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Under the auspices of the SIDHAS project whose objective is to reduce the burden of HIV/AIDS in targeted areas of Nigeria through strengthened delivery of high quality comprehensive Invalids services that are sustainable folding-term; KU-PACE leads the project efforts to promote pharmacy best practices by providing technical leadership in strengthening pharmacy systems and pharmacists' capacity to provide quality HIV/AIDS, STI. and TB pharmacy services both at the health facility and community levels. We are hereby seeking qualified candidates registered with Pharmacy Council of Nigeria (PCN) to fill the under listed positions.

DEPUTY PROJECT DIRECTOR

The purpose of this senior management position is to provide support to the Country Director for the overall management. leadership and technical guidance within Nigeria. S/he will among other activities provide both technical and management leadership and support the strengthening of pharmacy systems in Nigeria.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENT STANDARDS:
B Pharm and MSc or Ph.D in Clinical Pharmacy or similar degree with 10-12 years relevant experience, 5-6 years should be in international development programs including 5 years of supervisory experience.

ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR, TECHNICAL

The Associate Director (Technical) will provide technical leadership and expertise support in strengthening pharmacy systems. S/he will report to the Deputy Project Director.
Minimum Requirement Standards: B.Pharm/PharmD and MSc or Ph.D in Clinical Pharmacy or similar degrees with 8-10 years relevant experience, 3-4 years should be in international development programs and includes 3-5 years of supervisory experience.

ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR, MANAGEMENT

The Associate Director (Management} will provide oversight, coordination. monitoring and reporting of all activities in the country and will report to the Deputy Project Director.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENT STANDARDS:
B.Pharm/Pharm and MSc or Ph.D or similar degrees in public health, management or related field with 8-10 years with relevant experience, 3-4 years should be in international pharmacy development programs and includes 3-5 years of supervisory experience.

SENIOR PHARMACY MANAGER

The Senior Pharmacy Manager will provide leadership in strengthening pharmacy systems in Nigeria in a sustainable and integrated manner. S/he will provide sound technical assistance and guidance to the Senior Pharmacy Specialists in the zonal and state offices. S/he will report to the Associate Director(Technical).

Minimum Requirement Standards: B.Pharm and MS in Clinical Pharmacy with 5-7 years relevant experience with international pharmacy development programs Which include 3-5 years of supervisory experience.

SENIOR PHARMACY SPECIALIST

The Senior Pharmacy Specialist will provide technical support in strengthening pharmacy systems and pharmacists' capacity on pharmacy best practices and quality pharmaceutical care in the area of PMTCT. ART, TB care and reproductive health in The States Ministries of Health (SMOH). S/he will report to the Associate Director Ml and Zonal Manager.

Minimum Requirement Standards: B.Pharm and 3-6 years relevant experience in HIV/AIDS with international pharmacy development programs; or B.Pharm plus MS/MPH In public health or related field, and 2-5 years relevant experience in HtV/AIDS with international development programs; ot PhD in Clinical Pharmacy, or similar degree with 1-2 years relevant experience in HIV/AIDS with international development programs.

PHARMACY SPECIALIST

The Pharmacy Specialist will provide technical and programmatic support to implement the integration of quality care and support activities with primary focus on pharmaceutical care in HIV/AIDS, Anti-retroviral therapy (ART) treatment, Prevention of Mother to Child transmission of HIV?AIDS and TB. S/he will support capacity building to the pharmacy staff to implement quality services in those areas. S/he will report to the Senior Pharmacy Specialist and the Zonal Manager in the zonal office.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENT STANDARDS
B.Pharm and 2-4 years relevant experience in HIV/AIDS with international pharmacy development programs; or B. Pharm plus MS/MA in public health or related field, and 1 - 2 years relevant experience in HIV/AIDS with international development programs.

FINANCE MANAGER

The Finance Manager will be responsible for accounting and finance and overall administration for HUPACE Nigeria and will ensure compliance with the contractual requirements of the project with the objective of providing professional accountancy services consistent with generally accepted accounting principles. S/he will report to the Country Director.

Minimum Requirement Standards: BS/SA in Accounting or Finance or related field, and 7 - 9 years combined experience in accounting/budgeting management; or MS/MA/MBA with 5 - 7 years combined experience in accounting budgeting management. ACCA, CIMA Certified Public Account (CPA) or other professional accreditation preferred.

ADMINISTRATIVE /HUMAN RESOURCES OFFICER

The Administrative /Human Resources Officer will be responsible for providing administrative. secretarial and logistical support to the organization, S/he will maintain an efficient inventory record and storage management of office supplies. S/he shall provide operational support to implement effective functional Human Resources (HR) processes for HU PACE Nigeria team, including recruitment, employee relations, benefits administration, compensation. HRIS and training including processing salaries and bonuses plus employee benefits, such as pensions, life assurance, and medical insurance packages, The position holder will report to the Associate Director Management.

Minimum Requirement Standards: BSIBA in Business Administration, Social Science or related field;, and 5 - 7 years relevant experience; sound knowledge of record management, application of MS Office package and good communication and writing skills are required.

JOB CIRCUMSTANCE
The job involves at least 30% Local Travel at short notice.
HU-PACE has a competitive compensation package
All positions require the ability to use key computing applications and knowledge of different database (For e,g. MS Office Suite (Word, Excel, Power point. Access etc,); DHIS or LAMIS a plus Excellent command of written and spoken English
Strong interpersonal and communication skills
Willingness to extend working hours to meet deadlines and at short notice
Ability to function effectively in multi-disciplinary teams to produce excellent results under pressure

METHOD OF APPLICATION
Please forward electronically Suitability statement resume curriculum vitae as a single MS word document no later than October 29th, 2011 to [email protected].

Only applications sent electronically to the designated email address with the job title clearly indicated as the subject of the mail will be considered.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted