Country: Netherlands
Closing date: 01 Oct 2017
Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is an independent, medical, emergency relief organisation that provides assistance to people worldwide, regardless of their background, religion or political convictions. Above all, we aim to save lives and to offer medical care to victims of disasters, wars and epidemics. Working together with local staff, we give direct support to the population. MSF also appeals to those in power, including governments and international organisations, and speaks out about the abuses we encounter in the course of our work.
MSF coordinates operations through collaborations between global offices. ‘Artsen zonder Grenzen Nederland’ (MSF-Holland) has a partnership with offices in the UK and Germany. This partnership, known as ‘MSF Operational Centre Amsterdam’ (MSF-OCA), operates medical humanitarian interventions in about 25 countries. Annually, MSF-OCA deploys approximately 1,100 international staff and employs 7,000 national staff.
The office of MSF-Holland located in Amsterdam hosts more than 250 employees, offering direct support to MSF-OCA operations.
With immediate effect MSF OCA is looking for a
FLYING LOCAL MARKET ASSESSMENT (LMA) PHARMACIST (80 %)
(This is an 80% position - of which 85% will be spent in the field)
Position
Flying Pharmacist would report to the Section Pharmacist at OCA
Main responsibilities
This is an exciting new position in OCA. We are looking to recruit a Flying Pharmacist to accompany our Flying Supply Adviser (FSA) to the field to conduct market assessments in Missions where need to procure medical items locally.
Based on the needs of the mission, s/he will visit and assess the pharmaceutical quality of potential suppliers in country together with the FSA and feedback findings to the OCA SP.
S/he will report to the Section Pharmacist at OCA HQ who ensures that the validation of the suppliers is according to the MSF quality assurance scheme and in line with the Local Market Assessment (LMA) Guidelines.
Additionally, the successful candidate will support the Section Pharmacist in developing pharmacovigilance procedures to support effective follow up of quality issues of locally purchased items encountered in the field
Profile
- Degree in Pharmacy (or equivalent diploma according to the country of origin of the pharmacist).
- Experience with quality assurance aspects of pharmaceutical products as well as with Good Storage and Distribution Practices.
- Pharmacist with minimum of 3 years of field experience with MSF.
- Fluency in English (French, Arabic and Russian are assets).
We offer
- A challenging and exciting position in an international environment
- A contract for 1 year with a renewal option
- A gross monthly salary between € 2,341.- and € 3,343.- based on a fulltime appointment and relevant professional experience for this position
- Other benefits include 30 holidays based on a fulltime appointment and a premium-free pension plan
How to apply:
More information?
For more information about this position, please contact Sharon Mealy, Project Local Medical Procurement Project Manager per email: Sharon.Mealy@amsterdam.msf.org
If you believe that you fit the profile, you can react directly via the 'Apply Now' button in the vacancy as posted on our website: www.artsenzondergrenzen.nl. Please upload a letter of motivation and Curriculum Vitae in English as one combined document
The closing date for application is 1 October 2017
The closing date for this post may be brought forward or extended depending on the volume and strength of the applications