15 Assistant Branch Manager /Branch Manager – Clinical, Community and Health Background Job Opportunities – Living Goods (LG)

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Organisation: Living Goods
(LG)
Duty Station: Upcountry
(Central, Eastern and Lango Regions), 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.
Job Summary: The Assistant
Branch Manager /Branch Manager – Clinical, Community and Health Background
should be a natural entrepreneur and leader who loves working with people,
creating an impact in health and selling life-saving products. As part of the
Branch Management Team, you 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.  The
incumbent will motivate others, possess strong business skills, be proactive in
identifying and resolving challenges when they arise, and want to be part of a
cutting edge team that is setting the bar for how a social enterprise can
improve health impacts in a sustainable way.
Key Duties and
Responsibilities:  
Agent Support and Motivation:
  • Motivate agents in-field 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 both through remote checks and through in-field checks
    (esp. diagnosis and treatment)
  • Implement marketing and promotional
    efforts to support CHPs sales goals.
  • Lead monthly meeting of agents.
Operations Management:
  • Manage Branch team members, ensuring performance
  • Manage Branch financial operations and
    ensure that the books balance:
  • Cash matches sales on a daily basis.
  • Manage and maintain inventory.
  • Manage operations to keep costs as low as
    possible.
  • Manage relations between the implementing
    partner organizations.
  • Work closely with the Ministry of Health
    and the County Government.



Qualifications, Skills and
Experience:
  • The ideal candidates for the Living Goods
    Director Assistant Branch Manager /Branch Manager – Clinical, Community
    and Health Background job opportunities should hold Degree or Diploma in
    clinical, community or Health related areas
  • Proven success as a Community Health
    Promoter, entrepreneur, business manager, or health professional.
  • At least two years’ experience in
    health/community related work
  • Prior management experience is desired
  • Entrepreneurial spirit and drive for
    results.
  • Exceptional natural leader with strong
    interpersonal skills.
  • Excellent written and verbal
    communications skills, both in English and Luganda.
  • Lusoga, Lugisu and Langi a plus.
  • Ability to relocate up country a must.
  • Ability and willingness to work
    extensively in the field.
  • Computer literacy i.e. proficiency with
    Word and Excel and general computer proficiency.
NB: A prerequisite to this
role is a 6-week paid Branch Management Training Program, which will immerse
you in our community health care model. 
Successful graduates will have the opportunity to gain a full time role
as part of the Living Goods team.
How to Apply:
All candidates are strongly encouraged to Apply Online at the web link
below.
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