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Living Goods (LG) Careers – Assistant Branch Manager – Business Background
Organisation: Living Goods
(LG)
(LG)
Duty Station: Kampala,
Uganda
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.
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.
(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 Assistant Branch Manager /Branch Manager 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 Assistant 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.
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 Assistant 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.
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:
CHP Support and Motivation:
·
Motivate Community Health Promoters (CHPs) to achieve health and sales targets. Work to
support strong performers, to increase effectiveness of medium performers, and
increase or remove poor performers.
Motivate Community Health Promoters (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)
Ensure all CHPs are delivering impact in the
communities (esp. diagnosis and treatment)
·
Implement marketing and promotional efforts to
support CHPs sales goals.
Implement marketing and promotional efforts to
support CHPs sales goals.
·
Mentor and train CHPs on health topics.
Mentor and train CHPs on health topics.
2.
Operations Management:
Operations Management:
·
Manage and maintain inventory.
Manage and maintain inventory.
·
The incumbent will also organize and support remote
deliveries
The incumbent will also organize and support remote
deliveries
Qualifications, Skills and
Experience:
Experience:
·
The ideal candidate should have an excellent track
record as a Community Health Promoter, entrepreneur, business manager, or
health professional.
The ideal candidate should have an excellent track
record as a Community Health Promoter, entrepreneur, business manager, or
health professional.
·
The applicant should preferably hold a business
related degree or diploma
The applicant should preferably hold a business
related degree or diploma
·
Prior management experience is an added advantage
Prior management experience is an added advantage
·
Entrepreneurial spirit and drive for results.
Entrepreneurial spirit and drive for results.
·
Exceptional natural leader with strong interpersonal
skills.
Exceptional natural leader with strong interpersonal
skills.
·
Basic computer skills and proficiency is an added
advantage
Basic computer skills and proficiency is an added
advantage
·
Ability to relocate up country a must.
Ability to relocate up country a must.
·
Excellent written and verbal communications skills,
both in English and Luganda. Lusoga, Lugisu a plus.
Excellent written and verbal communications skills,
both in English and Luganda. Lusoga, Lugisu a plus.
How to Apply:
All candidates
are strongly encouraged to Apply Online at the web link below.
are strongly encouraged to Apply Online at the web link below.
Deadline: 4th January, 2016
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