Overview
The Roving Pharmacist ensures effective management of pharmaceuticals and medical supplies across health and nutrition programs, including forecasting, procurement, storage, distribution, quality assurance, and rational use of medicines. The role also involves capacity building of staff and partners and ensuring compliance with donor and national requirements.
Key Responsibilities
- Ensure proper quantification, forecasting, and procurement of pharmaceuticals and medical supplies.
- Develop and maintain an updated country office formulary.
- Oversee appropriate storage, temperature monitoring, and stock control.
- Implement and monitor good distribution practices.
- Conduct regular physical inventories and reconcile stock data.
- Manage destruction of expired or damaged medicines.
- Ensure compliance with Save the Children’s Supply Chain and Pharmaceutical Management Policies.
- Ensure compliance with local regulations for healthcare commodities.
- Conduct regular audits and supervision visits to field sites.
- Monitor pharmacovigilance activities and report any adverse drug reactions or quality issues.
- Conduct quarterly pharmacy standards scorecards.
- Support donor reporting requirements related to pharmaceuticals.
- Ensure all pharmaceutical transactions are documented and auditable.
- Report and support medical incidents related to pharmacy.
- Provide technical guidance and mentoring to field pharmacists, health facility staff, and implementing partners.
- Conduct trainings on rational drug use, storage, and inventory management.
- Support MoH and county health department counterparts in strengthening pharmaceutical systems.
- Collaborate with health program teams to ensure medicines are prescribed and dispensed rationally.
- Represent South Sudan as the Pharmacy and Quality Assurance Focal Point for Global teams.
- Liaise with the MoH Pharmacy Department, WHO, UNICEF, and other partners.
- Represent Save the Children in relevant health and supply chain coordination forums.
- Contribute to proposal development, budgeting, and reporting related to pharmaceuticals and medical commodities.
- Contribute to advocacy and research initiatives.
Required Experience
- Minimum 3–5 years of experience in pharmaceutical management within humanitarian or development programs.
- Proven experience in drug supply chain management, quantification, and forecasting.
- Experience in conducting organizational capacity assessment, developing capacity building plans and implementing strategic capacity building activities.
- Experience working in fragile or conflict-affected contexts (preferably South Sudan or similar settings) is desirable.
- Familiarity with donor compliance requirements (USAID, ECHO, Global Fund, etc.) is desirable.
- Experience with logistics and supply chain systems (e.g., LMIS, UN IMS) is desirable.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Pharmacy (BPharm) or Diploma from a recognized institution.
- Valid registration and license to practice as a pharmacist.
