Since
1992, the United States Pharmacopeia has worked cooperatively with the
United States Agency for International Development (USAID) to help
developing countries address critical issues related to poor quality
medicines and their appropriate use through the Promoting the Quality of
Medicines (PQM). PQM serves as a primary mechanism to help ensure the
quality, safety, and efficacy of medicines essential to USAID priority
diseases, particularly malaria, HIV/AIDS, and tuberculosis. USP–USAID
collaborative efforts have helped communities improve drug quality in
more than 35 countries.
Supported
by knowledgeable staff and state-of-the-art facilities around the
world, PQM strives to accomplish four key objectives:
· Strengthen quality assurance (QA) and quality control (QC) systems
· Increase the supply of quality assured medicines
· Combat the availability of substandard and counterfeit medicines
· Provide technical leadership and global advocacy
USP PQM Indonesia is currently recruiting for the following position: TB Project Coordinator
The
TB Project Coordinator will support the implementation of the USP PQM
work plan activities in Indonesia related to strengthening quality
assurance of tuberculosis and antibiotic medicines in Indonesia. The
coordinator will work with the National TB Program, BINFAR, BPOM, and
local TB medicines manufacturers to help with the establishment of a
national quality assurance program for tuberculosis and antibiotic
medicines throughout the supply and distribution chains. As part of the
USP PQM country team, the coordinator will help ensure timely
implementation of work plan activities, reporting, and maintain
effective communications with program partners including the Government
of Indonesia, local medicines manufacturers, WHO, the Global Fund,
TBCare, FHI, CDC, JSI, private and public health providers, and others.
This project is financed under the USAID Indonesia mission.
MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES:
· Coordinates
with the National TB Program, BINFAR, and BPOM to help with the
establishment of a national quality assurance program for tuberculosis
and antibiotic medicines throughout the supply and distribution chains
· Works with the central and provincial BPOM laboratories on post-marketing surveillance and monitoring support
· Ensures
timely implementation of work plan activities, reporting, and maintain
effective communications with program partners including the Government
of Indonesia, local medicines manufacturers, the Global Fund, WHO, JSI,
FHI, and others
· Supports the Chief of Party and USP PQM QA/QC senior management and staff to implement the Tuberculosis work plans.
· Travel to provinces as needed for meetings, training, follow-up, and project implementation.
· Other duties, as requested
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:
· Master
degree or higher (MD or PhD preferred) and minimum 4 years of
experience in TB control project coordination and/or management.
· Experience with the Indonesia national TB control program, BPOM, and BINFAR
· Effective communication skills and experience with project implementation at national and local levels
· Work experience in a USAID or other international donor-funded project in Indonesia desirable.
· Fluency in Bahasa Indonesia and proficiency in written and oral English required.
Interested applicants are requested to submit their CV and application to chrispqm@gmail.com by March 7, 2014 at the latest.
Only shortlisted candidates will be notified
