Pharmacy Supervisor at the Médecins Sans Frontières (Athens)

Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is an international independent medical and humanitarian action-driven organization that offers assistance to populations in distress, to victims of natural or man-made disasters and to victims of armed conflict,without discrimination and irrespective of race, religion, creed or political affiliation. The MSF movement is built around 5 operational centres (OC) supported by 23 sections and offices worldwide. The MSF-Mission in Greece provides humanitarian and medical assistance to the refugee and migrants populations fleeing conflict in their home countries and following a migration route via Greece and the Balkans towards Northern Europe.
Main Purpose
As the referent on management and dispensing, is mandated by the Medical Coordinator to intervene at all stages of the mission’s medicine chain in accordance with his/her responsibilities and any other tasks involving his/her collaboration and participation.

Ensure general functioning of the pharmacy and supervise pharmacy supply chain processes in accordance with MSF’s standards, in order to ensure its efficiency and operating availability.

Is the technical referent on compliance with quality, management, dispensing of medicines and medical material for the entire mission.

Main Accountabilities
Participates in developing a strategy for medical stock positions with the coordination team and in drafting the mission’s Supply guidelines. Maintains a global overview of medical stocks in the mission.
Collaborates with the Medical Coordinator to define stock security levels and EPREP kit.
Ensures respect for Good Distribution Practices for Pharmaceutical Products (GDPs) at coordination/project stock level, whether centralised or decentralized, for good dispensing practices in end user units
Is the technical referent on compliance with quality, management and dispensing of medicines and medical material for the entire mission
Checks and updates importation procedures and conditions for medical products with the Ministry of Health and may have to develop familiarity with the Ministry of Health’s regulations on importation and management of drugs in force in the country and shares his/her knowledge with the Supply Coordinator/Supply Manager and Medical Coordinator. Is the linked with external actors concerning pharmaceutical issues.
Define storage, stock management and supply processes, as well as hygiene and security procedures, tools, and protocols (controlling pests and rodents), implementing appropriate quality controls and records, in order to ensure good storage conditions (temperatures, humidity and light exposure) and availability of drugs and medical material. This will be done according to MSF protocols, national regulations and in cooperation with the logistics and supply departments.

Closing Date: 14-10-2015

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