Pharmacist/Medical Officer in Bangladesh

UN VOLUNTEER DESCRIPTION OF ASSIGNMENT BGDR000452--Pharmacist/Medical Officer The United Nations Volunteers (UNV) programme is the UN organization that promotes volunteerism to support peace and development worldwide. Volunteerism can transform the pace and nature of development and it benefits both society at large and the individual volunteer. UNV contributes to peace and development by advocating for volunteerism globally, encouraging partners to integrate volunteerism into development programming, and mobilizing volunteers.In most cultures volunteerism is deeply embedded in long- established, ancient traditions of sharing and support within the communities. In this context, UN Volunteers take part in various forms of volunteerism and play a role in development and peace together with co-workers, host agencies and local communities.In all assignments, UN Volunteers promote volunteerism through their action and conduct. Engaging in volunteer activity can effectively and positively enrich their understanding of local and social realities, as well as create a bridge between themselves and the people in their host community. This will make the time they spend as UN Volunteers even more rewarding and productive.

General Information

Country of Assignment Bangladesh

Host Institute United Nations Population Fund

Volunteer Category International Specialist

Number of Volunteer 1

Duration 6 months

Expected Starting Date Immediate

Duty Station Cox's Bazaar [BGD]

Assignment Place Non-Family Duty station

Assignment Place Remark

Non Family Duty station

Living Conditions

Cox's bazar is a coastal district of Chittagong division in Bangladesh. This city is surrounded by Chittagong Division in south-eastern Bangladesh, beside 'Myanmar (Burma)' and alongside the beach of the Bay of Bengal and the Indian ocean, having unbroken 120 Kilometre golden sand beach. It is one of the most-visited tourist destinations in Bangladesh.

The climate of Bangladesh is mostly determined by its location in the tropical monsoon region: high temperature, heavy rainfall, generally excessive humidity, and distinct seasonal variations. The climate of Cox's bazar is mostly similar to the rest of the country. It is further characterised by the location in the coastal area.

Historically, Bangladesh has been a safe country for internationals, but a series of security incidents in autumn 2015 have led to increased security measures for UN international staff and volunteers. While Bangladesh is not categorized as a hardship station and a cessation of incidents is expected to lead to relaxation of security measures, the volunteer should be prepared for limitations in freedom of movement on foot, by public transport, and to certain locations.

11 Apr 2018 Page 1 of 6Assignment Details Assignment Title Pharmacist/Medical Officer

Organizational Context & Project Description

UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, is an international development agency that promotes the right of every woman, man and child to enjoy a life of health and equal opportunity. UNFPA supports countries in using population data for policies and programmes

to reduce poverty and to ensure that every pregnancy is wanted, every birth is safe, every young person is free of HIV/AIDS, and every girl and woman is treated with dignity and respect.

Currently, UNFPA is implementing its 9th Country Programme (2017-2020) in Bangladesh. The unprecedented level of the influx of Rohingya refugees seeking refuge in Bangladesh from Myanmar’s northern Rakhine State since 25 August 2017, has led to the new arrival of 688,000 Rohingya refugees staying in Cox’s Bazar district (according to the Inter Sectoral Coordination Group). This “fastest growing humanitarian crisis in the world” has exacerbated an already protracted refugee crisis in Cox’s Bazar for the past decades.

More than half of these Rohingya refugees are women and girls. Out of the total 1.3 million target beneficiaries of the UN/NGO joint Humanitarian Response Plan including both refuges and host communities, UNFPA estimates that 299,000 are women of reproductive age (15-49 years). Approximately 64,000 women and girls are currently pregnant with 5,000-6,000 births every month, all of whom need access to life-saving sexual and reproductive health services, including antenatal care, emergency obstetric and newborn care and postnatal care. Women and girls are at increased risk of sexual violence and thus need support with life-saving interventions, which includes clinical management of rape, case management and psychosocial support. To oversee these efforts at saving the lives of vulnerable girls and women and building back better with resilience, UNFPA has established a Sub-Office in Cox’s Bazar, as a front base housed by UNFPA personnel and experts on emergency coordination, sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR), gender-based violence (GBV) and operations.

