Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) - Pharmacy Storekeeper - Liwale, Lindi

About Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF)

Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is an international, independent medical humanitarian organization that provides emergency assistance to people affected by armed conflict, epidemics, natural disasters, and exclusion from healthcare. MSF provides assistance based on need, regardless of race, religion, gender, or political affiliation. The organization is guided by the principles of neutrality and impartiality, which apply to all MSF staff.

Position Details

Job Title: Pharmacy Storekeeper

Employment Type: Full-time, 100%

Organization: Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF)

Direct Report: Pharmacy Manager

Location: Liwale, Lindi, Tanzania

Main Purpose of the Role

The Pharmacy Storekeeper will execute pharmacy and medical warehouse storage activities to ensure that pharmacy stock remains above the security level and is stored according to recommended conditions, including temperature and humidity requirements. The role will be performed under the supervision of the Medical Warehouse (for OCA), or Pharmacy Supervisor, and in collaboration with the logistics team.

Main Accountabilities

• Supervising material orders and dispatching to ensure rational use of supplies.
• Receiving orders and deliveries, identifying any discrepancies against cargo manifests or other documents, reporting them, and storing materials according to the system in place.
• Ensuring continuous availability of pharmacy and medical stock.
• Maintaining good storage conditions for all medical items in the pharmacy according to pharmaceutical standards.
• Ensuring stock card and software entries are correctly completed.
• Carrying out or participating in regular inventories, including EPREP stock.
• Monitoring stock levels in relation to alarm thresholds, stock-outs, expiry dates, and medicines due to expire within the next six months.
• Preparing orders for different consumption units, including departments, wards, and other units.
• Ensuring proper packaging and dispatching of orders.
• Reporting anomalies or changes in consumption patterns to the Pharmacy Supervisor.
• Informing the Pharmacy Supervisor immediately when stock reaches the alert limit.
• Controlling warehouse facilities to ensure materials are kept in proper storage conditions.
• Monitoring warehouse temperature and ensuring that cold chain products are received, stored, prepared, and transported according to MSF Supply and Cold Chain protocols.
• Ensuring cleanliness of pharmacy premises.
• Working closely with the logistics department to maintain refrigerating equipment.
• Controlling limited warehouse access and ensuring access is restricted to authorized personnel only.
• Ensuring doors and other exits are secured.
• Immediately informing the line manager of any problems, including damage, loss, attempted break-ins, or theft in the warehouse.
• Ensuring items that need to be quarantined, including items under quality alerts, batch recalls, expired items, or damaged items, are removed from stock and safely locked.
• Preparing stock reports and submitting them to the supervisor.

Context-Specific Accountabilities

• Ensure FEFO and FIFO principles are consistently applied so that medicines with the earliest expiry dates are used first, reducing wastage.
• Maintain accurate and up-to-date records of all stock movements, including receipts, issues, and balances, using stock cards.
• Ensure stock records always match the actual physical stock.
• Ensure all incoming medicines and supplies are properly received and verified against delivery documents.
• Verify quantities, batch numbers, and expiry dates of incoming medicines and supplies.
• Report any discrepancies immediately.
• Ensure full compliance with activity SOPs, including order processes and inventory procedures.
• Maintain documentation in a state ready for audit and inspection.
• Ensure timely updates of staff health boxes and vehicle first aid kits.
• Ensure medicines are issued only with proper authorization and documentation.
• Maintain full traceability of stock movements.
• Monitor and regularly record storage conditions in the cold chain zone and inside the pharmacy.
• Immediately inform the supervisor of any deviations in storage conditions.
• Promptly identify expired, damaged, or compromised medicines.
• Remove and quarantine expired, damaged, or compromised medicines in a clearly designated area.
• Record quarantined items in the suspensory ledger.
• Provide timely and accurate reports to the Pharmaceutical Supervisor on stock status.
• Report shortages, overstocking, near-expiry items, and any quality concerns.

Minimum Educational Qualification

Applicants must have:

• Diploma or certificate in pharmaceutical science.

Experience

Applicants must have:

• At least two years of previous experience in a similar or relevant position.
• Previous experience with MSF or other NGOs in developing countries is desirable.

Languages

Applicants must have:

• Swahili language skills.
• English language skills are desirable.

Knowledge

Applicants must have:

• Computer literacy, including Word, Excel, and internet use.

Required Competencies

Applicants should demonstrate the following competencies:

• Results and quality orientation.
• Teamwork and cooperation.
• Behavioural flexibility.
• Stress management.
• Commitment to MSF principles.
• Service orientation.

Inclusion and Safeguarding Statement

Women, people living with disabilities, and any person who feels they are part of a minority group are encouraged to apply. MSF is committed to fostering a safe working environment and has zero tolerance for any form of abuse.

Application Details

This position has been re-advertised to attract a wider pool of qualified candidates. Previous applications did not meet the mandatory documentation requirements. All applicants must submit a complete application. Incomplete applications will not be considered.

Mandatory Application Documents

Applicants must submit the following documents:

• Motivation letter.
• Updated CV.
• Copy of National ID.
• Copies of relevant professional certificates.
• Academic certificate, which is mandatory.
• Valid licence to practice.

Applications missing any of the required documents, especially the valid licence to practice, will be automatically disqualified.

How to Apply

Interested candidates should submit their motivation letter, CV, and copies of relevant professional certificates no later than Friday, 20 May 2026, at 5:00 PM.

Applications should be sent by email to: MSFCH-Tanzania-Recruitment@geneva.msf.org

Applicants should quote the job title in the email subject line as: Pharmacy Storekeeper Liwale

Applications may also be submitted physically at the following MSF offices:

• MSF offices at Uporoto Street, Plot No. 74, House No. 22, Ursino Estate, Victoria, Dar es Salaam.
• Nduta Refugees Camp, Kibondo District.
• MSF Guest House Kibondo.
• MSF office in Liwale, Lindi.

Selection Process

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. Applicants who do not receive any contact within six weeks may consider that they have not been pre-selected.

Data Protection Notice

By submitting an application, applicants consent to MSF using their personal data only for the recruitment process. This includes collecting the information and documents necessary to process, validate, and assess the application. Applicant data will be treated confidentially. Only people involved in the recruitment process will have access to the data. MSF does not sell applicant data under any circumstances.

For questions or requests regarding personal data, applicants may contact: msfch-tanzania-PAM@geneva.msf.org

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Statement

MSF is committed to an inclusive culture that encourages and supports diverse voices among its staff members. The organization works to create workplaces where people with diverse backgrounds, characteristics, perspectives, ideas, and experiences collaborate to support MSF’s social mission and create better outcomes for patients and communities. MSF welcomes applications from individuals of all genders, ages, sexual orientations, ethnicities, backgrounds, religions, beliefs, ability statuses, and other diversity characteristics.

Safeguarding and Recruitment Integrity

MSF does not tolerate sexual exploitation and abuse, discrimination, harassment, or sexual harassment. All selected candidates will undergo reference checks. Applying to MSF is free of charge. MSF does not charge applicants to consider their applications.