Pharmacy Assistant (based in Rohingya)

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Job Title: Pharmacy Assistant
Project Title: Humanitarian Assistance of Protection and Empowerment for Vulnerable Communities in Rohingya Camp (HOPE)
Company: United Purpose
Location: Any of the Rohingya Camp Health posts
Contract type: Contractual
Hours: As per RRRC Recommended
Reports to: Project Officer
Salary: As per project structure
Application Deadline: 30 April 2025.

Organisation overview
Self Help Africa (SHA) and United Purpose (UP) merged in late 2021 to implement projects to end extreme hunger and poverty in sub-Saharan Africa. The merger doubled its size and reach, with SHA implementing poverty eradication projects in sub-Saharan Africa in 2022. The group includes social enterprise subsidiaries Partner Africa, TruTrade and Cumo Microfinance. In 2022, SHA reached over twelve million people and invested €46m in over 80 development programmes to improve food systems, facilitate access to markets and financial services, combat climate change, gender inequality, and improve access to clean water, sanitation and hygiene.

Job Purpose

United Purpose is going to implement a project named ‘Humanitarian Assistance of Protection and Empowerment for Vulnerable Communities in Rohingya Camp (HOPE)’. For the successful implementation of the project activities, we are seeking a dedicated and compassionate Pharmacy Assistant to provide essential treatment services to Rohingya refugees at the camp level to support the pharmaceutical services at a health post within the Rohingya refugee camps. The Pharmacy Assistant will be responsible for ensuring proper dispensing of medications based on prescriptions, maintaining accurate records, and ensuring the safe storage and adequate supply of medicines.

Key Responsibilities: Key responsibilities include (but are not limited to):

  • Dispense medications accurately to patients based on valid prescriptions.
  • Maintain detailed and up-to-date records of all medicine deliveries and disbursements.
  • Ensure proper storage, labeling, and inventory control of all pharmaceuticals in the pharmacy.
  • Monitor stock levels and raise timely requisitions for medicines to prevent shortages.
  • Collaborate closely with the health post team to ensure consistency and accuracy in record-keeping and reporting.
  • Notify the Medical Assistant regarding medicine supplies to maintain an adequate stock level at all times.
  • Adhere to standard operating procedures and safety guidelines related to medicine handling and storage.
  • Support routine inventory checks and audits as required.

Key Relationships:
Internal: Project Manager, Medical Officer, Project Management Team, Health Post Team, Finance Team, Country Office, Procurement Team.

External: CiC (Camp-in-Charge) & ACiC (Assistant Camp-in-Charge), RRRC (Refugee Relief and Repatriation Commissioner), UNO (Upazila Nirbahi Officer), Site Management and Site Development Authority (SMSD), ISCG (Inter-Sector Coordination Group), Mazhi (Community Leaders/ Representatives), Health Sector Partners, Camp Security Authority.

Knowledge, Experience and Other Requirements:

Essential

Educational Requirements

  • Minimum of a bachelor’s degree.

Experience Requirements

  • Basic knowledge of pharmaceutical handling and storage procedures.
  • Previous experience in a pharmacy or healthcare setting, especially in humanitarian or camp contexts, is an advantage.

Language Requirements:
• Fluency in Chittagonian Dialect & Bengali is required. Proficiency in English is a plus.

Job Requirements

  • Good organisational and record-keeping skills.
  • Ability to work effectively in a team and in challenging environments.
  • Ability to communicate effectively with diverse teams and community members.
  • Based at a health post within a Rohingya refugee camp.
  • May require long working hours and the ability to work under pressure in an emergency context.

Application Procedure:
Please send your CV & cover letter in the following link here.

Application to be submitted by 30 April 2025. Applications to be reviewed on a rolling basis.

All candidates offered a job with Self Help Africa/United Purpose will be expected to sign our Safeguarding Policies and Code of Conduct as an appendix to their contract of employment and agree to conduct themselves in accordance with the provisions of these documents. Specific roles may require Police/DBS/ [relevant police authority] vetting.

Self Help Africa/United Purpose strive to be an equal opportunities employer.