Under the overall supervision of Head of Sub Office and direct supervision from the SRHiE Programme Coordinator, the Pharmacist/Medical Officer will support the implementation of the SRH Rohingya refugee response program in Cox’s Bazar by working to provide necessary administrative and logistical support in the UNFPA supported facilities. S/he will work to ensure the effective delivery of health services and specifically strengthen the administrative capacity of the upazila and district level health facilities in Cox’s Bazar.

Sustainable Development Goals 3. Good Health and Well-being

UNV Focus Area National capacity development via volunteer schemes

Task description

The Pharmacist/Medical Officer will facilitate the implementation of UNFPA activities in the area of Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights in Cox’s Bazar by managing administrative and logistical support to strengthen care services with focus on emergency

obstetric care provision at upazila/district level health facilities. His/her roles and responsibilities include: A. Administration

Strengthen and develop systems for standardizing essential medicine and equipment at each facility

Strengthen and develop systems for monitoring available stock in the warehouse and at the facilities

Ensure all medicine and supplies are maintained and in stock

Support the procuring and distribution of stock as needed

Ensure maintenance of all equipment and instruments in the facilities

Support day to day administrative activities

Submit regular progress/monitoring reports to SRH Coordinator

11 Apr 2018 Page 2 of 6 B. Reporting Oversee the rational use of emergency RH kits and other commodities by end-point users after following up their distribution Assist in developing/adapting practical protocols and guidelines to ensure the quality of SRH services provided by the implementing partner (IP)

Conduct regular field assessments to determine the SRH needs of Rohngiya refugee population and surrounding host

communities

Conduct regular meetings with Implementing partners (IPs) to ensure timely and proper implementation of SRH planned

activities

Contribute to timely preparation and submission of SRH progress reports and SitReps, as required

C. Capacity Building

Identify training needs for procurement, distribution, and stock monitoring and ordering

Participate in facilitating trainings to build the capacity of upazila and district level health facilities

D. Effective coordination and strengthening partnerships

Build and maintain a close rapport with the District and Upazila Administration

Coordinate with respective implementing partners to ensure quality service delivery at all facilities

Liaise with UNFPA’s SRHR Implementing Partners in Cox’s Bazar to gather needed information and share important updates Respond to partner queries and information requests under the guidance of the SRHR Coordinator

Furthermore, UN Volunteers are required to:- Strengthen their knowledge and understanding of the concept of volunteerismby reading relevant UNV and external publications and take active part in UNVactivities (for instance in events that mark International Volunteer Day)- Be acquainted with and build on traditional and/or local forms ofvolunteerism in the host country- Reflect on the type and quality of voluntary action that they areundertaking, including participation in ongoing reflection activities- Contribute articles/write-ups on field experiences and submit them for UNVpublications/websites, newsletters, press releases, etc.- Assist with the UNV Buddy Programme for newly-arrived UN Volunteers- Promote or advise local groups in the use of online volunteering, orencourage relevant local individuals and organizations to use the UNV OnlineVolunteering service whenever technically possible. Results/Expected Outputs

Stock of essential medicines and supplies is maintained at all facilities

Organized method of storing stock in warehouses and in facilities

Systems for ordering are in place

Develop and implement a monitoring system

Increased capacity of Health Facilities in Cox’s Bazar

UN Youth Volunteers’ contributions are documented

UN Youth Volunteer assignments including personal learning is monitored

A final statement of achievements towards volunteerism for development during the assignment, such as reporting on the number of volunteers mobilized, activities participated in and capacities developed

• The development of capacity through coaching, mentoring and formal on-the-job training, when working with (including supervising) national staff or (non-) governmental counter-parts, including Implementing Partners (IPs); • Age, Gender and Diversity (AGD) perspective is systematically applied, integrated and documented in all activities throughout the assignment • A final statement of achievements towards volunteerism for peace and development dur-ing the assignment, such as reporting on the number of volunteers mobilized, activities participated in and capacities developed

Qualifications/Requirements

Required Degree Level Master degree or equivalent

Education - Additional Comments

Pharmacy, Public Health and Administration

11 Apr 2018 Page 3 of 6 Required experience 60 months

Experience Remark

Practical experience in public health sector

Experience in an administrative role, with regards to procurement and supply chain management

Experience working with budgets and financial tools

Demonstrated networking and working experiences with key development partners and stakeholders.

