Pharmaceuticals and Supply Chain Officer - (2403000)
Grade: NO-C
Contractual Arrangement: Fixed-term appointment
Contract Duration (Years, Months, Days): 2 Years - Subject to availability of funds and satisfactory performance
: Apr 18, 2024, 7:02:09 AM
: May 2, 2024, 9:59:00 PM
: Jordan-Amman
: EM_JOR WHO Representative's Office, Jordan
: Full-time
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PURPOSE OF THE POSITION
The purpose of this position is to provide technical support in improving the performance of health services delivery by adapting policies related to the essential medical products, and strengthening medical supply systems that promotes access to quality-ensured medical products within the context of achieving Universal Health Coverage. The incumbent, should ensure the well-functioning of medical product supply chain management, rational selection and use, distribution and storage, etc.
DESCRIPTION OF THE DUTIES
1. Contribute to the planning, formulation, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of the medical supply chain activities and stock management.
2. Contribute to the strengthening of the regulatory system of medical products and implementation of good regulatory practices through provision of technical assistance and capacity building.
3. Collaborate with the WHO team and MoH on quality control and assurance systems for procurement, supply chain management, distribution. and storage, including cold storage of medical products and issues related to access of quality assured medical products, market intelligence, pricing and the appropriate use of medical products at the various health care levels.
4. Provide technical insight for the upgrading and automation of the warehouse management capacity at the central and peripheral level.
5. Develop and update the national essential medicines list for the country.
6. Collaborate with other colleagues at the WCO to conduct national capacity building activities in the area of regulation of medical products including pharmacovigilance and supply chain management of medical products including procurement systems.
7. Recommend ways to improve medical device management in health care facilities, in compliance with WHO standards and guiding documents.
8. Coordinate the publishing and dissemination of information, documents and guidelines on best practices and coordinated efforts pertaining to the various technical activities.
9. Review the detailed engineering designs and determine whether construction activities have followed the design in relation to environmental and social aspects.
10. Identify negative environmental and social impacts created by the construction/operation of sub-projects and propose appropriate mitigation measures.
11. Provide recommendations for corrective measures –where required– to offset or reduce adverse environmental and social impacts.
12. Manage the implementation of the supply management tools and systems, propose different options of an adapted Supply Chain Management strategy to the IMS Coordination team, as needed.
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS
Education
Essential: University degree in Pharmacy.
Desirable: Master's Degree in public health.
Experience
Essential: At least 5 years' experience in a related field of managing pharmaceutical products.
Desirable: Relevant experience in WHO or UN organizations.
Functional Knowledge and Skills
WHO Competencies
1) Teamwork
2) Respecting and promoting individual and cultural differences
3) Communication
4) Ensuring the effective use of resources
5) Producing results
USE OF LANGUAGE SKILLS
Essential: Expert knowledge of English and Arabic.
Other Skills (e.g. IT) Proficiency in Microsoft Office.
REMUNERATION
Remuneration comprises an annual base salary starting at JOD 47,203 (subject to mandatory deductions for pension contributions and health insurance, as applicable) and 30 days of annual leave.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
1 -Your profile on Stellis is properly completed and updated.
2- All required details regarding your qualifications, education, training and experience are provided under relevant sections.
3- Your experience records are properly entered with elaboration on tasks performed at the time.
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