Euro Health is a Danish-based health consultancy firm and not-for-profit group working mainly within the field of health care providing technical assistance and support across the globe. Our projects emphasize solid planning and management based on participatory approaches that strive to reach consensus between all relevant stakeholders including the beneficiaries and build their capacity while fostering a sense of ownership. We strongly encourage the use of national technical expertise and local professional staff when providing technical assistance as a means of transferring knowledge and skills while simultaneously building institutional and professional capacity.
Established in 1990, Euro Health has successfully implemented over 200 projects under agreements with all major bilateral and multilateral development agencies in Africa, Asia, the Middle East, South East Europe and the countries of the former Soviet Union. Euro Health has developed an extensive worldwide collaborative network, with links to Universities, research institutions, schools of public health and professionals.
Euro Health has been contracted to operate as both health commodities supply chain agent and capacity building agent for the United Nations Development Programme in Southern Sudan. The project is funded by the Global Fund to fight against Aids/HIV, Tuberculosis and Malaria.
For this project, Euro Health has the following vacant position to be Pharmaceutical Support Officer, based in Juba, Southern Sudan, with frequent trips to the field
GENERAL RESPONSABILITIES AND DUTIES
The Pharmaceutical support officer is responsible for monitoring and evaluation visits to TB and HIV sites. He/she is also in charge of the capacity building of the Health facilities health workers on pharmaceutical management and rationale use of medicines.
SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES & DUTIES :
- To conduct pharmaceutical support visits
· To organize the practical details of his field visit.
· To assess different aspects of the partner health facilities according to the framework and to report with a constructive critical sight.
· To conduct a feedback meeting of the results of the assessment and give recommendations to the NGO at the end of each field visit.
- To report on the pharmaceutical support visits:
· To prepare and submit to the M&E supervisor and reporting officer a comprehensive field visit report according to the framework in the few days following his return. He/she will also write a brief feedback report to the M&E supervisor / M&E and capacity building coordinator.
· To fill the field indicators form.
- To participate to the trainings
· To conduct a training during every field visit according to the weaknesses noticed and the level of participants. The topics are the following:
o Generalities about medicines
o Pharmacy management and proper storage conditions
o Stock management
o Rational use of medicines
o Good record keeping
o Specific diseases like malaria, tuberculosis and HIV/AIDS proper diagnosis and respect of the current Southern Sudan treatment protocol.
· To facilitate the trainings for health workers organized by Euro Health and its partners in Southern Sudan.
· To participate to the elaboration of training materials (pharmaceutical booklet, PowerPoints, exercises database)
Requirements:
- Sudanese citizenship required. Women are strongly encouraged to apply.
- Diploma in a medical matter: pharmacist/pharmacy technician, nurse, clinical officer with experience in the pharmaceutical field
- At least two years experience in a similar position or in monitoring & evaluation activities.
- Good training skills
- Computer skills: Word, Excel, PowerPoint.
- Fluent English - especially written. Ability to write accurate reports and make presentations.
- Excellent presentation, good communication and diplomatic skills, sense of initiative.
- Willingness to travel in remote areas within Southern Sudan (50% of the time).
The deadline for submission of your application is 15th of January 2010. Interested candidates can send their CV + letter of motivation to :
Benoit CLEMENT-BOLLEE
Administration, HR, Finance, Logistics and Security Coordinator
EURO HEALTH - GF/UNDP
Email: benoit.clementbollee.ssd@
Physical location : Tong Ping, Airport/Ministries road, opposite Indian Consulate, Juba.
Regrettably only shortlisted candidates will be notified.
