Supervision:
Pharmaceutical Technologists
Health Supply Chain Specialist
Purpose: The Health Supply Chain Improvement / Pharmaceutical Specialist will provide leadership in fulfilling the core functions of pharmaceutical and supply chain management within the organization.
Primary Responsibilities:
Support pharmacy team in all aspects of commodity management as well as pharmaceutical care
Participate in site capacity assessment activities and carry out analysis, interpretation and dissemination of results for use by relevant stakeholders in decision making and service improvement;
Collection, synthesis and transmission of data and information related to drugs and health care supplies;
Serve as a member of the Regional Therapeutic Drug Committee and County mentorship team among other County and national committees;
Utilize site data to inform quality of care performance and utilization of medicines;
Mentor pharmacy staff with the goal of performance improvement in overall patient care;
Examine facility operations and systems and recommend ways to improve outputs and outcomes;
Provide technical assistance on procurement and logistics of pharmaceutical commodities;
Liaison between MGIC and KEMSA as well as other donor related supply chain organizations;
Organize and facilitate supply chain related trainings using the endorsed national curricula;
Evaluate outcomes of training activities and share recommendations;
Provide mentorship on development and implementation of appropriate strategies to create a dependable health supply chain system and support an integrated health service delivery system covering ART and other health commodities.
Person Specifications
Academic Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in Pharmacy
Professional Qualifications
Registration with Pharmaceutical and Poisons Board (PPB)
Experience:
4 years’ experience, 1 year experience at supervisory level
Skills
Excellent Interpersonal and Communication skills
Analytical and problem solving skills
Strong planning and organizational skills
Leadership and Management skills
eMail: hr@mgickenya.org