Pharmacy Storekeeper - Gaza Project

JOB VACANCY

Open Recruitment

Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières France

Pharmacy Storekeeper

CONTEXT:

Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is a private, non-profit international humanitarian organization dedicated to providing medical assistance to populations in crisis, without discrimination and regardless of race, religion, creed or political affiliation.

MAIN PURPOSE:

Starting date       :  As soon as possible

No of Jobs            :  1 Full Time

Working Hours     :   from Sunday to Thursday 08:00-16:30

Contract Duration:  6 months contract (with 3 months’ probation period) - possibility of renewal.

Required Travel  : No travel will be required but mobility across Gaza can be requested based on operational need.

ACCOUNTABILITIES:

• Receiving orders and deliveries, identifying potential disparities against cargo manifest or others and reporting them, and stores materials in accordance with the system in force, in order to ensure continuous availability. It includes:
• Ensuring good storage conditions of all medical items in the pharmacy in accordance with pharmaceutical standards in order to ensure continuous availability.
• Ensuring correct fill in entries on the stock cards and software.
• Carrying out or participating in regular inventories including EPREP stock.
• Following up stock levels with regards to alarms 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 Pharmacy Supervisor. Informing Pharmacy Supervisor as soon as stock reaches alert limit.
• Controlling warehouse facilities in order to ensure materials are kept in good keeping conditions, it includes:
• Monitoring temperature in the warehouse and ensuring that products requiring cold chain are suitably stored and transports received, stored, and prepared and transported appropriately according to MSF Supply and Cold Chain protocols.
• Ensuring cleanliness of premises (stock pharmacy) and in close collaboration with the logistics department, maintaining refrigerating equipment.
• 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 (on-going 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 alarms thresholds, stock out, expiry dates and drugs to expire in the following 6 months. Preparing reports and passing it to the supervisor.

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• REQUIREMENTS:

Education

•       Pharmacy background is desirable

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.

•       Essential knowledge of basic mathematics and use of measuring equipment

•       Knowledge on controlled drugs dispensing, stock management, inventories, registration and stock cards maintaining

•       Reporting skills and desirable computer literacy (word, excel)

•       Not under contract with the Palestinian Ministry of Health

Languages             

Essential local language, English skills (basic language)

Knowledge

Computer literacy (MS word, MS Excel, emails) and ability to learn on MSF stock systems (Isy stock)

Competencies

•       Results and Quality Orientation

•       Teamwork and Cooperation

•       Behavioural Flexibility

•       Commitment to MSF Principles

•       Service Orientation

•       Stress Management.

APPLICATION:

Applicants must show their willingness by submitting an updated CV, Motivation Letter both in English, Diploma and Certifications attached, deadline for the applications is 16th July 2022 to the following email address

[email protected]

stating the job title in the subject line:

“Pharmacy Storekeeper - Gaza Project’’

ONLY APPLICATIONS IN ENGLISH AND WITH THE ABOVE MAIL TITLE WILL BE CONSIDERED VALID