Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa
To achieve every goal I set for myself and to contribute to the pharmaceutical profession on a national and international level through education, hard work, innovation, determination and good teamwork in humbleness and thankfulness.
The Head of Advocacy, Communication and Marketing is responsible for developing and implementing a FIP wide Advocacy strategy and overseeing the delivery of internal and external communication, consistent with FIP's vision and mission.
Duties and Responsibilities: • Assume full responsibility for the delivery of the module(s) through distance learning • Development of the module study guide, assessments and examination papers • Coordination of the moderation of examination papers • Remain up to date with latest research and developments in subject field and to update learning material accordingly • Administrative duties such as marking of assessments, recordkeeping of marks, calculation of participation and module marks, attending to student queries, timeous distribution of information to students and escalation of unresolved matters or issues to the Program leader
Duties: • Project management: Participation in projects on behalf of PSSA ranging from project manager or coordinator to only participant or member, in both the international and national arena • Professional Development: Encapsulates the desire for, engagement in and achievement of targeted learning aimed at maintaining or enhancing an individual’s professional capacity to practice, aligned with the future career goal(s) the individual visualise for themself. • Draft comment on policies, guidelines, and legislation • Event management and coordination Several PSSA events are managed and coordinated, including a variety of activities associated with the event • Development of tools Based on needs identified, a number of tools and marketing campaign materials were developed. • Contributed data to global surveys Data collected, obtained, and submitted on behalf of PSSA as Member Organisation of FIP
• Represent the interest of the pharmaceutical workforce and pharmacy profession, as well as the impact on the patient, in all matters and on all platforms • Attend Council meeting, well-prepared, through active engagement and an applied mind when debating agenda items and participation in decision-making • Serving on committees of Council, either as a member or the chair, where professional agenda items are tackled on ground level within the niche focus of the committee • Serving on Council task teams, either as a member or the chair, to develop, create or evaluate guidelines, standards, comments or policies needed from time to time • Provide leadership and guidance to both Council and the profession based on prior learning and experiences, but also through personal strengths, competencies and perspectives
Lectured Practice Management to final-year BPharm students, as part of subject group Pharmacy Practice, School of Pharmacy.