🇸🇱 Job Vacancies @ Partners in Health – 2 Positions
Partners in Health is recruiting to fill the following positions:
1.) Pharmacy Technician
2.) Procurement Officer
See job details and how to apply below.
1.) Pharmacy Technician
| Job title: | Pharmacy Technician – PEN PLUS |
| Work Location: | Kono District |
| Department: | Pharmacy |
| Reports to: | National Pharmacy Manager |
| Line Management | No |
| Application Status | External Advert |
| Organisation Profile | |
| Partners In Health (PIH) is an international health organization relentlessly committed to improving the health of the poor and marginalized. PIH partners with local governments to build local capacity and works closely with impoverished communities to deliver high-quality health care, address the root causes of illness, train providers, advance research, and advocate for global policy change. Our delivered services in the field are based in our partnership with the Governments and Ministries of Health and the support to education, training and mentorship to Health care workers and students is one of our pillars for the Health care system strengthening. PIH currently has implementation programs in Haiti, Rwanda, Lesotho, Liberia, Malawi, Peru, Mexico, Russia, Sierra Leone and Navajo Nation. Through our partnership with Harvard Medical School and the Brigham and Women’s Hospital, we support a wide range of programs in dozens of other countries around the world. Our Work In Sierra Leone: Partners In Health (PIH) began supporting the government of Sierra Leone in response to the Ebola epidemic in October 2014. Recognizing the large need for continued investments in the health system after Ebola, PIH is committed to long-term health system strengthening in support of the Ministry of Health and Sanitation (MOHS), guided by the same principles as our emergency response and our work around the world: public sector accompaniment, integrated and comprehensive services, social justice, nimbleness and flexibility, partnership, community ownership, and evidence-based interventions. In the aftermath of the epidemic, PIH is committed to supporting the delivery of comprehensive health services in Sierra Leone, from the community level to the health center and to referral hospitals. | |
| Position Overview | |
| We are looking for a dependable Pharmacy Technician that will process and fill prescriptions of NCDs medications to patients. You will also undertake other tasks under the direction of a Pharmacist Manager to provide excellent patient service and ensure the pharmacy runs smoothly. As a pharmacy technician, you must be detail-oriented and reliable since the job has high responsibility. You must possess excellent communication skills as well as an aptitude for using computers and other Microsoft applications. This role will be based in Kono district at the Koidu Government Hospital-KGH fully working and supporting PEN-Plus Non-Communicable Diseases-NCD Unit. | |
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| Prevention of Sexual Exploitation, Abuse and Harassment | |
| At Partners In Health, we are committed to ensuring that those who benefit from our work- including our patients, families and community members – as well as our staff are treated with dignity and respect and protected from sexual exploitation, abuse and sexual harassment. A range of pre-employment checks will be undertaken in conformity with Partners In Health’s PSEAH policy. Partner In Health will request information from applicants’ previous employers about any findings of sexual exploitation, sexual abuse and/or sexual harassment during employment, or incidents under investigation when the applicant left employment. By submitting an application, the job applicant confirms their understanding of these recruitment procedures. | |
| Education and Work Experience Requirements | |
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| Social Justice | |
| We are a global health and social justice organization that responds to the moral imperative to provide high-quality health care globally to those who need it most. We strive to ease suffering by placing patients at the center of all care, bringing the benefits of modern medicine to all. | |
| Method of application | |
| Interested candidates are required to apply through our website: www.pih.org/employment. In your application, please ensure to include names, addresses, email addresses and telephone numbers of three (3) referees. This vacancy will be running until the position filled. | |
2.) Procurement Officer
| Job title: | Procurement Officer X 2 (QEHSSSP) |
| Work Location: | Freetown with travel; possibly Kailahun |
| Department: | Operations |
| Reports to: | Procurement Manager |
| Line Management | No |
| Duration of Contract | Twelve (12) Months with possibility of extension |
| Application Status | External Advert |
| Organisation Profile | |
| Partners In Health (PIH) is an international health organization relentlessly committed to improving the health of the poor and marginalized. PIH partners with local governments to build local capacity and works closely with impoverished communities to deliver high-quality health care, address the root causes of illness, train providers, advance research, and advocate for global policy change. Our delivered services in the field are based in our partnership with the Governments and Ministries of Health and the support to education, training and mentorship to Health care workers and students is one of our pillars for the Health care system strengthening. PIH currently has implementation programs in Haiti, Rwanda, Lesotho, Liberia, Malawi, Peru, Mexico, Russia, Sierra Leone and Navajo Nation. Through our partnership with Harvard Medical School and the Brigham and Women’s Hospital, we support a wide range of programs in dozens of other countries around the world. Our Work In Sierra Leone: Partners In Health (PIH) began supporting the government of Sierra Leone in response to the Ebola epidemic in October 2014. Recognizing the large need for continued investments in the health system after Ebola, PIH is committed to long-term health system strengthening in support of the Ministry of Health and Sanitation (MOHS), guided by the same principles as our emergency response and our work around the world: public sector accompaniment, integrated and comprehensive services, social justice, nimbleness and flexibility, partnership, community ownership, and evidence-based interventions. In the aftermath of the epidemic, PIH is committed to supporting the delivery of comprehensive health services in Sierra Leone, from the community level to the health center and to referral hospitals. | |
| Position Overview | |
