PHARAMCY SUPERVISOR (Port Sudan) – MSF Belgium
Job Description
| Organization | Medecins sans Frontieres Belgium |
| Job Title | PHARAMCY SUPERVISOR |
| Location | Port Sudan |
| Section/Unit | Medical & Paramedical |
| No. of Post | 2 |
| Grade Level | level 7 |
| Duration | 6 Months with 3 months trial period |
| Supervisor | Mission Pharmacy Manager |
| Closing Date | 28 April 2026 |
Background:
Ensuring general functioning of the pharmacy and supervising pharmacy supply chain processes in accordance with MSF standards, protocols and procedures, in order to ensure its efficiency and operating availability.
Duties and responsibilities:
- Ensuring storage, stock management and supply processes, as well as hygiene and security procedures, tools, and protocols (controlling pests and rodents), implementing appropriate quality controls and records, in order to ensure good storage conditions (temperatures, humidity and light exposure) and availability of drugs and medical material, according to MSF protocols, national regulations and in cooperation with the logistics department.
- Coordinating the delivery, reception and recording of international and local orders, in close coordination with the logistics department, updating stock files and informing line managers on their status (shortfalls, over-stocking, expiry dates), in order to permanently ensure security stock levels and ensure efficient management of stock.
- Supervising orders of medical and drug material in order to ensure an efficient and appropriate consumption pattern under budget constraints.
- Ensuring efficient supply to other pharmacies managed/supported by MSF according to orders and stocks, and using cold chain when needed. Monitoring and analysing orders of depending pharmacies in order to avoid ruptures of stock or having expired drugs.
- Supervising, with the HR department, the associated processes (sizing, staff shifts, recruitment, training, performance evaluation, development and internal/external communication) of the pharmaceutical team and the nursing staff, in order to ensure both the sizing and the amount of knowledge required and to improve their dispensing capabilities.
- Recording all items received and issued and reporting on drug consumptions and medical equipment dispensed according to protocols, informing on unusual patterns as well as forecasting future needs, in order to rationalise the budget and to ensure availability.
- Providing support to project locations in medical stock management and conducting visits to setup medical warehouses and medical distribution systems in accordance with MSF standards.
- Assume the role of the focal point regarding contact with local authorities concerning pharmaceutical issues, in order to ensure a coherent and consistent communication system with the authorities.
- The candidate must be willing to register the OCB Port Sudan warehouse under their pharmacy license.
- Support the Mission Pharmacist in negotiation with FMOH and NMBP regarding pharmaceutical related matters.
- Regularly update the Mission Pharmacist on Sudan pharmaceutical importation matter
- Flexible to adapt to mission operational needs due to changing context.
Minimum Qualification, Skills and Experience Required:
Education:
Essential: Bachelor of Pharmacy degree (B.Pharm.) (or equivalent 4-5 years degree according to the country of origin
of the pharmacist).
Essential: Valid Pharmacy License issued by the Sudanese Medical Council.
Desirable: Master’s degree in pharmacy.
Experience:
Essential: Minimum of 2 years demonstrated professional experience as a pharmacist.
Essential: Minimum of 1 year demonstrated professional experience as a supervisor or manager.
Essential: Minimum of 6 months experience in pharmaceutical stock management.
Desirable: Experience in MSF or other NGO’s.
Desirable: Experience with Sudanese importation system.
Language: Essential: Arabic (C1) and English (B2).
- Knowledge: Essential: Computer literacy (word, excel, internet)
Desirable: Knowledge of “Isystock”
Competencies :
- Capacity to Negotiate L4
- Networking and Building Relationships L4
- Commitment to MSF Principles L3
- Behavioural Flexibility L3
- Results and Quality Orientation L3
- Teamwork and Cooperation L4
- NB: Candidates from the humanitarian sector, including MSF, whose experience does not meet the requirements outlined in this job description will not be considered.
How To Apply:
Application Requirements:
Interested candidates are requested to send the applications with documents; (Updated CV, Educational certificates, work experience certificates, previous employers’ references and copy of their national ID) :
Via hand delivery of the application through Labour Office, Port Sudan or MSF Belgium office in Port Sudan House no. 237, Block no.1, Hay Almattar area, Port Sudan, Red Sea State, Sudan.