Knowledge and understanding of UN/UNFPA humanitarian/development programming and operations, and about UN

common programming principles including human-rights based approach, gender equality and capacity development.

Excellent communication, facilitation and negotiation skills.

Excellent speaking and writing skills and excellent communications and inter-personal skills.

Demonstrated experience in working successfully as a member of multidisciplinary team

Ability to self-manage, emotional intelligence, empathy, team spirit, conflict management as well as negotiating skills.

Practical experience facilitating and training of staff and partners, preferably for SRHR-related activities

Language Skills

English (Mandatory) , Level - Fluent

Area of Expertise

Public health Mandatory

Logistics and supply management Mandatory

Area of Expertise Requirement

Pharmacy, logistics and supply management

Skills in building strategic alliances and partnerships, strong communication and networking and excellent organizational skills. Administrative and financial management skills

Proficient in establishing databases and monitoring mechanisms

Proficient in computer applications (MS Word, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint)

Need Driving Licence No

Conditions of Service and other information

Condition of Service Click here to view Conditions of Service

Conditions of Service for International Specialist:

The contract lasts for the period indicated above with possibility of extensions subject to availability of funding, operational necessity and satisfactory performance. However, there is no expectation of renewal of the assignment.

A UN Volunteer receives a Volunteer Living Allowance (VLA) which is composed of the Monthly Living Allowance (MLA) and a Family Allowance (FA) for those with dependents (maximum three).

The Volunteer Living Allowance (VLA) is paid at the end of each month to cover housing, utilities, transportation, communications and 11 Apr 2018 Page 4 of 6 other basic needs. The VLA can be computed by applying the Post-Adjustment Multiplier (PAM) to the VLA base rate of US$ 1,602. The VLA base rate is a global rate across the world, while the PAM is duty station/country-specific and fluctuates on a monthly basis

according to the cost of living. This method ensures that international UN Volunteers have comparable purchasing power at all duty

stations irrespective of varying costs of living. The PAM is established by the International Civil Service Commission (ICSC) and is

published at the beginning of every month on the ICSC website http://icsc.un.org.

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In non-family duty stations that belong to hardship categories D or E, as classified by the ICSC, international UN Volunteers receive a

Well-Being Differential (WBD) on a monthly basis.

Furthermore, UN Volunteers are provided a settling-in-grant (SIG) at the start of the assignment (if the volunteer did not reside in the

duty station for at least 6 months prior to taking up the assignment) and in the event of a permanent reassignment to another duty

station.

UNV provides life, health, permanent disability insurances as well as assignment travel, annual leave, full integration in the UN security

framework (including residential security reimbursements).

UN Volunteers are paid Daily Subsistence Allowance at the UN rate for official travels, flight tickets for periodic home visit and for the final

repatriation travel (if applicable). Resettlement allowance is paid for satisfactory service at the end of the assignment.

UNV will provide, together with the offer of assignment, a copy of the Conditions of Service, including Code of conduct, to the successful

candidate.

Application Code BGDR000452-2629

Application procedure

* Not yet registered in the UNV Talent Pool?

Please first register your profile at https://vmam.unv.org/candidate/signup. Important: After creating your account, complete all sections

of your profile and submit it. Then go to ‘My Page’ at https://vmam.unv.org/candidate/mypage and click on the ‘Special Calls’ hyperlink.

Lastly, select the special call to which you would like to apply.

* Already registered in the UNV Talent Pool?

Please first update your profile at https://vmam.unv.org/candidate/profile. Then go to ‘My Page’ at

https://vmam.unv.org/candidate/mypage and click on the ‘Special Calls’ hyperlink to select the special call to which you would like to

apply.

This assignment is fully funded by Korea, only Korean nationals are eligible to apply.

Application deadline: 26 April 2018

Disclaimer

United Nations Volunteers is an equal opportunity programme which welcomes applications from qualified professionals. We are

committed to achieving diversity in terms of gender, nationality and culture.