| For a World-Bank financed health systems strengthening project, the Procurement Officer will have responsibilities for procurement essential to the day to day operations of the Supply Chain Team, including obtaining quotations, performing quote analysis, and creating and sending purchase orders, in compliance with donor regulations. The Procurement Officer must also ensure that we follow our standard operating procedures in a timely and efficient fashion and maintain consistent and organized records. This position requires a high level of integrity, analytical skills, and attention to detail. The Procurement Officer is responsible for entering requests into PIH and donor procurement trackers and keeping the trackers up to date. The Procurement Officer plays an essential role in ensuring that data is entered accurately and on time, which directly contributes to the accuracy of PIH’s reorder and budget forecasts, as well as the success of PIH’s annual audit. | |
| Essential Duties and Responsibilities: | |
| • Execute all procurement processes within the organization in alignment with the Procurement Manual and all financial and compliance rules and regulations set out PIH and the project donor; according to the field set threshold• Ensure effective use of internal Standard Operating Procedures in procurement, control of the workflows, continuous business processes monitoring and elaboration of improvements in the systems and processes, including proper filing of procurement documents for record and audit trail • Collect specifications from requestors, gather and analyze quotations, place final orders, obtain approvals, and follow up with vendors; • Enter requests for local procurement into the procurement tracker • Create POs, enter POs into electronic supply chain management system • Regularly communicate to Procurement Associate and Procurement and Logistics Manager by providing weekly updates on status of open orders • Ensure consistent communication, coordination, and responsiveness to district colleagues and other stakeholders • Proactively identify data errors and work with supply chain team members to correct and find solutions to avoid future errors (example: new item creation, inventory adjustments) • Support supply chain colleagues with any other duties as assigned • Support the establishment of project procurement processes and systems for the project, based on the Procurement Regulations and Procedures for the conduct of procurement under World Bank funded projects, and the Government of Sierra Leone Procurement Regulations for the procurement of goods, works and services under the Public Procurement Act 2016 (PPA) of Sierra Leone; • Using the World Bank (WB) Standard Procurement Documents to prepare bids. These should include standardized forms used for Request for Bids (RFB), Request for Proposals (RFP) and Requests for Quotations (RFQ) Methods, and Selection arrangement under UN Agencies as well as other relevant and necessary procurement forms based on the Government of Sierra Leone Public Procurement policy and the PIH Procurement Manual • Prepare and update the Annual Procurement Plan, detailing contract packages for goods, works and services, the estimated cost for each package, the procurement or selection methods and planned lead times and contract administration until completion of each procurement activity; • Monitor procurement implementation and update the procurement plans for the procurement of goods and works, and consultancy services annually and when necessary.Follow the progress of procurements, including developing and updating timelines in the relevant systems, and ensuring procurements move forward with speed and are done correctly in line with all policies and regulations • Prepare the Specific Procurement Notices (SPNs), and Expressions of Interest (EOIs) whenever required; • Establish a register of qualified suppliers and consultants and periodically update this register per advertisements and requests for expressions of interest. • In consultation with the Procurement Specialist or Manager and technical Directorate, coordinate the preparation of Terms of Reference (TORs) for the preparation of Requests for Proposals (RFPs) on consulting assignments, and Specifications for the preparation of bidding documents for goods and works activities • Receive bids and participate in bid opening sessions, prepare bid opening minutes, evaluation of goods and works bids and consultants’ proposals as secretary and ensuring that the procedures in the Bank Regulations are followed to arrive at the recommendations for award for selected suppliers, contractors, and consultants • Prepare reports of the Evaluation Panel meetings, and prepare the requests for “no objection”, and coordinate arrangements for the negotiation process, where necessary; • In consultation with the technical team or beneficiary units, ensure timely receipt of the goods and consultant’s contractual deliverables and monthly status reports; confirming acceptability of goods and works delivered and/or executed respectively, and also acceptability of consultants’ reports as reviewed, and recommendation of payments to the services providers, i.e. suppliers, contractors and consultants, as they fall due; • Provide inputs into the monthly procurement report, Annual Work Plan and Budget for submission to the Donor Partners and the NPPA; • Establish and maintain both electronic (for upload in STEP) and manual procurement filing system, and ensure all related documents are chronologically in the respective files, to ensure ease of retrieval of information and the ease of following the procurement trail of by independent external auditors or other authorised agents • Provide input into procurement report and the necessary documentation prior to project implementation support missions.
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| Prevention of Sexual Exploitation, Abuse and Harassment | |
| At Partners In Health, we are committed to ensuring that those who benefit from our work- including our patients, families and community members – as well as our staff are treated with dignity and respect and protected from sexual exploitation, abuse and sexual harassment. A range of pre-employment checks will be undertaken in conformity with Partners In Health’s PSEAH policy. Partner In Health will request information from applicants’ previous employers about any findings of sexual exploitation, sexual abuse and/or sexual harassment during emploment, or incidents under investigation when the applicant left employment. By submitting an application, the job applicant confirms their understanding of these recruitment procedures | |
| Qualifications/Requirements | |
Required
Preferred
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| Social Justice | |
| We are a global health and social justice organization that responds to the moral imperative to provide high-quality health care globally to those who need it most. We strive to ease suffering by placing patients at the center of all care, bringing the benefits of modern medicine to all. | |
| Method of application | |
| Interested candidates are required to apply through our website: www.pih.org/employment. In your application, please ensure to include names, addresses, email addresses and telephone numbers of three (3) referees not later than 12:00pm GMT (Midnight) on Tuesday 13th April 2023 | |