2 Entry Level Health Trainer Job Placements – Living Goods (LG)

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Job Title:         Health Trainer (2 Job Placements)
Organisation: Living Goods
(LG)
Duty Station: 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.
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.
Job Summary:   The Health
Trainer will play a key role in building the capacity of Community Health
Promoters to deliver high quality health care in the community.  Living Goods (LG) supports networks of
Community Health Promoters who go door-to-door building the capacity of
families 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.
Key Duties and
Responsibilities:   
  • Prepare and deliver base training in
    Integrated Community Case to Community Health Promoters with a focus on
    Malaria, Diarrhea, Pneumonia diagnosis and treatment, as well as pregnancy
    and new baby care.
  • The incumbent will deliver training on key
    business skills and products.
  • Provide ongoing training to all LG Branch
    team members on key sales and health topics.
  • Significantly contribute to the
    development of LG’s health training content, pedagogical methods and
    materials as needed to keep learning systems, content and tools fresh and
    inspiring.
  • Provide support in ensuring all LG agents
    are in compliance with regulations set by health authorities and
    professional bodies including compliance with standard treatment
    guidelines.
  • Support branch teams in the organization
    and delivery of ongoing refresher trainings for their agents.
Qualifications, Skills and
Experience:  
  • The ideal candidate must be a qualified
    Medical Clinical Officer, Registered Nurse, Midwife or Graduate Nurse.
  • Additional training qualifications or
    experience an asset.
  • Ability to extensively use health
    knowledge in a high impact training career
  • Natural public speaker and health
    professional who loves working with people
  • Entrepreneurial spirit and drive for
    results.
  • Excellent written and verbal
    communications skills, in both English and Luganda. Fluency in Luo and/or
    Lumasaba is also a requirement.
  • Well organized and attentive to detail.
  • Good team player – supportive,
    collaborative and encouraging of teammates.
  • Ability and willingness to travel for
    extended periods a must.
How to Apply:
All candidates are strongly encouraged to Apply Online at the web link
below.
Deadline: 31st March, 2017

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