Save the Children Pharmacy Assistant Job Vacancy in Rwanda

POSITION
ANNOUNCEMENT

Rwanda
Country Programme, Kigali Rwanda

BACKGROUND:

Save the Children is
the world’s leading independent organisation for children. We work in 120
countries. We work together, with partners, to inspire breakthroughs in the way
the world treats children and to achieve immediate and lasting change in their
lives. Save the Children works in thirteen districts in Rwanda with a current
staff complement of approximately 94 staff. SC is implementing an emergency
response programme to support the Burundi refugees in Mahama Refugee Camp.

SC Rwanda Country
Office seeks to hire qualified, committed and experienced nationals to
fill the following position: 

PHARMACY
ASSISTANT

Tentative
start date: 
                   January
2016

PURPOSE OF
POSITION:

The role of the
pharmacy Assistant is to support the Pharmacist Officer in ensuring that the
aspects of the health programme, in terms of drugs and consumables and
supplies, are implemented to a high quality and in line with organisational and
international standards.

KEY AREAS OF
ACCOUNTABILITY

• Participates
  in the definition of strategies for supply, management, distribution and
  use of medical products in the supported Health Facility, in line with
  UNHCR and SCI storage / distribution standards.
• Ensure
  timely and appropriate provision of  high quality and adequate
  pharmacy supplies  to the Health Centre in Mahama Refugee Camp and
  Save the Children supported health facilities through:
• Assessment
  of pharmacy needs including storage and security in health facilities
• Completion 
  of drug consumption tools to be rolled out across facilities
• Institutionalize
  the established consumption based monitoring systems in the supported
  facility 
• Analysis
  of morbidity data Vs. drug consumption data to asses rational prescription
  levels of the consulting staff
• Liaising
  with health team regarding the distribution and management of drugs
• Working
  closely with logistics team to ensure pharmaceutical are appropriately
  stored as per the manufacturers recommended room temperature
• Assist
  in the establishment of a well-functioning pharmacy warehouse including:
• Assist
  in  ensuring the medical warehouse is well stocked and well organised
• Assist
  in ensuring ordering is undertaken in an systematic and timely manner
• Jointly
  with the Pharmacist officer ensures respect for Good Distribution
  Practices for Pharmaceutical Products (GDPs) at coordination/project stock
  level, whether centralised or decentralised
• Ensures
  respect for Good Distribution Practices for Pharmaceutical Products and
  good dispensing practices in end user units
• Ensure
  relevant information is shared in a timely manner through regular meetings
  with all stakeholders
• Other
  duties as assigned by line manager
• Comply
  with Save the Children policies and practice with respect to child
  protection, code of conduct health and safety, equal opportunities and
  other relevant policies and procedures.

SKILLS AND
BEHAVIOURS (our Values in Practice)

Accountability:

• Holds
  self-accountable for making decisions, managing resources efficiently,
  achieving and role modelling Save the Children values

Ambition:

• Sets
  ambitious and challenging goals for themselves and their team, takes
  responsibility for their own personal development and encourages their
  team to do the same

Collaboration:

• Approachable,
  good listener, easy to talk to; builds and maintains effective
  relationships with colleagues, Members and external partners and
  supporters
• Values
  diversity and different people’s perspectives, able to work
  cross-culturally.

Creativity:

• Develops
  and encourages new and innovative solutions

Integrity:

• honest,
  encourages openness and transparency, builds trust and confidence

QUALIFICATIONS
AND EXPERIENCE

• Pharmacy
  Technician or Health Care Worker with relevant experience in pharmacy
  management (at health facility level)
• Government
  of Rwanda certification.
• Good
  experience in setting up and analysis of pharmaceutical  monitoring
  systems
• Previous
  experience of working in role with MoH or NGO desirable
• Good
  understanding of broad health issues within affected Refugee Population
• Good
  understanding of local humanitarian context
• Fluency
  in English and Kinyarwanda
• Knowledge
  of French desirable
• Strong
  organisational skills

• Strong
  communication skills
• Strong
  interpersonal skills with ability to work in multi-cultural environment
• Able
  to establish good working relationships and positively contribute to a
  team
• Able
  to effectively engage with communities, including children, and health
  officials
• Flexible
  and positive approach to work
• Able
  to work in a stressful and changing environment with limited resources
• Able
  to work with limited supervision, improvise and take initiative in face of
  unexpected challenges
• Willingness
  to stay at different base and field locations depending on the needs of
  the programme
• Computer
  literate including the use of Microsoft Word and Excel
• Willing
  to keep abreast of new developments through continued learning
• Good
  information seeking skills and analytical approach
• Concern
  for the wellbeing of children and interest in Child Rights

Interested
candidates should send an application letter plus updated Curriculum Vitae in
English, including 3 names of professional referees to HR-Rwanda@savethechildren.org.
The deadline for receiving applications is 26th November 2015.

*Note that
only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.