Joint Medical Stores (JMS) Careers – Quality Assurance Officer

Organisation: Joint Medical Stores (JMS)
Duty Station:  Kampala, Uganda
About JMS:
Joint Medical
Stores (JMS) is a church founded private not-for-profit organization whose mission
is to supply medicines, medical equipment and related health care services of
assured quality to the people of Uganda at affordable prices.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
  • The
    QA Officer will inspect all incoming products and audit documentation to
    ensure that they conform to set quality standards and specifications
  • Inspect
    all stored products routinely and check that they are in compliance with
    the best pharmaceutical storage practices.
  • Take
    samples from received batches of products in line with the relevant
    Standard Operating Procedures and pre-defined criteria and analyse or
    submit them to the laboratory for analysis.
  • Offer
    technical support to quality assurance audits
  • Conduct
    training and sensitizations on quality assurance to both the JMS staff and
    the registered unit
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
  • The
    QA officer should possess a diploma in Pharmacy
  • A
    minimum of two years experience working in a busy wholesale pharmaceutical
    outlet or manufacturing facility.
  • Extensive
    knowledge and exposure to the current challenges in the proper management
    of medical supplies.
  • Possess
    a valid practicing license from Allied Health Professional Council (AHCP)
    and training in the area of quality management systems
  • Good
    interpersonal skills
  • Good
    analytical ability, highly innovative and ability to identify strategies
    to improve on quality
  • Excellent
    communication skills
  • Ability
    to prioritize workload, high self initiative and excellent team ethic
  • Computer
    literacy skills particularly proficiency in Microsoft Powerpoint, Excel,
    Internet use and Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) applications
How to Apply:
All candidates interested in the above vacancy should send their applications
together with their copies of academic certificates and Resume / CV to:

The Head of
Human Resource and Administration,
Joint Medical Stores (JMS),
P. O. Box 4501,
Kampala-Uganda

Deadline: 
11th December, 2013

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