CHILD SAFEGUARDING:

Level 3:  the post holder will have contact with children and/or young people either frequently (e.g. once a week or more) or intensively (e.g. four days in one month or more or overnight) because they work country programs; or are visiting country programs; or because they are responsible for implementing the police checking/vetting process staff.

ROLE PURPOSE:

Under general supervision of SHC, responsible for organization, maintenance, and management of clinic pharmacy and drug distribution to the clinic clients.  Fills drug orders, requisitions, and way bills dispenses medicines, advise the health team regarding the nature and use of drugs, and train and/or supervise pharmacy staff at various sites. Prepare and maintain all necessary records on drugs purchased, received dispatched and inventory.

KEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY:

• Responsible for pharmaceuticals and medical equipment and consumables planning and management as part of the supply chain process. This includes contributing to proposals, BoQ, PRs, Biddings and technical review, quality check, rejection report if needed, and medicine distribution plan.
• Oversees the acquisition (prepares drug orders) and disbursement of drugs and medical supplies to  clinics and field sites, under direction of Health & Nutrition Advisor, ensuring maintenance of cold chain as necessary and monitoring drug consumption,
• Liaises with Logistics Procurement department regarding drugs and medical supplies orders, buffer stocks and distribution to the Health Facilities/ clinics in a timely manner.
• Advise medical practitioners on drug indications/contraindications, dosage, drug interactions, and side effects; provides other drug and pharmaceutical information as appropriate.
• Provides guidance and training to Dispensers at various clinic sites during course of work, monitoring performance; working closely with the other members of the Health Team
• Maintains methods and manner of storage and recordkeeping systems to provide for safekeeping of pharmaceuticals in line with drug management and logistics guidelines (Keep both paper and computer records)
• Follows established departmental policies, procedures, and objectives, continuous quality improvement objectives, and safety, environmental standards
• Keep records of serious untoward incidents e.g. drug errors, poor quality, and expired drugs as requested by Health & Nutrition Advisor.
• Performs miscellaneous job-related duties as assigned, by the Health & Nutrition Advisor or Logistics Team as long as these do not interfere with routine work tasks.
• Prepare and submit reports to all concerned within due time.

BEHAVIOURS (Values in Practice)

Accountability:

• Holds self-accountable for making decisions, managing resources efficiently, achieving and role modelling Save the Children values.
• Holds the team and partners accountable to deliver on their responsibilities - giving them the freedom to deliver in the best way they see fit, providing the necessary development to improve performance and applying appropriate consequences when results are not achieved.

Ambition:

• Sets ambitious and challenging goals for themselves and their team, takes responsibility for their own personal development and encourages their team to do the same.
• Widely shares their personal vision for Save the Children, engages and motivates others.
• Future orientated, thinks strategically and on a global scale.

Collaboration:

• Builds and maintains effective relationships, with their team, colleagues, Members and external partners and supporters.
• Values diversity, sees it as a source of competitive strength.
• Approachable, good listener, easy to talk to.

Creativity:

• Develops and encourages new and innovative solutions.
• Willing to take disciplined risks.

Integrity:

• Honest, encourages openness and transparency; demonstrates highest levels of integrity.

QUALIFICATIONS 

• Bachelor’s degree in Pharmacy OR Doctor of Pharmacy

EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS

• Bachelor's degree in Pharmacy with a minimum of 5 years’ experience.
• Or Doctor of Pharmacy with a minimum of 4 year experience.
• Must have working experience in humanitarian emergencies.
• Working experience of supply chain.
• Fluency English and local languages will be an advantage.
• Experience in dispensing and vaccination will be an advantage.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
• Ability to work as part of a team and demonstrate flexibility, motivation, and maturity
• Willingness to travel extensively in the different areas, as needed.

Additional job responsibilities

The duties and responsibilities as set out above are not exhaustive and the role holder may be required to carry out additional duties within reasonableness of their level of skills and experience.

Equal Opportunities

The role holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with the SCI Equal Opportunities and Diversity policies and procedures.

Child Safeguarding:

We need to keep children safe so our selection process, which includes rigorous background checks, reflects our commitment to the protection of children from abuse.

Safeguarding our Staff:

The post holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with the SCI anti-harassment policy.

Health and Safety

The role holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with SCI Health and Safety policies and procedures.