Belgium

Professional Profile and Requirement

• University degree in Development Studies, Social Sciences, Political Sciences, Law, Human Rights or related field
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in working with EU institutions related to development, human rights or external policies
• Significant experience in policy analysis
• Experience in networking and alliance building with EU institutions and partner NGOs
• Excellent knowledge of English, both orally and in writing
• Working knowledge of French advantageous, knowledge of other languages would be an asset

CBM is an international development organisation, committed to improving the quality of life of persons with disabilities in the poorest countries of the world. Based on its values and over 100 years of professional expertise, CBM addresses poverty as a cause and a consequence of disability, and works in partnership to create a society for all. CBM’s vision is: “an inclusive world in which all persons with disabilities enjoy their human rights and achieve their full potential”.
CBM works with persons with disabilities, their families, local partner organisations, alliance partners including UN agencies, global organisations, and Disabled Persons’ Organisations (DPOs).
CBM has been involved from the outset with "VISION 2020: The Right to Sight", a global initiative with the International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness (IAPB) to eliminate avoidable blindness by the year 2020, and other global initiatives such as the provision of affordable hearing aids, education for all and community mental health.
CBM is also recognised as a collaborating organisation by the World Health Organization (WHO) and has consultative status with the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC).
Together with its partner organisations, CBM is active in more than 670 projects in 65 countries in Africa, Asia, and Latin America, and in 2014, reached more than 14 million people.

CBM’s International Office in Bensheim, Germany, is accepting applications for

Senior EU Policy Officer 

Location: Brussels, Belgium

Contract Duration: 2 years (with possibility of extension)

Contract Start: 01 October 2015

Objective:    
Under the supervision of the Director of the department for International Advocacy and Alliances (IAA), the post holder will be responsible for leading CBM’s EU advocacy work as an integral part of CBM’s engagement with other international actors.

Main tasks:

• Create an EU advocacy plan which forms part of the broader CBM advocacy work
• Identify and analyse policy initiatives and processes in order to ensure maximum influence
• Prepare political analysis and identify ways for CBM to engage in advocacy in its broadest sense
• Create and maintain a high standard of relations with key EU development and human rights decision-makers, as well as with relevant civil society organisations and non-state actors
• Organise international meetings and CBM events at EU level
• Liaise with and contribute to events organised by network partners
• Communicate internally and externally results of the EU advocacy work
• Manage the budget for the EU Advocacy work, in collaboration with the EU Policy Officer, the Finance Officer and the IAA Director
• Manage the ongoing administrative work directly related to the role (e.g. expenses, travel bookings etc.)
• Supervise and provide direction for the EU Policy Officer

Professional Profile and Requirement

• University degree in Development Studies, Social Sciences, Political Sciences, Law, Human Rights or related field
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in working with EU institutions related to development, human rights or external policies
• Significant experience in policy analysis
• Experience in networking and alliance building with EU institutions and partner NGOs
• Excellent knowledge of English, both orally and in writing
• Working knowledge of French advantageous, knowledge of other languages would be an asset

Personal Profile & Competencies

• Excellent communication skills and ability to influence others
• Strong analytical thinking
• Ability to build harmonious and productive relationships internally and externally
• Ability to work with minimum supervision and high level of autonomy and flexibility
• Ability to work in a diverse and multi-cultural team
• Committed to promoting the rights of persons with disabilities
• Proficiency in the use of Microsoft Office or equivalent applications
• Valid work permit for EU/ Schengen countries

The future job holder adheres to CBM’s values and commits to CBM’s Child Safeguarding Policy.

CBM strongly encourages persons with disabilities to apply for this position.

Candidates with the required profile and proven experiences, who are meeting these qualifications, are invited to submit, in English via e-mail, a meaningful letter of motivation, stating why he/she wishes to work for CBM, CV, copies of diplomas, three professional references and salary expectations to recruitment@cbm.org 
www.cbm.org

Only applicants with a valid work permit for EU/Schengen countries can be considered.

Application deadline: August 16th, 2015

Profil :

Master en communication, sciences politiques, sociologie, population & développement

Compétences :

• Esprit d’analyse et de synthèse
• Bonnes capacités rédactionnelles
• Communication orale
• Maîtrise parfaite du français et bonne maîtrise de l’Anglais

Le Service Information recherche un(e) stagiaire pour l’appuyer dans la réalisation de ses activités d’information, sensibilisation, plaidoyer et éducation au développement.

