Medecins Sans Frontieres Switzerland
Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is an international, independent, medical humanitarian organisation.
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Ensuring general functioning of the pharmacy and supervising pharmacy supply chain processes in accordance with MSF standards, protocols and procedures, in order to ensure its efficiency and operating availability.
- Ensuring storage, stock management and supply processes, as well as hygiene and security procedures, tools, and protocols (controlling pests and rodents), implementing appropriate quality controls and records, in order to ensure good storage conditions (temperatures, humidity and light exposure) and availability of drugs and medical material, according to MSF protocols, national regulations and in cooperation with the logistics department.
- Coordinating the delivery, reception and recording of international and local orders, in close coordination with the logistics department, updating stock files and informing line managers on their status (shortfalls, over-stocking, expiry dates), in order to permanently ensure security stock levels and ensure efficient management of stock.
- Supervising orders of medical and drug material in order to ensure an efficient and appropriate consumption pattern under budget constraints.
- Supervising the supply of drugs to patients, according to medical prescriptions, informing them on consumption patterns and keeping conditions in order to ensure their therapeutic progression
- Ensuring efficient supply to other pharmacies managed/supported by MSF according to orders and stocks, and using cold chain when needed. Monitoring and analysing orders of depending pharmacies in order to avoid ruptures of stock or having expired drugs.
- Supervising, with the HR department, the associated processes (sizing, staff shifts, recruitment, training, performance evaluation, development and internal/external communication) of the pharmaceutical team and the nursing staff, in order to ensure both the sizing and the amount of knowledge required and to improve their dispensing capabilities.
- Recording all items received and issued in computer (Isystock) and reporting on drug consumptions and medical equipment dispensed according to protocols, informing on unusual patterns as well as forecasting future needs, in order to rationalise the budget and to ensure availability.
- Assisting in training of nursing staff regarding dispensing of drugs and their side effects
- Project Pharmacy Supervisor – Nekemte Sub-base (East Wellega)
- Ensure continuous availability of essential medicines and medical kits for mobile clinics and outreach activities Adapt supply chain to remote and insecure access, ensuring timely pre-positioning and replenishment of drugs.
- Monitor and analyze consumption trends for priority diseases (malaria, malnutrition, pneumonia, diarrhoea, measles) and adjust forecasts accordingly .
- Ensure proper decentralized stock management for mobile teams, including kit preparation, tracking, and reporting maintain cold chain integrity for vaccines and temperature-sensitive items in mobile clinic settings.
- Strengthen data quality on stock and consumption, ensuring alignment with medical activity and surveillance data.
- Support emergency preparedness (E-prep) by maintaining buffer stocks and emergency kits for outbreaks and mass casualty incidents.
- Ensure rational drug use and antimicrobial stewardship, especially for antimalarials and other antibiotics at PHC level.
- Supervise and support pharmacy staff and dispensers in mobile/outreach contexts, including training on stock management and reporting.
- Ensure compliance with storage standards and IPC measures in temporary/mobile structures .
- Coordinate with medical, logistics, and HP teams to align supply with mobile clinic plans and population needs.
- Carrying out all the reporting tasks associated to his/her field of action and responsibility, ensuring its consistency and accuracy, in order to support in the relevant decision-making and participating in the mobile clinic medical activity monthly reports according to guidelines (SitReps, medical statistical reports, etc.
- No. of positions: 01
- Place of work: MSF- Switzerland Office, Nekemte
- Position holder report to(direct supervisor): Project Phamarcy Manager
- Length of contract: till 30 June 2027
- Remuneration and Benefits:
- Starting Base salary (N+0) –USD 1009, payable in Ethiopian Birr (ETB).
- Medical cover: as per the organization’s policy
About You
Education
Essential, degree of pharmacy management or nursing pharmacy -related studies.
Experience
At least one year of professional experience as a pharmacist.
Languages
English language (written and speaking) is mandatory and Afan Oromo highly desirable
Knowledge
Essential computer literacy (word, excel and internet)
Competencies
• Results and Quality Orientation L2
• Teamwork and Cooperation L2
• Behavioural Flexibility L2
• Commitment to MSF Principles L2
• Stress Management L3
Requirement Skill
Pharmacy Management
How To Apply
Interested applicants can submit their CV and application letter including photocopies of all supporting documents via this link: https://forms.cloud.microsoft/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=r9GdTc6Dm06wkLBUPMwrMYm3Xd0v4CBGrmH7Z1UpPHFUNFlEQ1lVRFZFVU5GOEhTTTVEVTBIV0NQSy4u
please be informed that we do not accept applications in other forms.
Please Note that we only contact short-listed candidates and only short-listed candidates with the required documents are allowed to attend further assessment.
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Use of false documents to gain employment with MSF will lead to automatic cancelation from the recruitment process and if found after employment it will lead to termination.
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