The Millennium Villages Project, supported by Millennium Promise Alliance and the Earth Institute at Columbia University, is a bottom-up approach to lift developing country villages out of the poverty trap that afflicts more than a billion people worldwide. The Millennium Villages’ team of experts in Agriculture, Nutrition and Health, Economics, Energy, Water, Agribusiness, Environment and Information Technology are working with local communities and governments to apply a proven holistic package of interventions to help villages get out of extreme poverty and meet the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). With support from Savannah Accelerated Development Authority (SADA) and funding from the Department for International Development (DFID) of the United Kingdom, a SADA Millennium Village has been established in parts of the West Mamprusi, Mamprugu Moaduri and Builsa Districts of the Northern and Upper East Regions of Ghana. The project area covers a cluster of contiguous rural communities with an estimated population of 25,000 people.

Description Of Job

Responsibilities/Duties

•  Procure and distribute medicines and medical supplies to cluster clinics
•  Supervise and manage the cluster medical stores
•  Track the utilization of medicines and medical supplies to the cluster clinics
•  Train and supervise cluster Dispensing Assistants
•  Organise and work with the medical outreach team
•  Compile monthly/periodic medicines and medical supplies returns
•  Cost and budget for medicines and medical supplies to the clinics
•  Responsible to the Health Coordinator
•  Work closely with the Clinicians at the cluster clinics
•  Undertake any assigned duties from the Health Coordinator

Qualification Required & Experience

Minimum Required Qualifications:

HND in Dispensing Technology from recognized tertiary institution with a minimum of three (3) years working experience with the Ghana Health Service or any recognized Health Facility as pharmacy technologist or technician.

How To Apply For The Job

Terms of offer
MVP offers a competitive salary with an excellent benefits package. The employment contract is for a period of one year with the possibility of renewal. MVP prides itself on its collegial, supportive and gender sensitive working environment and believes that staff diversity promotes excellence. Women are strongly encouraged to apply.

Applications

Applicants should apply by email, sending a cover letter summarizing their relevance to this position, a full C.V. and names and contact information of three referees knowledgeable about the candidate’s professional qualifications and work experience to: SADA.MVP@millenniumpromise.org with copies to employment@mdgwca.org and jacob.ubindam@millenniumpromise.org.“Application for SADA MVP Pharmacy Technologist” should be clearly marked on the subject line of the email message. Applications will be considered until two weeks from the date of publication.

Closing Date: 10th November, 2012

Only short-listed applicants meeting the above requirements will be contacted.

We invite you to learn more about us at:

www.millenniumvillages.org,
www.millenniumpromise.org,
www.unmillenniumproject.org,
www.mdgcentre.org