# \[e-drug\] Job Announcement: Pharmaceutical Management Expert

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E-DRUG: Job Announcement: Pharmaceutical Management Expert  
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Health Sector Policy Support Programme in the Philippines

The Project

Availability and utilization of affordable and financially sustainable,  
quality essential health services and population programmes in the  
Philippines continue to be issues in need of further support and  
development. Within the framework of the Philippine Government's  
efforts to advance its health sector reforms, the envisaged project is  
designed to support the reform programme ("FOURmula One for Health" -  
F1-for-health), which aims at attaining better outcomes, more  
responsive health systems and equitable health care financing through  
action in four areas:  
Financing - increased, better and sustained investments in health;  
Regulation - better quality and cheaper health products;  
Service delivery - enhanced accessibility and availability of health  
care;  
Governance - enhanced health system's performance, in particular  
through improved public finance management and sector-wide management.

Consequently, the envisaged project will be giving special attention to  
issues such as  
- financial sustainability of national health insurance and extended  
insurance cover for the poor  
- governance, operational efficiency and service provision in public  
hospitals  
- utilisation of cost-effective public health programmes and primary  
health care services  
- quality, accessibility and safety of health care related products,  
facilities and services  
- governance in health sector through  
(i) more efficient local health systems based on inter-local health  
zones and partnerships with the private sector,  
(ii) increased public accountability,  
(iii) improved health sector planning, monitoring and evaluation,  
(iv) increased efficiency and effectiveness of public health spending  
and  
(v) improved public finance management.

GTZ is currently preparing the tender for this project and is inviting  
suitable candidates to apply.

Your Tasks as Pharmaceutical Management Expert:

The Pharmaceutical Management Expert will provide technical support to  
the Department of Health (DOH) of the Philippines and provinces on drug  
policy and drug management issues with special focus on increasing the  
rational selection and use of medicines and the efficiency of drug  
procurement and distribution systems in province implementing the  
government reform programme.

Responsibilities will include:  
- assistance to the Teamleader in all drug-related tasks  
- assistance with revision of the national drug policy within the  
framework of F1-for-health and its implementation  
- capacity building of DOH's staff through training on how to put into  
effect approved national drug policies and relevant rules and  
regulations  
- selection of effective interventions to improve equity, efficiency  
and appropriateness of pharmaceutical services both at central level  
and in provinces embarking on F1-for-health implementation with focus  
on  
(i) designing and implementing drug financing mechanisms to ensure  
access to essential drugs for the poor in collaboration with  
Philhealth, local government units and other stakeholders  
(ii) strengthening of central and provincial drug supply systems  
(iii) coordination of national initiatives on improving quality use of  
medicines, like Philhealth quality improvement programmes, Sentrong  
Sigla certifications to improve the rational prescribing and use of  
drugs  
(iv) supporting/training local and provincial Drug and Therapeutic  
Committees to promote, monitor and improve prescribing practices to  
ensure safe, effective and cost-effective use of medicines  
(v) provide input in the rationalisation of drug procurement practices  
(vi) facilitating in collaboration with WHO the expansion of national  
drug price monitoring system using the WHO/HAI methodology and ensuring  
wider dissemination of this information

Your Qualifications:

The following qualifications and experiences are mandatory:  
- university degree at Master's level or equivalent in a relevant field

- a minimum of 10 years relevant professional experience with 5 years  
international experience in at least three developing countries  
- extensive experience in all aspects of the drug management chain  
- strong communication and drafting skills  
- fluency in English, both written and spoken

Duration: February 2007 - January 2010

To apply, please contact:

Jutta Hein  
Personnel Officer  
GTZ International Services  
P.O. Box 5180  
D-65760 Eschborn, Germany  
Tel. +49-6196-79-3114  
Fax: +49-6196-79-7450  
\<mailto:Jutta.Hein@gtz.de

About Us

GTZ is an international cooperation enterprise for sustainable  
development with worldwide operations. It provides viable,  
forward-looking solutions for political, economic, ecological and  
social development in a globalised world. GTZ promotes complex reforms  
and change processes, often working under difficult conditions. Its  
corporate objective is to improve people's living conditions on a  
sustainable basis.  
[http://www.gtz.de/en/](http://www.gtz.de/en/)