Pharmacy Officer Jobs with INTERSOS

Roving Pharmacy Officer – Roving

Organization: INTERSOS

Location: Roving (multiple locations), Borno & Yobe Nigeria

Employment Type: Full-time

Application Deadline: 30 March 2026 (12:00 PM)

Job Purpose

The Roving Pharmacy Officer ensures proper pharmacy stock management following good storage and distribution practices. This includes:

• Receiving, storing, and dispensing drugs, consumables, medical materials, and equipment
• Providing treatment advice, precautions, and patient counseling

The role supports project-level pharmacy operations while maintaining quality, safety, and compliance standards.

Key Responsibilities

Data Collection & Analysis

• Maintain accurate information on stock, consumption, and medicine usage
• Update stock cards, inventories, and other management tools timely
• Ensure proper storage according to good pharmacy practices
• Collaborate with medical staff and Project Manager to assess stock and appropriateness of prescriptions
• Support central pharmacy in updating stock information

Supply Management

• Verify quantity and quality of received supplies
• Report discrepancies to central pharmacy and supervisors
• Prepare supply requests based on:
  • Average monthly consumption
  • Stock levels
  • Supply delays
• Validate supply requests with Project Manager and send transfer requests to central pharmacy

Stock Management

• Maintain organized pharmacy stock by category, alphabetical order, and expiry date
• Apply FEFO (First Expired, First Out) principle
• Monitor minimum stock levels and calculate average monthly consumption
• Conduct monthly physical inventories
• Report missing, damaged, or expired items
• Ensure cleanliness and proper storage of pharmacy and main stock
• Safely quarantine and destroy damaged items in collaboration with central pharmacist
• Implement pharmacovigilance and report any drug quality issues immediately

Treatment Delivery

• Prepare daily medical equipment and medications
• Dispense treatment according to doctor’s prescriptions
• Provide dosage instructions, advice, and precautions to patients
• Prepare weekly pharmacy supplies based on demand

Education Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Pharmacy (B.Pharm or PharmD)
• Current registration with the Pharmacy Council of Nigeria (PCN)

Professional Experience

• Minimum 2 years’ experience in pharmacy practice
• NGO or field experience is an advantage

Technical Skills

• Computer literacy: Word, Excel, Internet
• Inventory management

Core Competencies

• Commitment to INTERSOS principles
• Teamwork and collaboration
• Attention to detail and quality orientation
• Flexibility and proactiveness in field settings

Languages

• Mission language (English) required
• Local working language desirable

How to Apply

Apply via the link below and attach your CV and Cover Letter using the format:

“Surname_Position Applied For”
 https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd4E3OM8JdhBkDxDn8Ct-TGb1Lp8_tneFj6X4a65XhmHJMi0w/viewform

Additional Notes

• Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted