Job Details:
Organisation: Save the Children UK
Deadline Wed, 15 Apr 2015
Job type: Contract
Location:
United Kingdom
About Save the Children
Save the Children is the world’s leading independent children’s organization. Save the Children works in over 100 countries around the world, working to achieve immediate and lasting change for the lives of children. Save the Children (SC) is increasing the scale and breadth of its humanitarian health programmes worldwide, partly as a result of coming together with the NGO Merlin in 2013.
About the role
The regional pharmacy advisor will provide technical advice and support to all health programmes within the region. The position will work closely with health, logistics, operations and leadership positions in order to review and strengthen the pharmaceutical supply chain and improve the clinical care provided to beneficiaries. In the field, the post will capacities build and empower pharmacists, as well as frontline health workers, procurement and logistics staff and project managers. Through critical assessments, achievable recommendations, nurturing mentorship and frequent review, the regional pharmacist will demonstrate an improvement in quality and efficiency as well as a reduction in risk as a result of their interventions.
About you
Our ideal candidate will have
- A degree in Pharmacy or equivalent Pharmacy Qualification
- Experience in clinical pharmacy and dispensary management.
- Experience in medical procurement, including forecasting and quantification.
- Substantial experience in managing pharmaceutical supply chains in fragile contexts.
- Experience in capacity building and mentoring clinical and logistic staff.
- Strong planning, management and decision making experience, with the ability to organise a substantial workload comprised of complex, diverse tasks.
- Experience in conducting pharmacy, logistics or health assessments / audits.
- Experience of working in the NGO sector, within large scale country programmes and in emergency/humanitarian environments especially in West and Central Africa.
- Experience working with key institutional donors including ECHO, Global fund, USAID/OFDA.
- Experience of working with a diverse team and building relationships quickly, with a wide range of people, both internally and externally.
- Experience of working in remote field bases with limited infrastructure.
- Cultural awareness, with strong written and spoken communication and interpersonal skills in English and in French
About the recruitment process
We will review applications on the rolling basis and might test, interview, and appoint prior the closing date.
Regional Pharmacy Adviser- Africa
Job posted by: Save the Children UK - Thu, 2 Apr 2015Job Details:
Organisation: Save the Children UK
Deadline Wed, 15 Apr 2015
Job type: Contract
Location: United Kingdom
About Save the Children
Save the Children is the world’s leading independent children’s organization. Save the Children works in over 100 countries around the world, working to achieve immediate and lasting change for the lives of children. Save the Children (SC) is increasing the scale and breadth of its humanitarian health programmes worldwide, partly as a result of coming together with the NGO Merlin in 2013.
About the role
The regional pharmacy advisor will provide technical advice and support to all health programmes within the region. The position will work closely with health, logistics, operations and leadership positions in order to review and strengthen the pharmaceutical supply chain and improve the clinical care provided to beneficiaries. In the field, the post will capacities build and empower pharmacists, as well as frontline health workers, procurement and logistics staff and project managers. Through critical assessments, achievable recommendations, nurturing mentorship and frequent review, the regional pharmacist will demonstrate an improvement in quality and efficiency as well as a reduction in risk as a result of their interventions.
About you
Our ideal candidate will have
About the recruitment process
We will review applications on the rolling basis and might test, interview, and appoint prior the closing date.