Pharmacy Storekeeper

Médecins Sans Frontieres (MSF – Doctors Without Borders) is an international humanitarian aid organization that assists in more than 70 countries with populations in distress, victims of natural or manmade disasters, and victims of armed conflicts, without discrimination and irrespective of religion, creed or political affiliation. To develop this work from Tulkarm and Jenin, we are recruiting a:

Pharmacy Storekeeper

JOB PROFILE

MSF Belgium is looking for a skilled Pharmacy Storekeeper in Tulkarm and Jenin to help us execute the pharmacy/medical warehouse storing activities to keep pharmacy stock above security level and following recommended conditions (temperature, humidity, etc.) under the supervision of the Project Medical Manager and in collaboration with the logistics team.

Accountabilities

Supervising material orders and dispatching to ensure rational use.

Receiving physical orders and deliveries, identifying potential disparities against cargo manifest or others and reporting them, and storing materials by the system in force, to ensure continuous availability. It includes:

Ensuring good storage conditions of all medical items in the pharmacy in accordance with pharmaceutical standards to ensure continuous availability.

Ensuring correct fill-in entries on the stock cards and software.

Carrying out and participating in regular inventories including EPREP stock.

Following up stock levels with regards to alarm thresholds, stock out, expiry dates, and drugs to expire in the following 6 months.

Preparing orders of the different consumption units (departments, wards, others), ensuring proper packaging and dispatching, and reporting any anomalies or changes in consumption patterns to the Project Medical Referent. Informing the PMR as soon as stock reaches the alert limit.

Controlling warehouse limited access to authorized personnel and ensuring doors and other exits are secured. Immediately informing the line manager of any problems arising in the course of the work, particularly with regards to damage, loss, attempted break-ins or theft in the warehouse.

Ensuring that items to be quarantined (ongoing quality alerts) or to be placed in quarantine zone (batch recalls, expired or damaged items) are removed from the stock and safely locked.

Following up stock levels with regards to expiry dates, and drugs to expire in the following 6 months. Preparing reports and passing them to the supervisor.

Ensure materials are kept in good keeping condition, including Monitoring temperature in the warehouse and following the products requiring cold chain are suitably received, stored, prepared, and transported appropriately according to MSF Supply and Cold Chain protocols.

Supporting in receiving orders and deliveries, identifying any errors in the received cargo, and reporting them.

Stores materials in accordance with the system in force, to ensure continuous availability.

Ensure that medical orders are filled properly.

Supporting the PMR in preparing the medical orders of the consumption units and ensuring the delivery of the orders to the medical team.

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Job Requirements

Education

Essential, secondary school. Desirable, medical-related studies.

Experience

•    Essential previous experience of at least 2 years in similar or relevant positions.
•     Desirable previous experience in MSF or other NGOs in developing countries.

Languages                      

A very good command of English and Arabic is essential

Knowledge

Essential computer literacy (word, excel)

Competencies

• Results and Quality Orientation 
• Teamwork and Cooperation 
• Behavioural Flexibility 
• Commitment to MSF Principles 
• Movement flexibility, according to project needs there will be mobility between Tulkarm and Jenin.  
• Stress Management. 

Interested candidates should submit their cover letter, and CV with reference details to:

Médecins Sans Frontières

[email protected]

With the reference: Pharmacy Storekeeper.

Please note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Closing Date 11th January 2024 4:00 PM.