US CDC Pharmacy, Field Team Lead Career Placement - Infectious Diseases Institute (IDI)

Organisation: Infectious Diseases Institute (IDI)

Funding Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

Reports to: Pharmacy Logistics Specialist (Outreach)

The

Infectious Diseases Institute (IDI) is an international non-profit organization

which is a partnership of infectious diseases and public health specialists.

The overall objective of the IDI is to strengthen health systems with strong

emphasis on Infectious Diseases, through Research and Capacity Development. IDI

has five operational areas through which it works to achieve its mission:

Prevention, Care and Treatment; Training, Research and Laboratory services

(provided through a partnership with the Makerere University – John Hopkins

University Core Lab) and Outreach.

Infectious

Diseases Institute (IDI) received funding from Centers for Disease Control and

Prevention (CDC)/PEPFAR to implement a comprehensive HIV/AIDS services in the

mid-western Uganda Districts of Kiboga, Kibaale, Kyankwanzi, Hoima, Masindi,

Buliisa and Kiryandongo. The project is called “Accelerating Comprehensive

HIV/AIDS Service Delivery through Health System Capacity Building and Technical

Assistance of District Health Teams and Health Facilities in Western and West

Nile Regions in the Republic of Uganda under PEPFAR.”

Job Summary: The Pharmacy, Field Team Lead will support the

development of sustainable, appropriate, good quality pharmacy services within

the West Nile region and contribute to the strategic development of support to

the strengthening of pharmacy services by IDI.

Key Duties and Responsibilities: 

• In charge of supporting health workers in
  
  health facilities in their dispensing and storage management duties;
  
  supporting on-site training, and assisting in the development of better
  
  pharmacy practices and systems (especially drug storage, distribution and
  
  tracking systems) at the clinics;


• Supporting districts to develop district
  
  pharmacy systems;


• Carrying out overall supervision of the
  
  logistics system for the projects; and spearheading the planning and
  
  forecasting for the ART, basic care, laboratory and other medical supplies
  
  Identify and support; strategic interventions in strengthening the process
  
  of Supply Chain Management of MOH supplies;


• In charge of identifying the roles of the different
  
  stakeholders in the process of medicines management in the health
  
  facilities;


• Defining and strengthening the process of
  
  tracking and accountability for all pharmaceutical products and related
  
  supplies used by the projects;


• Responsible for standardizing the quality
  
  assurance requirement and procedures for Pharmaceutical products and
  
  related supplies used by the projects;


• In charge of strengthening of
  
  pharmacovigilance and adherence issues in the projects;


• Making specifications and quantifications of
  
  project pharmaceutical supplies to be procured and distributed;


• In charge of coordinating technical aspects
  
  related to the projects training targets (including development of a
  
  training plan to achieve training targets);


• Supporting proposal development related to
  
  outreach programme;


• Perform any other duties as assigned by the
  
  Pharmacy Logistics Specialist (Outreach)

Qualifications, Skills and Experience: 

• The applicant for the Infectious Diseases
  
  Institute (IDI) Pharmacy Field Team Lead should hold  a bachelor’s degree in pharmacy;


• A post graduate diploma in project planning
  
  and management will be an added advantage.


• Prior experience related to working with the
  
  district health systems and MoH;


• A minimum of two years’ experience in the
  
  HIV/AIDS clinical setting;


• Broad working knowledge of pharmaceutical
  
  principles, practices, equipment and supplies;


• Working knowledge of Ugandan law regulating
  
  pharmacology and the use of controlled substances;


• Working knowledge of proper record keeping
  
  practices when managing ARV’s and related supplies;


• Proven ability to understand prescriber’s
  
  oral or written prescription orders involving standard symbols and
  
  terminology;


• Previous exposure and experience in analysis
  
  and reporting of data for programme decision-making; and


• Good report / proposal writing and
  
  presentation skills.


• Fluency of the local languages within the
  
  supported districts is desirable.

All

suitably qualified and interested candidates should send their application cover

letters with a detailed CV, naming at least two professional referees to:

The

Human Resources Manager,

Infectious

Diseases Institute,

P.O.

Box 22418, Kampala, Uganda

NB: Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for

interviews.

Deadline: 4^th March, 2016 by 5:00 PM