Job Title: Health and Government Relations Manager
Organisation: Living Goods (LG)
Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda
Reports to: Director, Health and Government Relations
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.
Job Summary: The Health and Government Relations Manager
provides project management leadership of Living Goods (LG) training efforts
and supports the organization’s local government relations activities.
provides project management leadership of Living Goods (LG) training efforts
and supports the organization’s local government relations activities.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- Project Management of LG Training Activities:
- Partner with the Health and Field
Operations teams to develop the Community Health Promoter (CHP) related
training plan. Coordinate
training activities and oversee the delivery of the plan. - Actively facilitate the training
team’s delivery of quality training by ensuring the availability of
supplies and planning the necessary logistics. - Solicit and/or source external
training resources. Support the
external trainers during their period of engagement. - Support Base and In-service training
as required. - Incorporate learnings and external
best practice to drive continuous improvement in planning and delivery. - Keenly monitor the progress of
training activities and prepare reports.
Provide feedback to Director of Health for ongoing continuous
improvement of training and processes. - Partner Reporting: Partner with the Director of Health
and Government Relations in the preparation of reports to the Ministry of
Health, Districts and Health facilities.
Ensure that quarterly district and health facility reports are submitted
in a timely manner. - Local Government Relations:
- Keenly track and update LG local
government relationships: performance reports, updates, MOUs. - As needed, represent Living Goods at
local government – District and Municipality – meetings, and maintain
engaged relationships.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- The applicant should ideally hold a University
degree in Clinical or Public Health, Social Sciences, Business
Administration, Management or related subjects. Possession of Post-graduate
training in management is an added advantage. Project Management certification
desirable. - The applicant should have a minimum of five years
of experience managing projects. - Four to six years of work experience with and
involving close association with elected officials, staff and/or government
agencies. - The ideal candidate should be a results-focused
and organized team player and proven project manager with a track record
of delivering results. - Familiarity with adult learning principles.
- Broad knowledge and understanding of the
functioning of Uganda’s Health System. - Computer literacy i.e. Proficiency in
Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint - Willingness to travel across Uganda
approximately 30% of the time and periodically stay up-country.
NB: Please note that only candidates meeting the
minimum qualifications will be considered.
minimum qualifications will be considered.
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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