Position: Pharmacist

Job Time: Full-Time

Job Type: Contract

Place of Work: Axum, Tigray Region - Ethiopia

Posted date: 2 hours ago

Deadline: July, 06/2024 (5 days left)

The Organisation

Plan International is an independent development and humanitarian organization that advances children’s rights and equality for girls. We believe in the power and potential of every child but know this is often suppressed by poverty, violence, exclusion, and discrimination. And it is girls who are most affected.

Working with children, young people, supporters, and partners, we strive for a just world, tackling the root causes of the challenges girls and vulnerable children face. We support children’s rights from birth until adulthood and enable them to prepare for and respond to crises and adversity. We drive changes in practice and policy at local, national, and global levels using our reach, experience, and knowledge.

For over 85 years, we have rallied other determined optimists to transform the lives of all children in more than 80 countries.

We won’t stop until we are all equal.

The Opportunity:

The purpose of the Pharmacist role within the Mobile Health and Nutrition Team (MHNT) is to ensure the effective management and distribution of pharmaceuticals and medical supplies in field settings. The pharmacist will be pivotal in providing accurate and timely medication to patients, enhancing the capacity of local health facilities through training and mentoring, and maintaining rigorous inventory and documentation practices. This role supports the overall health and nutrition objectives by ensuring that essential medicines and supplies are available and used appropriately to meet the needs of crisis-affected communities. A pharmacist works closely with the Mobile health and nutrition team to ensure the health and safety of their patients. S/he locates, dispenses, packs, and labels a prescribed medication for a patient done by the MHN team before dispensing it to the patient. S/he also takes on some more administrative tasks such as processing the arrangement of the pharmaceuticals, medical supplies, and equipment, conducting weekly base inventories, and filing paperwork. S/he is also responsible for compiling progress reports, documentation, and sharing of best practices and lessons learned in medical supply management processes.

The Individual:

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS

Qualifications/ experience essential:

• BSc in Pharmacy Technician, Pharmacist, and Pharmacology fields of study.

• 3 to 5 years of practical experience in Mobile Health and Nutrition Team drug and pharmaceuticals management.

• Knowledge of policy and practice in the field of Medical Supply Management practices.

• Knowledge and understanding of WHO’s guidelines the warehouse management for the Medical Supply Management practices.

• Computer literate in word processing and Excel packages.

• An understanding of child rights and their protection and fulfillment in the development context.

Qualifications/ experience desirable:

• Relevant experience in an international NGO or similar organization is an asset.

• Full membership of professional body [if appropriate to this role]

• Has developed professional networks in the sector and in-country government

• Experience and/or strong professional links with work in this field in other countries

• Specialist expertise in either Inclusion or Social and gender norm change

Languages required:

• The English language is an official communication of the role.

• Knowledge of the local language is an advantage criterion.

Safeguarding Children and Young People (Safeguarding) and Gender Equality and Inclusion (GEI)

• Understands and puts into practice the responsibilities under Safeguarding and GEI policies and Plan International’s Code of Conduct (CoC), ensuring that concerns are reported and managed by the appropriate procedures.

• Ensures that the team members under supervision are properly inducted and understand their role in upholding Plan International’s safeguarding and GEI policies;

• Ensures that Plan International’s global policies for Safeguarding Children and Young People and Gender Equality and Inclusion are fully embedded in day-to-day work.

• Ensures that Plan Ethiopia contributes to Plan International’s global efforts to ensure safeguarding and GEI, including making sure that relevant reporting and data are submitted.

Location: Tigray Program Area, Axum.

Type of Role: Pharmacist

Reports to: Health and Nutrition Coordinator.

Grade: C1

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