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Pharmacy Officer
Country Afghanistan Province Balkh,
Categories Health Care, Type Full Time
Post Date 2022-05-18 Close Date 2022-05-25
Vacancy No Jhp-UHI-187 Gender male female
No Of Jobs 1 Contract Duration indicate whether regular or Short Term):
Education Registered Pharmacist or technician Experience At least three years of experience (Pharmacist) and 5 years’ experience for technician in a similar position and proven experience in the management of drug system
Organization Opportunities for you Salary

About Company

About Jhpiego: Urban Health Initiative The funded Urban Health Initiative (UHI) Program’s goal is to improve the health outcomes of people living in urban areas, particularly focusing on the health of women and children and other vulnerable populations. Interventions aim to increase demand, access, and quality of health services. Lead by Jhpiego and implemented by a dynamic consortium of organizations, UHI is implemented in five cities in Afghanistan – Kabul, Herat, Mazar-e-Sharif, Jalalabad, and Kandahar

Job Description

Position Overview
The Pharmacy officer will work closely with city managers and pharmacy associate manager to support
medical supply chain management for the UHI project in each city, including medication, consumable and
equipment procurement, stocking, supply distribution, inventory, and rational use. in close collaboration
with the procurement department to ensure, vendor management, and wholesaler relationships,
standardization, and supply-chain related information management systems

Responsibilities
 Ensuring the timely availability of medical supplies at the city stock
 Ensuring the timely distribution of medical supply to target health facilities
 Establishing the effective system of the drug management and use that the health facility level
 Ensuring rational use of the medical supply at the health facilities and community level
 Responsible for the efficient running of the medical warehouse in the city.
 Accurate documentation and calculation of drugs in stock, drugs issued to the HFs, FHH, MLMCC,
CM, MHT and HPs
 A physical inventory of medicines every quarter to ensure adequate stocks are available in the
provincial warehouse at all times
 Analyze drug consumption patterns from the HFs, FHH, MLMCC, CM, MHT and HPs reports
developing standard drug supply systems to prevent stock ruptures, misuse, or wastage.
 Prepare monthly reports on drugs issued, consumed, and stock balances
 Make periodic visits to HFs, FHH, MLMCC, CM, MHT and HPs to supervise stock management
practices and record-keeping
 Participate in the project’s internal meetings and share challenges and lessons learned in
implementing activities
 Draft, edit and proofread related materials
 Comply with project operational, security and other guidelines and policies.
 Any other task assigned by the supervisor

Job Requirement

Qualification Required:
Registered Pharmacist or technician;
At least three years of experience (Pharmacist) and 5 years’ experience for technician in a similar position
and proven experience in the management of drug system
Abilities/Skills:
 Ability to work successfully in teams, across a diverse team in a complex environment with multiple
tasks, short deadlines, and intense pressure to perform
 Strong skills in coordination and team building
 Excellent interpersonal and communication skills including strong writing, analytical, and
communication skills in Dari, Pashtu, and English (preferable)
 Experience working with Microsoft Office software applications (Excel, Word, Outlook Explorer,
PowerPoint) is advantageous

Submission Guideline

Submission Guideline: Jhpiego offers competitive salaries and a comprehensive employee benefits package including: paid vacation, holidays, sick leave, meal allowance, transportation allowance, medical allowance, pension (13th month) salary and more. Please send your CV to Recruitment-AF@jhpiego.org. For further information about Jhpiego, please visit our website at www.jhpiego.org. Note: Please mention the job title and vacancy number of the position on your email subject line otherwise your application may not be considered . The successful candidate selected for this position will be subject to a pre-employment background investigation. Jhpiego is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer!

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