Pharmacist Assistant (Pool)

Company Overview

Action Against Hunger is an international humanitarian organization committed to ending world hunger. For almost 45 years, across countries, we have been working to fight undernutrition and support communities affected by crisis across the globe.

We carry out innovative, lifesaving programs in Health, Nutrition, Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH), Mental Health and Psychosocial Support (MHPSS), Food Security and Livelihoods (FSL) and Social Protection.

Action Against Hunger Nigeria (ACF Nigeria) LTD/GTE began operations in Nigeria in 2010 in response to the high rate of chronic malnutrition in Northern Nigeria, focusing on integrated programming. Action Against Hunger currently implements multi-sectorial humanitarian and development interventions in Northeast and Northwest Nigeria, funded by AFD, EU/ECHO, French Government, GAC, GFFO, SIDA, US Government, and WAM Foundation.

ACF Nigeria is currently looking to fill the role of Pharmacist Assistant who will ensure the storage and management of medical stocks in the Pharmacy according to
ACF Nigeria rules, and support the programmes team in pharmacy supervision in health centers

Position Details

Reporting to: Pharmacist
Proposed start date: April 2026
Work location: Maiduguri, Borno State

Key Responsibilities:

Mission 1: Maintain the physical integrity of a medical stock

The Pharmacy Assistant is responsible for:

• Compliance with Best Storage Practices for medical products
• Space organisation of the Pharmacy
• Physical integrity of the premises: secure openings, no water damage, no roof or wall cracks, no rodents, etc.
• Hygiene of the premises: regular cleaning of the floor and shelves, refrigerator maintenance, no sweet food or beverages, etc. 
• Twice daily control of temperature and humidity on working days
• Ensure that everything possible is done to combat the deterioration factors of medical products
• Classification of products according to the rules recommended by ACF
• Ensure that the special conditions for storage of some specific products (cold chain, products assimilated to narcotic drugs)

• Update all of the essential management tools
• Registration of all movements of stock on the Inventory Sheets,stockcards and computer stock tracking tool (SFUMed)
• Conduct a monthly physical inventory according to the procedure of ACF and the Chronogram of the pharmacy activities defined
• Record any medical item entry and exit in stock cards on weekly basis.
• Do the weekly/monthly drugs inventory.
• Report discrepancies and general consumption issues to the pharmacy supervisor
• Quarantine obsolete and damaged products and put them in a secure place
• Work with program team to amend drug and stock quotas on a weekly basis to prevent exceptional ordering
• Responsible for inventory and replacement of all emergency boxes – following the schedule for these
• Remove the expired stock items (physical and virtual) and list them
• Quarantine obsolete and damaged products and put them in a secure place

• Prepare the order based on the validated SROs
• Complete the transfer tools (Delivery Note, SFUMED, etc.)

• Technically support the supervisors concerning management practices of medical storage so these conform to structures supported by ACF.

• Archiving all the management tools
• Supplementing the Monthly Pharmacy Report and to deliver it to these hierarchical and functional superiors

• Participating in the reception of capital international orders:
• Quantitative reception (number of boxes, quantity of products etc.)
• Qualitative reception (integrity of the delivered products, compliance with the conditions of conservation etc.)

• Bachelor’s degree in Pharmacy
• Minimum of 2 years’ experience in stock management
• Fluency in spoken and written English language. Hausa language is desirable
• Strong work ethic: punctuality, responsibility and flexibility
• Strong sense of organisation and attention to details
• Capacity to work in a team
• High level of motivation
• Computer skills (Microsoft office)
• Work experience in INGO setting will be an added advantage
• Experience in a pharmacy supply for hospital projects

• 100% health care coverage
• Free and direct access to the Talent Soft e-learning platform
• Maternity or Paternity leave
• Compassionate leave for a hospitalized child
• Creche facilities for babies
   

Application Instructions:
All applicants MUST answer every question in the application form. Incomplete applications will not be considered.