Senior Pharmacy Specialist at Howard University Global Initiative, Nigeria (HUGIN)

Howard University Global Initiative, Nigeria (HUGIN), under the auspices of the Accelerating Control of the HIV Epidemic in Nigeria (ACE) Project, has an objective to achieve sustainable epidemic control for HIV across sub-populations and sub-national geographies as well as sustain the ability of state govenments and CSOS to lead and manage comprehensive HIV programs for long-term; Howard University as the technical assistance partner for pharmacy services supports the project's efforts to promote pharmacy best practices by providing technical leadership in strengthening pharmacy systems and pharmacists' capacity to provide quality HIV/AIDS and TB pharmacy services both at the health facility and community levels.

Applications are invited from competent and qualified individuals to fill the position below:

Job Title: Senior Pharmacy Specialist

Location: Lagos
Employment Type: Full-time

Job Description

• The Senior Pharmacy Specialist will provide leadership in strengthening pharmacy systems in Lagos state in Nigeria in a sustainable and integrated manner.
• S/he will provide sound technical guidance on all project pharmacy related activities in the state thereby strengthening the pharmacy system in a sustainable and integrated manner.
• S/he will report to the state Pharmacy Manager
• She will support capacity building of the pharmacy to provide high quality services in these areas within supported health facilities and the community.

Minimum Recruitment Standards

• B.Pharm and MS in Clinical Pharmacy with 9 years relevant experience with international pharmacy development programs with at least 5 years supervisory experience and current registration as a pharmacist with the Pharmacy Council of Nigeria. 
• A good working experience of Differentiated Service Delivery (DSD) of HIV/AIDS services, pharmacovigilance monitoring as well as Decentralized Drug Delivery (DDD) models of ART medications refill services will be an added advantage.

Job Circumstances:

• The job involves at least 30% local travel at short notice.
• Excellent command of written and spoken English
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills
• Willingness to extend working hours to meet deadlines and at short notice
• Ability to function effectively in multi-disciplinary teams to produce excellent results under pressure
• Ability to use key computing applications eg MS Office Suite etc and knowledge of different database (DHIS or LAMIS) is a plus.

Remuneration

• Howard University Global Initiative, Nigeria Ltd/Gte has a competitive compensation package.

Application Closing Date
5th June, 2025.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should forward a Suitability Statement and Curriculum Vitae as a single MS Word document to: oluyemisi.akue@howard.edu using the Job Title as the subject of the email.

Note

• Only applications sent electronically to the designated email addresses with the job title clearly indicated as the subject of the email will be considered.
• Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
• Disclaimer: Howard University Global Initiative Nigeria does not charge candidates a fee for a test or interview
• Howard University Global Initiative Nigeria is an Equal Opportunity Employer.