities throughout the reproductive health program. She will participate in the definition of strategies for reproductive health commodity security, demand forecast, donation processing, distribution, and use of reproductive health commodities in the programs in line with the health department’s recommendations and operating procedures whilst ensuring donor and national regulations are followed.
∎ Highlights of Key Responsibilities
∎ Reproductive health commodity management:
∎ Collect, aggregate, and compile consumption reports from the reproductive health centers. Ensure appropriate demand forecasts are placed quarterly to the supervisor.
∎ Draw up the first draft of orders with the supervisor and other partners aligning with the organizational and donor parameters such as consumption report analysis and stock analysis at both the central warehouse and facility level.
∎ Monitor the maximum and minimum inventory and stock availability at the reproductive health centers and flag potential understock, and overstock to the supervisor and senior health managers.
∎ Monitor the expiry date of the reproductive health commodities and take proactive action to minimize the risk of expiry which may lead to financial loss for the organization and donor.
∎ Participates in implementing pharmaceutical supply chain standard operating procedures at reproductive health centers.
∎ Facility supervision and monitoring:
∎ Conduct routine field visits to the reproductive health centers and perform a systemic check of the personnel, process, and infrastructure of the centers for reproductive health commodity suitability. Provide documented critical observations and recommendations for further scope of improvement.
∎ Perform systematic checks of all documents to ensure the appropriate traceability of the product including but not limited to verifying the transition of commodities from the central warehouse to the facility and the facility to the clients.
∎ Systemic check of prescription to ensure that all treatments are aligned with the rational use of drug principle.
∎ Proactively increase any observation that may hinder the quality and integrity of reproductive health commodities.
∎ Distribution and storage:
∎ Oversee the overall distribution and storage activities of reproductive health commodities and ensure that all distribution and storage activities are aligned with the GDP principles.
∎ Ensure stock rotation according to FEFO (First Expiry First Out)
∎ Support conducting monthly and annual physical stock counts.
∎ Disposal and returns:
∎ Ensure appropriate reporting and disposal of expiry and damaged products according to IRC pharma SOP and that a disposal file is maintained.
∎ Organize the quarantine, return, or exchange of rejected commodities with the supply chain.
∎ Develop and maintain effective working relationships with local communities, local government agencies, and other implementing partners
∎ Technical support and capacity building:
∎ Provide support supervision to the midwives and dispensers at the field site to ensure proper use, management, and reporting of reproductive health commodities.
∎ Provide continuous pharma training for the reproductive health team on reproductive health commodity security, Rational use of SRH commodities, and pharma SOPs.
∎ Communication and advocacy:
∎ Make clear and proactive communication with all relevant partners to identify the bottlenecks of the reproductive health supply system and ensure those are being increased to the supervisor and senior health manager.
∎ Make time-sensitive communication and reporting to the donor.
∎ Develop IEC materials and success stories of pharma activities.

Compensation & Other Benefits:
∎ Mobile bill, Medical allowance, Weekly 2 holidays, Insurance, Gratuity
∎ Two retention benefits in a year equivalent to two basic salaries
∎ Two retention benefits in a year equivalent to two basic salaries

Workplace:
∎ Work at office

Employment Status: Contractual

Job Location: Cox's Bazar (Ukhia)

Read Before Apply:

Standard of Professional Conduct:

The IRC and the IRC workers must adhere to the values and principles outlined in the IRC Way - our Code of Conduct. These are Integrity, Service, Accountability, and Equality.

Commitment to Gender, Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion:

The IRC is committed to creating a diverse, inclusive, respectful, and safe work environment where all persons are treated fairly, with dignity and respect. The IRC expressly prohibits and will not tolerate discrimination, harassment, retaliation, or bullying of the IRC persons in any work setting. We aim to increase the representation of women, people that are from country and communities we serve, and people who identify as races and ethnicities that are under-represented in global power structures.

Company Information:
∎ International Rescue Committee (IRC)
∎ 3rd floor, Sayemon Heritage Residence, Baharchora, Cox’s Bazar
∎ The International Rescue Committee (IRC) responds to the world’s worst humanitarian crises and helps people whose lives and livelihoods are shattered by conflict and disaster to survive, recover and gain control of their future. In more than 40 countries and in 26 U.S. cities, our dedicated teams provide clean water, shelter, health care, education, protection and empowerment support to refugees and displaced people. The International Rescue Committee (IRC) Founded in 1933. David Miliband, President and CEO of the International Rescue Committee, is a former Foreign Secretary of the United Kingdom.

Address::
∎ 3rd floor, Sayemon Heritage Residence, Baharchora, Cox’s Bazar
∎ The International Rescue Committee (IRC) responds to the world’s worst humanitarian crises and helps people whose lives and livelihoods are shattered by conflict and disaster to survive, recover and gain control of their future. In more than 40 countries and in 26 U.S. cities, our dedicated teams provide clean water, shelter, health care, education, protection and empowerment support to refugees and displaced people. The International Rescue Committee (IRC) Founded in 1933. David Miliband, President and CEO of the International Rescue Committee, is a former Foreign Secretary of the United Kingdom.

Application Deadline: 21 Aug 2024

Category: Medical/Pharma