Le/la stagiaire sera amené à travailler sur les tâches suivantes :

• Contribuer à la réalisation d’une étude de cas sur les bonnes pratiques entre l’Economie sociale et solidaire (ESS) et le développement en Belgique (interviews, synthèse d’information, rédaction d’un rapport),
• Préparer des ateliers et formations sur l’ESS et le développement,
• Participer à l’élaboration d’une campagne de mobilisation et d’interpellation politique (création des outils de campagne, contact avec les partenaires de la campagne, élaboration de l’argumentaire, … etc).
• Réaliser un mapping des interventions de l’alliance AgriCongo en RD Congo

CANDIDATE PROFILE

• Degree in Pharmacy (or equivalent diploma according to the country of origin of the pharmacist).
• Experience in pharmaceutical product supply and medical stock management
• Pharmacist with field experience in developing countries (MSF experience is an asset)

Particularities:

• Willingness to visit and support projects at a short notice
• Fluency in English and French
• Experience in quality assurance of medical devices an asset
• Good communication skills, notably the capacity to act as an adviser and a trainer
• Team worker- Strong organizational capacity- Ethical and professional attitude- Effective problem solving- Computer literacy- ability to analyze information

 CONDITIONS

• One year fixed term contract - full time - based in Brussels with regular visit to MSF fields (60%-40%)
• Hospital Insurance (DKV) - Pension plan – Canteen - 100% reimbursement for public transportation costs
• Available to start from August 24th, 2015

CV + motivation letter to be sent before August 10^th, 2015 to Caroline Maes, 46 rue de l’Arbre Bénit, 1050 Brussels or to caroline.maes@brussels.msf.org

CONTEXT

The Medical Department framework

The aim of the Medical Department is to improve the quality of MSF interventions in the field. This is done through 3 main activities: direct support to the field (field visits, technical advices etc.), training of MSF medical staff according to defined policies and support to operational research.

The Medical Department is divided in several units, with different roles. Several persons are also employed for short period to work on specific dossiers.

The pharmacists’ role in OCB

Access to essential medicines is one of the major concerns for MSF Medical and Operational department. Through their expertise, pharmacists are responsible for the quality and management of drugs, therapeutic foods and related medical devices in MSF missions/projects. The activities covered go from the sourcing of the product up to dispensing practices and rational use, promoting standard WHO practices all along the life cycle of a pharmaceutical product. 

In the HQ, the Section pharmacist is delegated from the Medical Director to assure the quality of the medicines supplied and used by MSF projects and to support polyvalent medical staff, and other medical or logistic personnel on pharmaceutical issues. The section pharmacist is the focal point for all questions related to pharmaceuticals and is liaising with external organizations on his domain. He/she works in close cooperation with the Medical Warehouse Management Referent, who advises and supports supply staff, medical polyvalent staff and other medical or logistic personnel on medical warehouse management issues; and with the Drug Management Referent whose overall objective is to assure that procured drugs are properly used in the field. 

Place in the organization

• S/he is hierarchically accountable to the medical director and works under the supervision of the Section Pharmacist and in close collaboration with the members of Pharmacy Unit according to their respective responsibilities. S/he also works in close collaboration with the Supply Unit
•  S/he supports polyvalent medical staff in the cells and teams in the field.

JOB PROFILE

General Objective(s) of the position

• To ensure the quality and proper organization of medical supply process in end-user units, efficient management of the medical stocks in the end-user units and Good Dispensing Practices.

Note: ‘end-user units’ encompass here IPD/OPD pharmacies, dispensing units, wards & services up to patient level

• To assist the Section pharmacist in quality assurance related activities for medical devices.

Specific objectives

• Initiates/develops an integral and coherent policy on pharmaceutical product supply and medical stock management in end-user units, and develops protocols, training tools, etc to support it.
• Supports implementation and follow up of pharmacy management tools in the field. Maintains up-to-date Isystock Software databases and supports the field with implementation
• Initiates/develops an integral and coherent policy on Good Dispensing Practices, and develops protocols, training tools, etc… to support it.
• Develops, reviews and updates dispensing tools with an objective to strengthen performance in the field, to enhance monitoring and evaluation of the dispensing process and to achieve a more harmonized approach between the missions
• Supports the Section Pharmacist in giving a technical back up for questions coming from the field or at HQ level, related to the quality and procurement of medical devices and on the quality-related aspects of medical devices; perform field visits to selected missions to evaluate the medical devices sector of the country.
• Identifies needs and supports development of training on pharmacy management and dispensing practices for field pharmacists, and ensures knowledge transfer on policies, protocols, guidelines, etc. ; collaborates with human resources pool manager on development of pharmacist pool
• Provides back-up for the Section Pharmacist while she/he is on leave or on a field support visit

Main activities related to objectives

1.     PHARMACY MANAGEMENT in OPD/IPD Pharmacy and end-user units:

To ensure proper pharmaceutical product supply and management in OPD/IPD pharmacies and end-user units:

Structural management

• Size, layout, flow, items arrangement
• Storage conditions (in link with the field support GDP pharmacist)

Administrative management (movement follow-up)

• Reception / preparation / distribution / inventories / movements record
• Stock levels follow-up and reporting

Information system management & Data collection

• Referent for Pharmacy management software (Isystock)
• Consumption data (tally sheets..), quality data collection
• Communication management

