Carefully read the following terms of employment before applying:

• The following position is based outside of Morocco
• Type of contract : “Contrat de mission” for each mission with MSF
• The following position is Full-time and Field-based (on one of MSF missions worldwide)
• The following position requires international mobility
• The following position requires an availability of at least 6 to 9 months
• The following position requires fluency in Arabic, French and English
• The following position requires an ability to work with limited resources and in difficult conditions
• Kindly apply with an English CV

Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), founded in 1971, is an international medical humanitarian organization that provides emergency medical assistance to people affected by conflict, epidemics, disasters or exclusion from health care. Our teams are made up of tens of thousands of medical professionals, logistics, administrative and various other professions, all guided by our medical ethics and our principles of impartiality, independence and neutrality.

MSF is actively recruiting a Project Pharmacy Manager:

MAIN PURPOSE :

Defining, coordinating and monitoring all pharmacy related activities in the project area including management of staff, according to MSF protocols, standards and procedures and the mission’s Pharmacist and Medical Coordinator’s guidelines, in order to ensure the proper management and supply of drugs and medical devices.

ACCOUNTABILITIES :

• Participating actively in the definition and update of the annual planning and budgets of the pharmacy activities in the project.
• Supervising the functioning and organization of the project central pharmacy and other peripheral units, setting the protocols and procedures to be followed by all staff in order to ensure the quality of the service provided to the population, including pharmaco vigilance in case of need.
• Defining storage, stock management and supply processes, as well as hygiene and security procedures, tools, and protocols in order to ensure good storage conditions and the accurate handling of the products and equipment in terms of hygiene
• Monitoring correct stock management across pharmacies within project area, to guarantee a good control and up to date data of stock levels and avoid expiries, overstocks and stock outs.
• Reporting on drug consumptions and medical devices dispensed according to protocols, informing on unusual patterns.
• Ensuring the collection of data for monitoring and surveillance of optimal quantity & quality of medicine use.
• Supporting activities at service level for effective drug distribution and control, quality prescription (analyzing rational drug use), medicines reconciliation, antibiotic stewardship interventions
• Supervising, coaching, motivating and evaluating all the pharmacy staff under his/her responsibility and defining, if needed, training opportunities for the medical staff.
• Carrying out all the reporting tasks associated to his/her field of action and responsibility, ensuring its consistency and accuracy, in order to support in the relevant decision-making and participating in monthly reports according to guidelines (SitReps, medical statistical reports, etc.)
• Planning and supervising, in close coordination with the HR department, the associated processes (recruitment, training/induction, evaluation, potential detection, development and communication) of the staff under his/her responsibility

REQUIREMENTS :

• Pharmacy degree recognized by the State
• Minimum of 3 years of demonstrated experience as a pharmacist is required
• Experience in other NGOs in developing countries is desirable
• Fluency in French and English is mandatory