Position Title: Project Assistant (Pharmacy)
Activation Date: 20 July, 2025 Announced Date: 17 July, 2025 Expire Date: 31 July, 2025
- Job Location: Kabul
- Nationality: Afghan
- Category: Consultant
- Employment Type: Full Time
- Salary: As per organization salary scale
- Vacancy Number: VAC-32934
- No. Of Jobs: 1
- City: Kabul
- Organization: CTG
- Years of Experience: one year of relevant professional experience.
- Contract Duration: 6 months
- Gender: Male/Female
- Education: University degree in Pharmacy from an accredited academic institution
- Close date: 2025-07-31
About CTG:
CTG staff and support humanitarian projects in fragile and conflict-affected countries around the world, providing a rapid and cost-effective service for development and humanitarian missions. With past performance in 17 countries – from the Middle East, Africa, Europe, and Asia, we have placed more than 20,000 staff all over the world since operations began in 2006.
CTG recruits, deploys and manages the right people with the right skills to implement humanitarian and development projects, from cleaners to obstetricians, and mechanics to infection specialists, we’re skilled in emergency response to crises such as the Ebola outbreak in West Africa. Key to successful project delivery is the ability to mobilise at speed; CTG can source and deploy anyone, anywhere, in less than 2 weeks and have done so in 48 hours on a number of occasions.
Through our efficient and agile HR, logistical and operational services, CTG saves multilateral organisations time and money. We handle all our clients’ HR related issues, so they are free to focus on their core services.
Visit www.ctg.org to find out more
Job Description:
Under the overall supervision of the Medical Supply Chain Officer and the direct supervision of the Senior Programme Associate (Pharmacy), the successful candidate will manage all aspects of pharmacy and medical supplies at the regional / Provincial level.
Job Requirements:
Core Functions / Responsibilities:
- Assist in analysing demands, preparing forecasts, calculating replenishment orders and initiating timely procurement requests accordingly. Take timely measures to avoid stock-out and expiry of medicines and supplies.
- Ensure, in coordination with the Senior Programme Associate (Pharmacy), that all pharmaceutical deliveries and dispatches are effectively recorded in the tracking system.
- Take precautionary measures to prevent receiving expired medications and manage medicines close to expiration according to the guidelines/SOPs.
- Ensure Verify receipt and dispatch of medicine is done according to guidelines/SOPs.
- Keep all the warehouse records/documents and inventory accurate and up to date and conduct a monthly inventory of the warehouse.
- Ensure that facilitate timely reporting on stock status.
- Ensure that the warehouse medical commodities and cold chain items are stored under proper storage conditions.
- Assist in monitoring and following up the Rational Use of Medicine at the regional warehouses and health facilities across IOM-supported provinces.
- Assist in ensuring maintaining Quality Assurance in medicinal and supply management.
- Participate in field missions out of duty station when/where required
- Perform such other duties that may be assigned by the Supervisor.
Required Qualifications and Experience
Education
- University degree in Pharmacy from an accredited academic institution with 1 year of relevant experience.
Or
- High School diploma with three (3) years of relevant professional experience.
Experience
- Experience in multiple pharmacy practice settings or medical warehouses with international organizations, NGOS or pharmaceutical companies.
- Experience in inventory management
- Experience with the use of stock management software or system is an advantage
- Experience in medical commodities forecasting and quantification is an advantage
- Experience with an NGO or the UN will be an asset.
Skills:
- Computer skills in using Microsoft office (Word, Excel & PowerPoint)
- Ability to pay close attention to details while prioritizing work efficiently and operate with minimal supervision.
- Strong interpersonal skills.
- Ability to work effectively and harmoniously within a team.
Languages
- For this position, fluency in English is required (oral and written).
- Working knowledge of Pashto or Dari is required.
- Fluency in all national language(s) are highly advantages.
Note: Qualified female candidates are highly encouraged to apply.
Required Competencies:
VALUES - All IOM staff members must abide by and demonstrate these five values:
- Inclusion and respect for diversity: respects and promotes individual and cultural differences; encourages diversity and inclusion wherever possible.
- Integrity and transparency: maintains high ethical standards and acts in a manner consistent with organizational principles/rules and standards of conduct.
- Professionalism: demonstrates ability to work in a composed, competent and committed manner and exercises careful judgment in meeting day-to-day challenges.
Core Competencies – Behavioural indicators
- Teamwork: develops and promotes effective collaboration within and across units to achieve shared goals and optimize results.
- Delivering results: produces and delivers quality results in a service-oriented and timely manner; is action oriented and committed to achieving agreed outcomes.
- Managing and sharing knowledge: continuously seeks to learn, share knowledge and innovate.
- Accountability: takes ownership for achieving the Organization’s priorities and assumes responsibility for own action and delegated work.
- Communication: encourages and contributes to clear and open communication; explains complex matters in an informative, inspiring and motivational way.
Submission Guideline:
- Click on the link below and then click on ‘Register and Apply’ if you are not already registered with CTG.
- Follow the steps to provide your details and register;
- Provide the information marked in red.
- Save your profile and upload copies of your qualification and CV.
- Once your profile is created and saved go to Vacancies tab on the right corner.
- Click on the vacancy that you want to apply for.
- Provide your current employment details, date that you are available from and salary expectations.
- Tick the boxes and click submit.
- You will see your application under the Application tab
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