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Fresher Cluster Medical Supply Chain Officer Jobs – Rakai Health Sciences Program (RHSP)
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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