Pharmacy Officer

Job Description

Background/IRC Summary:

The International Rescue Committee responds to the world’s worst humanitarian crises and helps people to survive and rebuild their lives. Founded in 1933 at the request of Albert Einstein, the IRC offers lifesaving care and life-changing assistance to refugees forced to flee from war or disaster. At work today in over 40 countries and in 22 US cities, the IRC restores safety, dignity and hope to millions who are uprooted and struggling to endure.

The IRC leads the way from harm to home.

The IRC Yemen Country program has been established in 2012, and currently is implementing integrated Health, Nutrition, Environmental Health (WASH), Economic Recovery and Development, Women Protection and Empowerment and Education programming in eight governorates. The IRC Yemen Country Program operates with its Country Office in Aden and its Field Offices in Sanaa ,Abyan, Hodeida and Al Dhale, with the Al Dhale office covering Lahj, and the Abyan office covering activities in Shabwa.

Job Overview/Summary:

The pharmacist will supervise field pharma stores in AlHodaidah governorate ensuring good storing, distribution, and reporting of pharmaceuticals and follow up the stock management in all supported health units`

Major Responsibilities:

· Review and verify drugs request of the health facilities, advice for changes as required based on the availability of the drug in the warehouse, and other requirements.

· Provide on-the-job training and coaching field pharmacist.

· Ensure sound drug consumption data collection, recording ,and evaluation from field drug stores.

· Undertake periodic monitoring visits to the drugstore in AlHodaidah health facilities to ensure accurate stock management, updating stock tools, and right store conditions.

· Ensure drugs are distributed before it expires and reports on short expiry drugs in case it cannot be utilized during available shelf time.

· Review monthly inventory of drugs and medical supplies, highlight the issues such as drug of the short expiry date, low quantity, and higher quantity (over stocking) as necessary, and share it with pharma management.

· Follow to ensure timely drug distribution for AlHodaidah drugstores and other health facilities.

· Follow and supply chain on the dispatching and transferring of drug to health units.

· Participate in performing financial year inventory and cycle count checks of the warehouse in coordination with the supply chain.

Qualifications

Job Requirements:

· Bachelor of Pharmacy

· Ability to work in insecure environment and under pressure

· Minimum three years professional experience with drug management.

· INGO experience preferred

· English is preferred with excellent Arabic skills

Professional Standards

The IRC and IRC workers must adhere to the values and principles outlined in IRC Way - Standards for Professional Conduct. These are Integrity, Service, and Accountability. In accordance with these values, the IRC operates and enforces policies on Beneficiary Protection from Exploitation and Abuse, Child Safeguarding, Anti Workplace Harassment, Fiscal Integrity, and Anti-Retaliation