Graduate Trainee Programme – Joint Medical Store Uganda

Job title: Graduate Trainee Programme.

About us:

Joint Medical Store (JMS) is a Church founded private not for profit organization whose mission is to supply medicines, medical equipment and related health care services of assured quality to the people of Uganda at affordable prices. JMS is recruiting qualified and experienced personnel for the following positions

Joint Medical Store is a private-Not-For Profit (PNFP) Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO) which was established in 1979 as a joint venture between the Uganda Catholic Medical Bureau (UCMB) and the Uganda Protestant Medical Bureau (UPMB). We are duly registered as a corporate body under the Trustees Incorporation Act, Cap-165 and under the NGO Registration Amendment act, 2006. We are also licensed by the National Drug Authority to engage in the import, export, whole sale of medicines and related health supplies.

About The Graduate Trainee Programme

Graduate Trainee Programme JMS provides to young people that have recently completed studies in specific courses related to JMS operations opportunity to get valuable work experience and skills through a Graduate Trainees Attachment Programme. The attachment is for a fixed period not exceeding twelve months.

Applications are invited from suitably qualified candidates for upcoming openings on the Graduate Trainees Programme. Participants will be exposed to work environment and opportunity to develop their general knowledge, skills and attitude towards work and therefore employability.

Qualifications
The ideal candidate must:

• Have completed studies not more than twenty-four months ago (i.e. from the date of this advertisement)
• Have a Diploma either in Stores Management, Pharmacy, Procurement, Logistics, Credit management, Business Administration or Nursing.
• Have a Degree either in Stores Management, Pharmacy, Procurement, Logistics, Credit management, Business Administration or Nursing.

Be available during JMS working hours on a full time basis and must be ready to be deployed in a pharmaceutical warehouse operational environment for the duration of the attachment.

The successful applicants for the Graduate Trainee programme will not be a regular employee of JMS but will be paid a stipend for upkeep during the period of training.

How to apply

Only qualified candidates who meet all the above requirements are invited to submit their resume, copies of academic certificates, testimonials and three (3) referees including their day time telephone contact and email address. Only short listed candidates will be contacted.

CLOSING DATE: 03rd August, 2018 at 5:00 pm.

Please forward your applications to: Manager, Human Resources and Administration Joint Medical Store, P. O. Box 4501, Kampala. Email: Stores@jms.co.ug

‘OR hand deliver your application to Joint Medical Store (JMS), Plot 1828 Gogonya Road, Nsambya’