Senior Technical Officer - Pharmacy

Qualifications and Requirements

• MBBS / MD / PHD with at least 3-5 years relevant experience managing a PSM cycle, including rational health commodities selection, forecasting /quantification, quality assurance spanning the PSM cycle, warehousing/storage, distribution, and LMIS.
  
• MPH or MS/MA in relevant degree with at least 5 to 7 years relevant experience managing a PSM cycle, including rational health commodities selection, forecasting /quantification, quality assurance spanning the PSM cycle, warehousing/storage, distribution, and LMIS. Or BS/BA/BPharm or a relevant degree with at least 7 -9 years relevant experience managing a PSM cycle, including rational health commodities selection, forecasting /quantification, quality assurance spanning the PSM cycle, warehousing/storage, distribution, and LMIS.
  
• Familiarity with Nigerian public sector health systems and NGOs and CBOs is highly desirable.
  

Qualifications and Requirements

• MBBS / MD / PHD with at least 3-5 years relevant experience managing a PSM cycle, including rational health commodities selection, forecasting /quantification, quality assurance spanning the PSM cycle, warehousing/storage, distribution, and LMIS.
  
• MPH or MS/MA in relevant degree with at least 5 to 7 years relevant experience managing a PSM cycle, including rational health commodities selection, forecasting /quantification, quality assurance spanning the PSM cycle, warehousing/storage, distribution, and LMIS. Or BS/BA/BPharm or a relevant degree with at least 7 -9 years relevant experience managing a PSM cycle, including rational health commodities selection, forecasting /quantification, quality assurance spanning the PSM cycle, warehousing/storage, distribution, and LMIS.
  
• Familiarity with Nigerian public sector health systems and NGOs and CBOs is highly desirable.
  

• Carrying out inspection duties as provided for under the Poisons and Pharmacist’s Act, the Dangerous Drug Act and the Food and Drug Decree and other operational legislations
  
• Direct outgoing or incoming health commodities distribution activities; ensure health commodities or supplies are shipped, distributed, or received in an efficient manner.
  
• Provide day-to-day guidance to TO-Pharmacy, ATO- Pharmacy on drug dispensing and prescription to in-and-outpatients whilst providing mentorship on medication advice.
  
• The STO-Pharmacist will support other project within North-East Nigeria whenever required.
  
• Develop a cost effective system for cold and dry storage for health commodities based on good storage and evidence-based principles in keeping with good quality assurance standards.
  
• Providing spontaneous advice on medicaments such as mixtures, lotions, ointments, syrups, etc.
  
• Provides technical information and advice to other health professionals on procurement and supply chain management of health commodities.
  
• Ensuring proper storage and issuance of all drugs over the duration of the project.
  
• Participating in routine quality control audits of all drugs in stock.
  
• Conduct periodic visits to facility warehouses to follow-up on all warehouse related matters such as the environment, sterilization, refrigeration etc. and generate reports to management and other stakeholders
  
• Monitor safety standards in accordance with regulations; ensure safety code and quality compliance are met daily.
  
• Advice on the disposal process of all health commodities marked for destruction (damaged or expired)
  
• Works with technical support and M&E teams to collect appropriate baseline data over the life of the project
  
• Compiles and submits periodic reports
  
• Ensures adequate infection prevention and control standards are maintained at all times.
  
• Research, develop and recommend policies and procedures to improve internal processing and record keeping systems
  
• Performs any other duties as may be assigned.