MAIN OBJECTIVE OF THE POSITION

• Execute the pharmacy/medical warehouse storing activities in order to keep pharmacy stock above security level and following recommended conditions (temperature, humidity, etc.) under the supervision of the Pharmacy Supervisor, and in collaboration with the logistics and supply teams.

RESPONSIBILITIES AND TASKS

• Supervising material orders and dispatching in order to ensure rational use.
• Receiving orders and deliveries, identifying potential disparities against cargo manifest or others and reporting them, and storing materials in accordance with the system in place, in order to ensure continuous availability. It includes:
• Ensuring good storage conditions of all medical items in the pharmacy in accordance with pharmaceutical standards in order to ensure continuous availability.
• Ensuring correct fill in entries on the stock cards and software.
• Carrying out or participating in regular inventories including EPREP stock.
• Following up stock levels with regards to alarms thresholds, stock out, expiry dates and drugs to expire in the following 6 months.
• Preparing orders of the different consumption units (projects), ensuring proper packaging and dispatching and reporting any anomalies or changes in consumption patterns to the Pharmacy Supervisor. Informing Pharmacy Supervisor as soon as stock reaches alert limit.
• Controlling warehouse facilities in order to ensure materials are kept in good keeping conditions, it includes:
• Monitoring temperature in the warehouse and Ensuring that products requiring cold chain are suitably stored and transports received, stored, and prepared and transported appropriately according to MSF Supply and Cold Chain protocols.
• Ensuring cleanliness of premises (stock pharmacy) and in close collaboration with the logistics/supply department, maintaining refrigerating equipment (cold chain).
• Controlling warehouse limited access to authorized personnel and ensuring doors and other exits are secured. Immediately informing the line manager of any problems arising in the course of the work, particularly with regards to damage, loss, attempted break-ins or theft in the warehouse.
• Ensuring that items to be quarantined (on-going quality alerts) or to be placed in quarantine zone (batch recalls, expired or damaged items) are removed from the stock and safely locked.
• Preparing reports and passing it to the supervisor.

Job Requirement

Education

• Diploma in Pharmacy.

Experience

• Essential previous experience of at least 2 years in similar or relevant positions.
• Desirable previous experience in MSF or other NGOs in developing countries.

Languages                     

• Essential local language, highly desirable mission working language (English).

Knowledge

• Essential computer literacy (word, excel and internet)

How to Apply

All applicants should send a CV, a cover letter, educational records, work certificates and a copy of national ID.

Application can be submitted/sent: by email: msfocb-addis-pam@brussels.msf.org

Note: Indicate on the subject box: the vacancy title and your name. Phone calls are not allowed. 

Please note that only short-listed applicants will be contacted. Incomplete applications will not be accepted. Copies of CV + supporting documents are non-returnable.

MSF Belgium promotes the EQUITY, DIVERSITY & INCLUSION. Phone calls are not allowed.

Posting date: 17/03/2022

Closing date: 23/03/2022