Vacancy title:
Pharmacist Technician

Jobs at:
Medicines sans Frontiers

Deadline of this Job:
by 2nd April 2017

Duty Station:
Kampala, Uganda

Job details:
Background
Médecins Sans Frontieres is a neutral and independent international humanitarian organisation which assists victims of war, displaced and disable people in situation of armed conflicts. MSF is looking to recruit a suitable candidate for the position below for its Support Unit Kampala (SUKA) Office.

Job: Pharmacist Technician
Duty station: Uganda A
Remuneration: According to MSF salary
Scale.
Start of work: April 2017

POST OPEN FOR UGANDAN NATIONAL AT ONLY
Main responsibilities include but not limited to:

• Execute Pharmacy standard operating procedures (SOP's) according to NDA (National Drugs Authority) regulations and recommendations .Adhere to all local, national and MSF guidelines; report all discrepancies, issues and illegal activity, including robbery, theft or fraud to the line manager.
  
• Maintains medical/pharmacy inventory and records by checking medical/pharmacy stock to determine inventory level; anticipating the supplies; expediting orders; verifying receipt; removing expired drugs.
  
• Ensures correct disposal of all medical supplies, complying with environmental health regulation following the SOP's in place.
  
• Assists the Pharmacist on the preparation of the importation file to be submitted to the National Drugs Authority (NDA).
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Job description

• Experiences, Skills and Competencies Required: Education: Diploma in Pharmacy or any medical related studies.

Experience:

• MSF Experience is an asset

Competencies:
Results and Quality orientation

Interpersonal skills: Good organizational skills, independence, flexibility, initiative, ability to work in a multi-disciplinary and multi-cultural environment, good physical condition. Ability to summarize, to work independently; Good stress management and resourcefulness; Honesty and ability to prioritize tasks;

Language: English mandatory and knowledge of French is a plus.

Job application procedure
Interested candidates are invited to submit their application letter and a detailed CV merged together in a PDF or Word document to the HR department of MSF SUKA office via email msfch-kampala-recruitment@geneva.msf.org.

The applications will be treated confidentially. Deadline by 2nd April 2017