Senior Technical Officer - Pharmacy & SCM at AiDS Prevention Initiative in Nigeria (APIN)

APIN Public Health Initiatives is a non-governmental donor-funded organization dedicated to the prevention, treatment, care and support of diseases of public health importance in Nigeria, including HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria, among others.

APIN Public Health Initiatives has been awarded a 5 year Grant by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to implement “Improving Comprehensive AIDS Response Enhanced for Sustainability” (iCARES) project, - a hybrid of facility and community based interventions, that will expand access to comprehensive HIV prevention, care and treatment services in 8 states of Benue, Ekiti, Lagos, Ogun, Ondo, Osun, Oyo and Plateau in Nigeria. The program, funded by US PEPFAR through CDC, aims to contribute to the UNAIDS 90-90-90 goal of HIV epidemic control in Nigeria.

We are seeking qualified and suitable candidates to assume the position below:

Job Title: Senior Technical Officer - Pharmacy & SCM 

Location: Benue
Directorate: Pharmacy & Supply Chain Management

Job Description

• To render support to all clinical pharmacy and supply chain management activities of the program

Job Task

• Promote excellent HIV Clinical Pharmacy practices and documentation at supported facilities
• Provide regional leadership of clinical pharmacy, pharmacovigilance and ART Differentiated Care activities
• Maintain effective relationship and interaction with Government officials and other stakeholders with other members of the team to achieve program goals
• Engage with the Regional PSM TWG and other key stakeholders for strategic decision making on supply chain related issues
• Provide Technical Assistance/ onsite mentorship to supported facilities
• Supervise drug logistics in the region
• Support Pharmacovigilance activities and drug information services in the states
• Provide Monthly reports for Pharmacy related activities for the region
• Ensure quality assurance of HIV Pharmaceutical services at the facility level
• Identify trainings and conduct approved trainings in the region
• Ensure adherence to pharmacy related guidelines, SOPs, job aids and protocols at supported facilities in the region
• Ensure the availability and proper use of the ART LMIS tools at supported facilities in the region
• Ensure the timely submission of all LMIS report by supported facilities in the region
• Provide Technical oversight on ART Differentiated Care activities in the region
• Ensure proper monitoring, tracking and retention of devolved patients in Care in in the region
• Support Operational research

Qualifications and Experience

• Pharm or Pharm. D degree with Masters in Clinical Pharmacy, Public Health, Epidemiology or Pharmacology.
• Registered Pharmacists with minimum of 8 years progressive experience in Managing HIV, TB or Malaria programs

Application Closing Date
25th October, 2017.

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should send their applications to: [email protected] stating how their skills, knowledge and experience make them suitable, and addressing the person specifications highlighted above.

Note

• The suitability statement should not exceed a page and must appear on the first page of the CV, which must be saved in Microsoft Word and as applicant’s full name.
• The subject of the mail should be the job position and location being applied for, e.g. Job Title - Location.
• Late applications will not be considered and only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.