Job Description

Title: PROJECT PHARMACY MANAGER

Company Name: Medecins Sans Frontieres/ Doctors Without Borders (MSF)

Vacancy: Not specific

Job Location: Cox's Bazar (Ukhia)

Employment Status: Full-time

Educational Requirements:
∎ Master of Pharmacy (M.Pharm)
∎ Essential Pharmacy degree (or equivalent 4-5 years diploma according to the country of origin of the pharmacist)

Experience Requirements:
∎ At least 2 year(s)
∎ The applicants should have experience in the following area(s): People Management, Pharmacist

Job Responsibilities:
∎ Participating actively in the definition and update of the annual planning and budgets of the pharmacy activities in the project.
∎ Supervising the functioning and organization of the project central pharmacy and other peripheral units, setting the protocols and procedures to be followed by all staff in order to ensure the quality of the service provided to the population, including pharmaco vigilance in case of need.
∎ Defining storage, stock management and supply processes, as well as hygiene and security procedures, tools, and protocols (controlling pests and rodents) in order to ensure good storage conditions (temperatures, humidity and light exposure) and the accurate handling of the products and equipment in terms of hygiene and that all hygiene and security procedures are followed in project pharmacies (cleaning, controlling pests and rodents, etc.)
∎ Giving support in the ordering and supply process of medicines and medical devices. Monitoring correct stock management across pharmacies within project area, to guarantee a good control and up to date data of stock levels and avoid expiries, overstocks and stock outs. Reporting on drug consumptions and medical devices dispensed according to protocols, informing on unusual patterns.
∎ Ensuring, in cooperation with the project logistic manager, proper maintenance of cold chain and storage conditions (e.g. humidity, temperature, light exposure, cleanliness, pest and rodents control, etc.), and that classification and organization of medicines and medical material meet MSF protocols.
∎ Ensuring the collection of data for monitoring and surveillance of optimal quantity quality of medicine use. Supporting activities at service level for effective drug distribution and control, quality prescription (analyzing rational drug use), medicines reconciliation, antibiotic stewardship interventions such as restricted use antibiotic review, follow up of pharmaceutical care plans, patient counseling, good dispensing practices and safe medication practices.
∎ Supervising, coaching, motivating and evaluating all the pharmacy staff under his/her responsibility, in order to ensure the strict respect for working procedures and protocols. Ensuring that all pharmacy staff uses required clothes and equipment according to protocols, i.e. white coat, gloves, etc.
∎ To define, if needed, training opportunities for the medical staff.
∎ Carrying out all the reporting tasks associated to his/her field of action and responsibility, ensuring its consistency and accuracy, in order to support in the relevant decision-making and participating in monthly reports according to guidelines (SitReps, medical statistical reports, etc.)
∎ Planning and supervising, in close coordination with the HR department, the associated processes (recruitment, training/induction, evaluation, potential detection, development and communication) of the staff under his/her responsibility in order to ensure both the sizing and the amount of knowledge required.
∎ International order – Communicating regarding Backorder with Logistic and Medical HQ cell.
∎ Medical Purchase - Manage the needs for local medical purchase in accordance to MSF policy and protocol, ensuring communication with Medical, logistics and finance department regarding medical supply and pharmacy management.
∎ Collaborting with the MTL and other managers of the unit to identify and calculate the medical items needed in the project
∎ Networking with others OCs and NGOs (participate in monthly meetings, etc …)
∎ Keeping the sharing folder, of the stock level, with others OCs up to date.
∎ Random survey on the quality of dispensing the drugs send from the units to patients.
∎ Responsible for the pharmaco-vigilence in the main pharma and end user unit.

Additional Requirements:
∎ Experience
∎ Two years, of demonstrated, experience as a pharmacist required.
∎ Experience in similar managerial position
∎ Experience in MSF or other NGO’s in developing countries is desirable
∎ Language
∎ English Essential, Bangali and Rohingya language desirable
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∎ Knowledge
∎ Essential computer literacy (word, excel and internet)
∎ Competences
∎ Results and Quality Orientation
∎ Teamwork and Cooperation
∎ Behavioural Flexibility
∎ Commitment to MSF Principles
∎ Stress Management

Salary:
∎ Salary according to MSF salary grid. Two (2) annual leave days per month worked. Medical insurance for employee and direct dependents.

Application Deadline: 16 Sep 2020

Company Information:
∎ 7 Sep 2020
∎ Medecins Sans Frontieres/ Doctors Without Borders (MSF)
∎ Address : 5th Floor, Khawaja Palace, Plot N. 76, Ro-11, Banani, Dhaka-1213, Bangladesh.
∎ Business : Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) is an international medical humanitarian organization working in many countries worldwide. MSF has been working in Bangladesh since 1992. MSF was awarded the prestigious `Nobel Peace Prize` in 1999 for its pioneering humanitarian activities since 1971 in several continents.

Category: Medical/Pharma

Read Before Apply: Please send your Resume/CV (hardcopy OR softcopy), Motivation Letter, Diploma, Work Certificates and other relevant documents by 5pm on Wednesday 16th September 2020. Important NotesAll incomplete applications or those not clearly labelled will be rejected.Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for interviews/testing.Application documents are non-returnable; please do not submit original documents.No applications will be accepted after the deadline.Only Bangladesh citizens will be considered for this position.No monetary, goods or service offers, nor favoritism, will be tolerated in a recruitment process. MSF reserves the right to refuse any candidate having benefited from such acts. Any illicit solicitations can be reported to the justice system. MSF reserves the right to refuse any candidate having benefited from such acts and will stop collaboration with any workers involved in such acts.

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