The Maryland Global Initiatives Corporation (MGIC) Nigeria, an affiliate of the University of Maryland Baltimore, is a Non-Governmental Organization funded by the U.S Government through the Center for Disease Control (CDC).
We invite applications from suitably qualified candidates for the position below:
Position: Health Supply Chain Specialist
Locations: 6 Geo-political Zones, Nigeria
Slots: 6
Description
* The Organization is seeking qualified candidates to work on its recent award on "the Nigeria Indicator and Impact Survey (NAIlS), a Population-based HIV Impact Assessment (PHIA) Survey that was developed to enable countries obtain HIV-specific indicators, including the impact of the expansion of HIV prevention and treatment programs to facilitate effective monitoring of national HIV programs.
Essential Functions
* To provide technical and programmatic support to NPHIIA Project in health supply chain management, including capacity building for individual service delivery points (SDPs) supply chain management.
Key Area of Responsibility
* The incumbent would ideally be a highly competent team player who enjoys taking initiative
* Attributes would also include immense patience, tenacity and creative thinking.
Primary Responsibilities
* Provide technical support to service delivery points in ensuring best practices in health commodities commodity management
* Ensure timely receipt and review of utilization of consumption reports from the field. Update and manage a logistic management system for all health commodities.
* Provide feedback to field staff at the SDPs assigned on LMIS reports/ADR reports
* Prepare accurate commodity requirements/delivery order for commodities and ensure an uninterrupted supply of commodities for program needs
* Conduct monitoring and support visits to assigned service delivery points to ensure smooth implementation of supply chain and pharmacy activities
* Ensure supply chain activities in SDPs are aligned with the government of Nigeria standard operating procedure
* Treatment support.
* Provide professional clinical supervision and mentorship to other pharmacists and pharmacy support personnel at the SDPs
* Actively develop and contribute to medication safety initiatives such as Adverse Drug Event (ADE) monitoring, reporting, analysis and prevention
* Participate in practice-based research and Drug Utilization Evaluation (DUE) studies for increased knowledge on medication use outcomes
* Contribute to the identification and documentation of best practices and success stories on the NPHIIA project.
Minimum Qualifications
Education:
* Minimum of a First Degree in Pharmacy (B.Pharm), or a related Degree, Certificate in Logistics Management of Health Commodities or its equivalent
Experience:
* Minimum of three (3) years work experience in a donor funded public health program e.g. HIV, Malaria, etc.
Application Closing Date
13th February, 2018.
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
ABUJA: Training Schedule for Basic Life Support BLS, Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS), Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support ACLS, First Aid, CPR, AED
PORTHARCOURT: Training Schedule for Basic Life Support BLS, Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS), Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support ACLS, First Aid, CPR, AED
LAGOS: Training Schedule for Basic Life Support BLS, Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS), Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support ACLS, First Aid, CPR, AED
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