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Job description
Job Description
Organization
International Medical Corps
Supervisor
Mission pharmacist
Section/Unit
Program
Duty Station
Khartoum – Omdurman Country Office
Closing Date
03 July 2026
The Mission Pharmacist provides overall leadership, technical oversight, and quality assurance for pharmaceutical services and medical supply chain management across the Sudan mission. The role ensures the safe, effective, and compliant procurement, storage, distribution, and use of medicines and medical supplies in line with national regulations, donor requirements, and International Medical Corps (IMC) standards. This responsibility will entail knowledge in supply chain management and familiarity with the country’s pharmaceutical policies and regulations, including importation regulations and IMC’s logistics policies and procedures.
The Mission pharmacist is expected to lead a team of pharmacy officers, medical commodities officers, and pharmacists to ensure that appropriate materials are ordered at the highest quality and appropriate quantity needed for the implementation of IMC’s programs.
The Mission pharmacist is responsible for the pharmaceutical chain management of the country’s mission in consultation with their technical supervisor and in coordination with the logistics coordinator and his designates.
The Mission Pharmacist also leads the design, implementation, and optimization of Pharmaceutical Information Management Systems (PIMS) to ensure accurate, real-time visibility of stock, consumption, and pipeline data across all levels of the operation.
Duties and responsibilities:
Representation
Represents the pharmacy department in all pertinent meetings internally and externally within IMC
Communicates with other health partners, MOH representatives, and other pertinent agencies during bilateral or multilateral meetings when medical commodities are discussed at the national level
Proposal Development
Contributes to the technical inputs and review of field inputs about medical commodities pertinent to the project design
Finalize the bill of quantities of medical commodities in accordance with the national drug and donor- approved formularies within the approved project scope and budget limitations
Lead the outsourcing of additional medical commodities to augment donor-procured items to ensure comprehensive support according to project design
Budget Management
Coordinate the use of budget lines that are pertinent to medical commodities, including shipping and customs clearance as appropriate
Review and provide feedback on procurements raised against budget lines pertinent to medical commodities to the relevant staff
Ensures that expenditure of budget lines pertinent to this role is spent in accordance with IMC and donor regulations and within the planned timeframe
Quality Control
Leads the health department in ensuring that all medical commodities, which include pharmaceuticals, medical and laboratory equipment, and supplies, are at par with globally accepted standards
Participates as the technical expert during vendor pre-qualification and vendor verification processes
Maintains WHO standards in the acquisition, storage, delivery, distribution, and disposal of medical commodities in the acquisition, storage, delivery, distribution, and disposal of medical commodities
Supervision
Responsible for the technical supervision of site pharmacy officers and medical commodity officers
Together with the health program manager, through the pharmacy officer, ensure that all IMC-supported facilities adhere to IMC’s stock management regulations as well as proper pharmaceutical supply chain management
Ensure that junior staff under this position’s management adhere to compliance and quality assurance procedures
Reporting
Ensures that pending stockouts, damaged medication, or any other irregularities observed about the use of pharmaceuticals and medical commodities are reported promptly to pertinent staff, including the direct supervisor and the logistics coordinator
Counter-check any submitted monthly consolidated consumption and stock reports
Capacity Building
Responsible for their own personal and professional development by regularly attending learning opportunities online or face-to-face
Responsible for planning and presenting capacity building among clinical and other IMC staff on proper pharmaceutical procedure, essential drug policy, and drug management.
Coordination
Collaborate with other departments regularly to ensure smooth implementation and integration of services
Coordinate with the health program managers and pharmacy officers on site to ensure that appropriate pharmaceuticals and medical commodities are requested from the WHO or for internal procurement
In consultation with their supervisor, consolidate country-wide procurement requests for bulk procurement of medical commodities, medical equipment, and pharmaceutical items
Coordinate with relevant external counterparts such as WHO and UNFPA regarding smooth processing and handover of gifts-in-kind
Monitoring and Evaluation
Coordinates with the M/E department to ensure that appropriate data collection tools are regularly reviewed, updated, and disseminated.
Ensures that all sites, through the pharmacy officers, are maintaining updated stock inventories, record usage through consumption reports, and provide feedback on near-expiring medications, impending stockouts, as well as slow-moving medical commodities.
Ethical Conduct at International Medical Corps
As part of a global, humanitarian team dedicated to saving lives, easing suffering, and building self-reliance, International Medical Corps staff are responsible for adhering to our Code of Conduct and Ethics and for knowing and abiding by International Medical Corps policies and standards. All staff play a vital role in preventing violations of our Code of Conduct and Ethics, including conflicts of interest, fraud, corruption, and any kind of exploitation or abuse. International Medical Corps is also committed to providing a safe and healthy work environment free of harassment, bullying, and other misconduct, enabling staff to build and maintain professional, respectful working relationships. International Medical Corps prioritizes safeguarding the populations with whom we work from exploitation, negl
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