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Title: NPO - Technical Officer ( Pharmacist) - PN377252
Grade: NO-A
OBJECTIVES OF THE PROGRAMME :
The objectives of WHO's emergency programme are to design and implement programmes that prepare the health sector to deal with emergencies and that improve health during and after crises. Within the emergency programme, the objectives of WHO's emergency response team are to support Member States by:
1) promptly assessing health needs of populations affected by crisis, identifying priority causes of ill-health and death; preparing damage estimates and emergency response and rehabilitation plans; providing prompt, credible health information and ensuring the continuity of essential health services;
2) coordinating and monitoring emergency health relief efforts under the aegis of the Inter-Agency Standing Committee Health Cluster, of which WHO is the lead agency;
3) ensuring that critical gaps in the health response are rapidly identified and filled;
4) Revitalizing and building the capacity of national health systems to deal with preparedness, mitigation and response.
Purpose of the Post:
To contribute to proper inventory and manage the drugs stock and to ensure a relentless flow of safe and effective drugs to all levels of the health care system in emergency response.
Organizational Context:
Under the direct supervision of the Technical officer - Essential Drugs & Other Medicines and the overall guidance of the Emergency coordinator, the incumbent will support WHO Yemen Country Office operations to respond to the needs of displaced populations (IDPs and Refugees) and affected host communities in Yemen, with a focus on monitoring the use of medicines, medical supplies and other pharmaceutical related products procured by WHO to support the Government of Yemen in responding to emergencies. S/he liaises internally with administrative staff in procurement and warehouse management to ensure an efficient workflow of all logistical arrangements for drugs and medical equipment. Externally, S/he liaises with Ministry of Health and Population (MOHP) and other partners mainly to react to their requests for medicines and medical supplies but also to alert them of any gaps or upcoming needs for proper inventory management. S/he receives technical guidance from various WHO Officers in the respective field of work. The incumbent coordinates activities in the designated areas but does not have direct supervisory or managerial responsibilities.
Description of duties:
The incumbent will perform the following duties:
1) Carry out basic analyses to evaluate the pharmaceutical needs in the designated area, achieving results such as:
-Creation of reports from various sources to alert the hierarchy of any gaps or upcoming needs for medicines, diagnostics and medical supplies and make recommendations on plans to meet these needs .
-Review of medicines and medical supplies requests from MoH and other partners and appropriate response to the requests.
-Collaboration with the emergency team in forecasting and quantification of contingency planning of essential medicines requirements.
2) Handle pharmaceutical information and data management activities, achieving results such as:
-Preparation of databases of drugs, kits, medical devices and other essential information, showing quantities, qualities and gaps.
-Preparation of patient files for evaluation by MOH, committees or other clients, and follow up on the recommendations of the reviewed files.
-Data entry, editing and cleaning up of data and information related to the patients and their drug prescriptions
3) Coordinate logistical arrangements on procurement, storage and delivery of drugs, medicines and medical equipment, achieving results such as:
-Collaboration with the administrative staff to implement procurement plans for medicines and medical supplies as well as monitoring the implementation, delivery and storage of the procured items.
-Technical quality checks of procured materials and supplies to ensure compliance with established standards and applicable policies, practices and procedures for clearance, transportation and storage.
-Preparation of regular reports on stock position, expiry dates of existing stock and the arrival of new stock (including pipe-line) and recommendation of action in order to ensure good storage and inventory control as per standard guidelines and ensure that no drug expires.
-Maintenance of buffer stock for emergencies, outbreaks, or natural disasters.
-Inventory management within the distribution centres to ensure good patient services through continuous availability of needed drug stocks.
-Collaboration with administrative staff members to facilitate the workflow and increase the efficiency in all services provided.
-Ensure an efficient workflow of all logistical arrangements for drugs and medical equipment.
-Liaises with MoH and other partners mainly to react to their requests for medicines and medical supplies but also to alert them of any gaps or upcoming needs for proper inventory management
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REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:
Education:
Essential: First level university degree in medicine or Pharmacy.
Desirable: Degree in public health or in clinical pharmacy.
WHO only considers higher educational qualifications obtained from an accredited institution.
Skills:
Competencies:
WHO global competencies model at http://www.who.int/employment/WHO_competencies_EN.pdf
1) Producing Results
2) Communicating in a credible and effective manner
3) Fostering integration and teamwork.
4) Moving forward in a changing environment
5) Building and promoting partnerships across the organization and beyond.
Functional Skills and Knowledge:
1) Knowledge of WHO mandate and goals and procedures and policies
2) Ability to summarize and prepare clear and precise papers and documents. .
3) Knowledge in developing policies and strategies in the pharmaceutical sector.
4) Good skills in the pharmaceutical sector management, drug regulatory and drug chain supply
5) Ability to work independently and under pressure.
6) Excellent ability to work and deliver quality results in pressing and conflicting priorities
Experience:
Essential: At least 1 year of experience required at the national and international levels in the area of national drug policy programmes and administration.
Desirable: Experience in public health or in emergency management. Experience in UN Organizations, international institutions or NGOs is considered an asset
Languages:
Excellent knowledge of English and the local language. French is an asset
Additional Information:
- Applicants are kindly requested to pay attention to the screening questions as they will be used to screen out unqualified
candidates.
- Only qualified applicants with the relevant experience will be considered.
- A written test/presentation may be used as a form of screening. The written test might be used as eliminatory tool.
- Other similar positions at the same level may be filled from this vacancy notice (this could be the base for rosters).
- Candidates will be interviewed using a competency based approach.
In view of the current security situation, Yemen has been declared a non-family duty station; i.e. dependents are not allowed to visit or reside with the staff member at the duty station. The entitlements will be determined as applicable at the time of recruitment.
WHO's salaries are calculated in US dollars. They consist of a base salary and a post adjustment, which reflects the cost of living in a particular duty station and exchange rates. Other benefits include: 30 days annual leave, family allowance, home travel, education grant for dependent children, pension plan and medical insurance.
Please visit the following websites for detailed information on working with WHO:
http://www.who.int Click on: About WHO to learn more about WHO's operations
http://icsc.un.org Click on: Quick Links > Salary Scales > by date
Annual salary: (Net of tax)
USD 33,000 at single rate
This vacancy notice may be used to fill other similar positions at the same grade level.
A written test and interviews may be used as a form of screening
Online applications are strongly encouraged to enable WHO to store your profile in a permanent database. Please visit WHO's e-Recruitment website at: www.who.int/employment. The system provides instructions for online application procedures.
All applicants are encouraged to apply online as soon as possible after the vacancy has been posted and well before the deadline stated in the vacancy announcement.
WHO is committed to workforce diversity.
Any appointment/extension of appointment is subject to WHO Staff Regulations, Staff Rules and Manual. Only candidates under serious consideration will be contacted.
Vacancy Notice No: EMRO/16/TA200
Contract type: Temporary appointment
Application Deadline: 13 October 2016
(03 day(s) until closing deadline)
Currently accepting applications
Duty Station: Sana'a, Yemen
Organization unit: EM/DPM Director of Programme Management (EM/DPM) / EM/EHA Emergency and Humanitarian Action (EM/EHA)
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