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Job Description

Job Purpose

The pharmacy officer will be responsible and accountable for the management of health projects pharmaceutical supply chain management particularly MRF, including quantifications and rationalization. He/she should apply up-to-date knowledge and skills in caring for each project. 

He/she should have the qualification and experience in general and pharmaceutical and health commodities management, quantification, report writing and training, and knowledge of supervision, monitoring, and evaluation.

Main Duties & Responsibilities

1. Assure a regular supply of all medicine, medical supplies/PPE, and medical equipment to the health facilities level and evaluate the pharmacy department activities in accordance with the organization, Donors, and other stake holder’s policies and regulations.
2. Ensure the quality of medicines, medical supplies/PPE, and medical equipment (during procurement or stocking) in the Kabul office, provincial office, as well as, in the Health Facilities.
3. Estimate the number of Medicines, medical supplies/PPE, and medical equipment needed for the implementation of the MRF project in each health facility; the estimate is to be based on data reflecting actual consumption in accordance with the HMIS reports.
4. Report all pharmaceuticals-related activities to the National Pharmacy Manager on a regular basis.
5. Review and comment on HF’s medicines and medical supplies requests and distribution list prior to finalizing them and maintain a standard and accepted Medicine consumption report system in IMC-managed/supported HFs.
6. Collect the pharmacy Related reports on a regular basis, analyze them, and give feedback to pharmacy staff of the project HFs.
7. Assist the provincial project team in Designing, Planning, and arranging the pharmacy-related training.
8. Assist the provincial Project team in the recruitment of Pharmacists in the Health facilities if needed.
9. She/he works as a member of the pharmaceutical management unit in Nangarhar office, with frequent travel to the field office for supportive supervision.
10. Assist the provincial Project team to establish and maintain a good recording and maintenance system in the provincial pharmacy stock, as well as, in the health facilities stocks.
11. Supervision, monitored, did on-the-job training, and feedback on pharmaceutical activities on a regular basis.
12. Receive, analyze, and approve all pharmaceutical requests according to the (BPHS, national medicines policy, and license medicine list) considering donor rules and regulations as well.
13. Quantification of medicine for projects and full understanding of international procurement of medicines particularly for MRF grants.
14. Preparation of emergency kit according to the project’s rational request.
15. Participate in coordination meetings related to pharmaceutical management and represent IMC.
16. Be familiar with the quantification of medical commodities using Rationalization for the MRF project.

The duties and responsibilities listed in this document are representative of the nature and level of work assigned and are not necessarily inclusive in size. You may be assigned by your line supervisor to other activities if needed.

Organizational Responsibilities

Policy Adherence

• Adhere to the Code of Conduct, maintain humanitarian principles, and respect international humanitarian law.

Prevention of Sexual Exploitation and Abuse:

• Actively promote PSEA (Prevention of Sexual Exploitation and Abuse) standards within International Medical Corps and amongst beneficiaries served by International Medical Corps.

Compliance & Ethics:

• Promotes and encourages a culture of compliance and ethics throughout the International Medical Corps. As applicable to the position, maintains a clear understanding of International Medical Corps and donor compliance and ethics standards and adheres to those standards.  Conducts work with the highest level of integrity

Safeguarding

• It is all staff’s shared responsibility and obligation to safeguard and protect populations with whom we work, including adults who may be particularly vulnerable and children. This includes safeguarding from the following conduct by our staff or partners: sexual exploitation and abuse; exploitation, neglect, or abuse of children and adults at risk; and any form of trafficking in persons. 

Skills Required

• Management
• Fluency in English, Pashto/Dari

Submission Guideline:

International Medical Corps never asks job applicants for a fee, payment, or other monetary transaction. If you are asked for money in connection with this recruitment, please report to the International Medical Corps at the website provided at the end of this document. 

Please note that:

• IMC commits to a fair and transparent recruitment procedure.
• IMC will conduct its recruitment on the base of need only.
• Only HR department will contact you during the recruitment process.
• IMC may keep data of your application for its pool of candidates and might propose you other positions than the one you applied for based on your qualifications.
• Only short-listed candidates whose application responds to the criteria will be contacted & local applicants from the same province are encouraged to apply and will be given priority.

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Due to Urgency, the candidates are encouraged to apply at the earliest.

Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis.

Equal Opportunities:

International Medical Corps is proud to provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national or ethnic origin, age, disability, or status as a veteran

Misconduct Disclosure Scheme

All offers of employment at International Medical Corps are subject to satisfactory references and background checks. International Medical Corps participates in the Inter-Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme from the Steering Committee for Humanitarian Response (SCHR). In accordance with this, we will request information from an applicant’s previous employers about any findings of sexual exploitation, sexual abuse and/or sexual harassment during employment, or incidents under investigation when the applicant left employment. By submitting an application, the job applicant confirms his/her understanding of these recruitment procedures.

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