2.     MANAGEMENT OF DISPENSING ACTIVITIES

• To ensure quality of dispensing practices (inpatient-outpatient), including proper dispensing environment/dispensing personnel/dispensing equipment and dispensing process

3.     DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM & FLOW

• To support the field teams in defining an efficient medication distribution system and -flow from the Project Central Warehouse to the patient

4.     PLANNING OF PHARMACEUTICAL ACTIVITIES

• To support the field teams in planning, implementing and monitoring pharmaceutical activities (Pharmacy Logframe-Sitrep-Order planning- Workplanning)
• To capitalize the pharmaceutical aspects and particularities of the OCB missions (Country Pharmacy Profile)

5.     TRAINING

To participate in the development of new trainings and briefing tools and to participate as a trainer in courses both at local/regional and intersectional level (Medical supply and stock management training-Pharmaweek-PPD Log/Supply) 

6. QUALITY ASSURANCE OF MEDICAL DEVICES

• To participate in the definition of international technical specifications for medical devices together with the Section Pharmacist and other MSF sections.
• To support the Section Pharmacist in giving a technical back up for questions coming from the field or at HQ level, related to the quality and procurement of medical devices and on the quality-related aspects of medical devices.
• To perform field visits to selected missions to evaluate the medical devices sector of the country.

Étudiant(e) effectuant un bac/master en communication, sociologie, sciences politiques, coopération internationale, sciences de la population et du développement ou équivalent. Connaissance et intérêt pour le secteur associatif en particulier dans le domaine de l’Éducation citoyenne et permanente. Intérêt et/ou connaissance de la coopération internationale et/ou des enjeux liés à la souveraineté alimentaire. Qualités requises : bonne capacité communicationnelle et rédactionnelle, esprit d’initiative et d’équipe, dynamisme, créativité et imagination, autonomie et flexibilité de l’horaire de travail.

Présentation d’ADG : Créée en 1986, l’asbl ADG (Aide au Développement Gembloux) a comme vision, celle d’un monde où chacun et chacune a les moyens de s’alimenter durablement de manière suffisante, saine et équilibrée, de vivre dignement de ses activités et d’exercer pleinement ses droits fondamentaux. En collaboration avec ses partenaires, ADG promeut la souveraineté alimentaire des populations du Sud et du Nord, une agriculture familiale respectueuse de la terre et de ses artisans et une consommation responsable :  ADG propose à des familles et aux organisations qui les représentent, un appui technique, méthodologique et financier pour la production, la transformation et la commercialisation de produits agricoles de qualité ;  ADG développe des formations afin de renforcer les compétences d’acteurs locaux du développement ;  ADG facilite le dialogue entre les organisations paysannes, les acteurs locaux et les autorités locales et nationales dans l’intérêt des familles paysannes ;  ADG informe et sensibilise la population belge sur la souveraineté alimentaire, les agricultures familiales, les interdépendances Nord-Sud en matière agricole et la consommation responsable. Tâches à effectuer : Le/la stagiaire effectuera son stage dans le cadre du programme d’éducation citoyenne d’ADG. ADG vise à améliorer la compréhension des enjeux globaux liés à la souveraineté alimentaire, et notamment les interdépendances Nord-Sud en matière agricole, les agricultures familiales et paysannes au Nord comme au Sud, les systèmes alimentaires durables et la consommation responsable. L’objectif est de conscientiser nos publics cibles (à savoir les étudiants de GxABT et des 5 Hautes Écoles wallonnes section agronomique ainsi que les habitants de Gembloux) à ces thématiques de manière à ce qu’ils puissent agir en faveur de plus de souveraineté alimentaire dans le cadre de leur vie professionnelle et personnelle. Pour ce faire, ADG met en œuvre diverses activités d’information, de sensibilisation et de mobilisation au travers de ciné-débats, de conférences, d’animations (Disco Soupe), de formations, de l’accompagnement de groupes-relais d’étudiants, de rencontres avec des acteurs du monde agricole (les Journées de Vie Paysanne et les Équi-tables)… Le stage consiste à appuyer l’organisation et le suivi des activités d’éducation citoyenne. Le/la stagiaire sera sous la responsabilité des chargé(e)s d’éducation au développement. Selon le profil et les compétences du stagiaire, les tâches plus particulières à effectuer seront : - L’appui à l’organisation d’activités de sensibilisation et de mobilisation à destination des publics cibles de l’éducation citoyenne (conférences, ciné-débats, formations, Journées de Vie Paysanne, les Équi-tables…) - La communication des événements auprès des étudiants et professeurs de la Faculté, du public gembloutois et des médias locaux ; - La diffusion des événements sur le site d’ADG, les réseaux sociaux et autres canaux de communication ; - L’évaluation des activités ; - La gestion du classement électronique (newsletter, base de données…) - La mise en place d’outils de capitalisation ;