KEY DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

Management of Medical Storage and Supply Chain

• Ensures that Save the Children supply chain procedures and policies are implemented and adhered to\Set up and manage the medical warehouse, optimising medicine storage conditions and organization to ensure safety and effectiveness of drugs and medical supplies\Responsible to handle the prepositioned medical drugs and supplies properly
• Ensures daily update bin cards and stock cards; supplies are released with approved stock release formats and proper documentation
•  Ensures accurate quantification and procurement planning including sourcing for health commodities following Save the Children Policies
• Ensures field-based consumption reporting are completed in a timely manner and advise on rational use of medicines based on this.
• Ensures high quality standards of health commodity management are met including Good Distribution Practices - which will include warehousing, cold chain management, stock rotation and control, pipeline management, consumption monitoring and ordering.
• Ensures safe disposal of expired drug and medical supplies, working with the regional health bureau where applicable
• Ensure accurate reporting of drug movement stocks and consumption
• Ensures compliance with transport activity for medical items with national and international legislations and customs.
• Supervises MHNT to ensuring safe and accurate dispensing process and patients are counselled on how to take prescribed treatment providing capacity building where required
• Monitors medication safety across the primary health care teams, SWAN partners on reporting medical incidents
• Oversees medication use in the field
• Carry out any other tasks as required in line with the technical area.

Job Requirements

Qualifications and experience

Essential

• Diploma/ BSc in Pharmacy with COC certificate plus three years related experience
• Experience monitoring rational use of medicines.
•  Good knowledge of general logistics and willingness to multitask.
• Strong communicator and team member.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook)
• Ability to work in and maintain a positive team dynamic in insecure environments.
• Demonstrated ability to work in a multi-cultural environment and establish harmonious and effective working relationships both within and outside the organization.
• Experience of supply chain management
• Flexible, positive and proactive approach to work
• Willing to travel and work from other locations as required.

Desirable

• Written and spoken English
• Previous experience working for an International NGO

KNOWLEDGE SKILLS AND ABILITY

• The position holder must have excellent interpersonal skills, flexibility and Relations to his team members.
• The position holder must have an ability that he/she can manage when it comes to reach hard decisions to across the barrier.
• The position holder should have a good interrelation ship with others and must now local language (Afar) 

How to Apply

Application Information:

Please attach a copy of your CV and cover letter with your application, and include details of your current remuneration and salary expectations. A copy of the full role profile can be found at link