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Abt Associates will support the Ethiopian government to advance their efforts to create a national health insurance program and implement health sector financing reforms at the regional level. The new five-year project is called the USAID Health Sector Financing Reform (HSFR) project and begins in October 2008. The project, funded by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), builds on successful health financing efforts already underway in the Oromia; Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples (SNNP); and Amhara regions of Ethiopia
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Vacancy Announcement
The Private Health Sector Project (PHSP) is a USAID -funded project, implemented by Abt Associates, Inc. that works to increase access and demand for high-quality public health services in the private sector by building sustainable public-private partnership.
Pharmacy Coordinator
The Pharmacy Coordinator will be based in Addis Ababa and have primary responsibility for leading and coordinating the pharmaceutical logistic management activities. S/he will report to the Clinical Services Director.
Specific Duties and Responsibilities Include
• Lead and manage the pharmacy team and ensure cohesive, smooth functioning of the team and to ensure each team member achieves his/her full potential.
• Lead the planning, budget preparation and implementation of PHSP’s pharmaceutical logistics system strengthening activities
• Provide leadership, technical support and coordination services in all areas of health commodity supply chain management activities on PHSP intervention programs.
• Ensure all facilities have sustainable supply of health commodities for all programmatic areas like ART, PMTCT, TB-DOTS, FP, and HCT in collaboration with logistics officers, RHBs, PFSA and other partners.
• Represent PHSP in different Technical Working Group, committees and forums regarding pharmaceutical logistics and supply chain management related issues/activities
• Ensure logistics related national recording, monitoring and reporting systems are in place, providing technical input in the implementation of integrated pharmaceutical logistic system in the private health sector as applicable
• Assesses the training and other needs of private sector health care providers in the areas of ART,PMTCT, TB, malaria and FP /STI commodity management and pharmacy related technical skills and executes training programs to address those needs -- which are also sensitive to the time constraints of private providers
• .Coordinate the assessments in PHSP supported sites regarding rational drug use as per national guide lines and the existing supply chain system to strengthen service provision.
• Participate in assessments of private health facilities to recruit those that are capable, willing and ready to bear social and professional responsibility in delivering PR1 .PMTCT, TB-DOTS, and FP etc services.
• Coordinate and facilitate supportive supervision of PHSP supported sites in collaboration with different program staffs.
• Compile and submit timely reports on monthly and quarterly basis on pharmacy related activities
• Collaborate with program managers and facilitate the selection and purchase of medical equipment and supplies in collaboration with SCMS following FMHACA regulations.
• Collaborate with PFSA and with others partners for strengthening the pharmaceutical logistics system.
• Oversee the storage and inventory management of supplies in PHSP ware house
• Perform any 6ther activities as may be assigned
Qualification Requirements Include the Following:
• Bpharm plus Masters in Pharmaceutical Management or MPH or MBA with 6 years of experience in pharmaceutical logistic management
• Experience in managing pharmaceuticals for TB, ART,FP etc, preferably in the private sector
• Trained and certified in pharmaceutical logistics management system/Drug supply management, Basic ART training, integrated pharmaceutical logistics management and other relevant trainings
• Experience in leadership and working with NGO are requirements
• Demonstrated communication skills and ability to lead public events
• Excellent presentation and writing skills
• Good interpersonal relation and communication.
• Computer skills in MS-Office applications, including MS Word, MS Excel and PowerPoint
• Good command of written and spoken English language
Duty Station: Addis Ababa
Salary: Negotiable
Application Deadline: September 9, 2011
Application Procedure:
Interested and qualified candidates shall apply online at ethiojobs website or can submit their application letter along with their non returnable recent CV and other credentials to the following address:
Abt Associates Inc., Ethiopia
P.O.Box: 2372 Code 1250
Addis Ababa
Ethiopia
• The name of the position for which the application should be clearly marked on the envelope.
• Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.
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