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Job Title:  Cluster Medical Supply Chain Officer (Fresher Jobs) 

Organisation: Rakai Health Sciences Program (RHSP)

Duty Station: Lyantonde, Uganda

About US:

Rakai Health Sciences Program (RHSP) is a collaborative bio-medical research and service delivery organization. RHSP strives to improve the quality of life of the local population through a combination of community-based research, curative services, and prevention strategies in the districts of South-central Uganda.

Job Summary:  The Medical Supply Chain Officer provides technical support in medical logistics management in the supported districts/health facilities according to MOH standards. He/she will ensure close monitoring of medicines and health supplies. He/she will further ensure adequate supply of quality medicines, responding to Dynamic changes in demand, managing increased volumes of commodities and minimizing pilferage and misuse.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

• Provide technical assistance, mentorships and CMEs in medicines and health supplies management and disseminate information updates regarding logistics management.
• Support health facilities in ordering and reporting for medicines and health supplies as per the warehouse schedule and submit all orders in the web-based ordering systems.
• Support health facilities and medicine management supervisors to implement RX solution, RASS and SPARS and submit timely required reports.
• Strengthen pharmacovigilance and adherence issues in the supported health facilities.
• Strengthen pharmacovigilance and adherence issues in the supported health facilities.
• Develop and follow up on activity plans developed with the focal logistics personnel in the district health facilities.
• Support health workers in their dispensing, stock management, and storage management practices.
• Participate in order tracking and submit order fulfillment reports.
• Participate in the redistribution of medicines and health supplies in the supported districts.
• Participate in budgeting for supply chain activities, requisitioning and appropriately account for the disbursed funds.
• Support health facilities to develop pharmacy systems and annual procurement plans.
• Any other assigned duties in line with your roles.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

• The applicant must hold a Diploma in Pharmacy or Nursing.
• Work Experience: At least two years’ experience in pharmacy practice in HIV care and treatment
• At least two years’ experience in health commodities inventory management.
• Active Registration with the governing council (Allied or nurses Council)
• Experience in working in a district led program is an added advantage.
• Experience in using WAOS, TWOS & RX solution.
• Good presentation and report writing skills.
• Communication skills and ability to speak the local languages.
• Ability to work under minimal supervision.
• Ability to ride motorcycle and possession of valid riding permit is a MUST.

How to Apply:

All interested candidates possessing the above attributes can send their;

applications including a cover letter, updated CV with 3 referees, and copies of academic qualifications/certificates (in one document), addressed to the HR Manager to jobs@rhsp.org Kindly indicate the job title in the subject line of the email. Only online applications will be considered.

Deadline: 24th March 2023

NB: Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. Any form of lobbying and canvassing will lead to disqualification.

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