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Branch Manager – Business / Clinical Background Jobs – Living Goods (LG)
Organisation: Living Goods (LG)
Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda
About US:
Living
Goods supports networks of ‘Avon-like’ micro-entrepreneurs who go door-to-door
teaching families how to improve their health and wealth while selling
affordable, high-impact products like basic medicines, fortified foods, water
filters, clean cook stoves, and solar lights. Living Goods seeks nothing less
than a disruptive reinvention of distribution in emerging markets, through
networks of franchised micro-entrepreneurs who leverage Living Goods’ brand,
buying power and mobile marketing tools to deliver vital products at accessible
prices to the people who need them most. By combining the best practices from
the worlds of micro-enterprise, franchising and public health, Living Goods is
creating a fully sustainable system to improve the health, and wealth, of
underserved communities.
Goods supports networks of ‘Avon-like’ micro-entrepreneurs who go door-to-door
teaching families how to improve their health and wealth while selling
affordable, high-impact products like basic medicines, fortified foods, water
filters, clean cook stoves, and solar lights. Living Goods seeks nothing less
than a disruptive reinvention of distribution in emerging markets, through
networks of franchised micro-entrepreneurs who leverage Living Goods’ brand,
buying power and mobile marketing tools to deliver vital products at accessible
prices to the people who need them most. By combining the best practices from
the worlds of micro-enterprise, franchising and public health, Living Goods is
creating a fully sustainable system to improve the health, and wealth, of
underserved communities.
Living
Goods (LG) aims to improve the lives of tens of millions of underserved
customers in the developing world. To do this, LG not only grows its own
businesses, but also dramatically magnifies its impact through large-scale
partnerships. Living Goods works with many of the world’s leading visionary
organizations across the corporate, social and government sectors. Current and
past partners include Care International, BRAC, and PSI.
Goods (LG) aims to improve the lives of tens of millions of underserved
customers in the developing world. To do this, LG not only grows its own
businesses, but also dramatically magnifies its impact through large-scale
partnerships. Living Goods works with many of the world’s leading visionary
organizations across the corporate, social and government sectors. Current and
past partners include Care International, BRAC, and PSI.
Job Summary: The Branch
Manager – Business Background will motivate others and should possess good
business skills and clinical knowledge and want to be part of a cutting edge
team that is setting the mark for a how a social enterprise can improve health
impacts in a sustainable way. The Branch
Manager will play a key role in supporting Community Health Promoters (CHPs) to
deliver high quality health care to their communities and generate sales of
critical products. Living Goods is currently expanding its operations very fast
and adding new CHPs every month.
Manager – Business Background will motivate others and should possess good
business skills and clinical knowledge and want to be part of a cutting edge
team that is setting the mark for a how a social enterprise can improve health
impacts in a sustainable way. The Branch
Manager will play a key role in supporting Community Health Promoters (CHPs) to
deliver high quality health care to their communities and generate sales of
critical products. Living Goods is currently expanding its operations very fast
and adding new CHPs every month.
A
prerequisite to this role is a 6-week Branch Management Training Program, which
will immerse you in our community health care model. The Branch Management Training Program – a
paid program – provides training on branch management, stock management,
community health care focusing on diarrhea, pneumonia, malaria prevention and
treatment, as well as nutrition and maternal/newborn care. Successful graduates
will have the opportunity to gain a full time role as part of the Living Goods
team.
prerequisite to this role is a 6-week Branch Management Training Program, which
will immerse you in our community health care model. The Branch Management Training Program – a
paid program – provides training on branch management, stock management,
community health care focusing on diarrhea, pneumonia, malaria prevention and
treatment, as well as nutrition and maternal/newborn care. Successful graduates
will have the opportunity to gain a full time role as part of the Living Goods
team.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
1. CHP Support and
Motivation:
Motivation:
- Motivate CHPs to achieve health and sales
targets. Work to support strong performers, to increase effectiveness of
medium performers, and increase or remove poor performers. - Ensure all CHPs are delivering impact in the
communities (esp. diagnosis and treatment) - The incumbent will implement marketing and
promotional efforts to support CHPs sales goals. - Lead monthly meeting of CHPs.
2. Operations Management:
- Manage Branch team members, ensuring
performance. - Manage Branch operations, ensure that the
books balance and operations to keep costs as low as possible. - Manage and maintain inventory.
- Manage relations between the implementing
partner organizations.
3. Training:
- Render support in training of CHPs both in
regular in-service trainings, and on an ongoing basis to ensure high level
of knowledge of LG products, services and health procedures. - Oversee ongoing training to all CHPs. Ensure high quality training, CHP
understanding to deliver the highest quality service to the community.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- The applicant should preferably hold a
business related degree or diploma - The ideal candidate should have an excellent track
record as a Community Health Promoter, entrepreneur, business manager, or
health professional. - A minimum of four years’ managerial
experience is required - Entrepreneurial spirit and drive for results.
- Exceptional natural leader with strong
interpersonal skills. - Basic computer skills and proficiency is an
added advantage - Ability to relocate up country a must.
- Excellent written and verbal communications
skills, both in English and Luganda. Lusoga, Lugisu and Langi a plus.
How to Apply:
All
candidates are strongly encouraged to Apply Online at the web link below.
candidates are strongly encouraged to Apply Online at the web link below.
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