Job advertisement for vacant positions in Rwanda Medical Supply Limited (RMS Ltd)

RMS Ltd is a State-owned company created by the Government of Rwanda with the mandate of managing the end-to-end health supply chain for Rwanda. RMS Ltd provides pharmaceuticals and health commodities towards 5 rights: the right patient, the right drug/dose, the right cost, the right route, and the right time. The vision of RMS Ltd is to ensure quality and timely availability of all health commodities to the public through a cost-efficient, sustainable and effective supply chain. Drugs will be available throughout the country through an economical and financially sustainable supply chain that can meet current and future need and manage increasing complexity RMS Ltd is looking for qualified, dedicated & experienced individuals to fill the following position:

Quality Assurance and Quality Control Officer :(1)

Tasks and responsibilities.

• Checking compliance of transport and storage conditions of the products at arrival, and conducting “Visual and physical inspection” of all products (batch per batch) for compliance with quality requirements before entering them in system for distribution;
• Ensure that the received products are stored in appropriate storage conditions (controlled room temperatures, ambient room temperatures, cold rooms / freezers, etc.) by specifying the recommended storage conditions to the warehouse management in the inspection reports;
• Check compliance of supplier shipment documentation (Purchase orders, delivery notes, certificates of analysis or of conformity, etc.) on delivered products, and adequate filing to ensure each batch traceability;
• Provide weekly reports and statistics on received and rejected batches, and keeping records on suppliers and manufacturers of poor quality products for further special checking and appropriate measures;
• Participate in writing standard operating procedures (SOPs) on key operations, ensuring they are approved, and keeping them updated and implemented;
• Perform any other related duties that may be assigned by the supervisor

Qualification and Skills

Bachelor’s degree in Pharmacy or Bachelor’s degree in Chemistry or related fields with a Master’s degree in Quality Assurance related to medicinal products or any other related field preferably with relevant working experience of at least 2 years in related activities with maximum age of 28 years old.

Knowledge and technical skills required:

• High integrity, Excellent interpersonal and communication skills;
• Familiar with Rwanda Health System in general and Health Supply Chain in particular;
• Team player and strong leadership and management skills;
• Computer literacy and familiarity with standard office computer applications;
• Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines;
• Excellent English and French written and verbal skills.

Job application procedure.

Interested candidates should send their application documents (in one PDF document) including Curriculum Vitae, copy of ID, copies of education certificates, names of three referees as well as their emails and telephones.

All applications are to be addressed to the Chief Executive Officer of Rwanda Medical Supply Ltd through the following email address: [email protected]

Deadline for application: Friday,14th October, 2022 at 5:00 pm.

NB:

Only applications sent via the above e-mail shall be considered;

Only Candidates with the right qualifications and relevant experience shall be shortlisted and contacted;

Incomplete applications shall be rejected.