Uganda: Assistant Branch Manager /Branch Manager

Assistant Branch Manager /Branch Manager – Clinical, Community and Health Background

If you are a natural entrepreneurand leader who loves working with people,creating an impact in health and selling life-saving products, you could be Living Goods’ next Assistant Branch Manager / Branch Manager! Apply to join the Living Goods Field Operations Team!

Living Goods supports a network of over 1,900 micro-entrepreneurs in Uganda who teach families in their communities how to improve health and well-being while selling affordable, high-impact products like basic medicines, fortified foods, water filters, clean cook stoves, and solar lights.

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.

To be successful in this role you must be able to motivate others, have strong business skills, are 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.

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.

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.

Qualifications

· Proven success as a CHP, entrepreneur, business manager, or health professional.

· Clinical health degree or diploma preferred.

· Degree or Diploma in clinical, community or Health related areas

· Minimum 2 years’ experience in health/community related work

· Management experience a plus.

· 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.

· Proficiency with Word and Excel and general computer proficiency.

Compensation

A competitive salary and benefits package commensurate with experience including health insurance, vacation, and a bonus opportunity. The opportunity to enter an exciting career path within a fast and growing mission driven team.

Life at Living Goods

Living Goods is aiming to make disruptive changes, dramatically improving the lives of underserved communities. We think big, but we operate small and nimble. At Living Goods, you will have the chance to use your creativity and work with your teammates to conceive and test new ideas every day. If you work well in a dynamic, highly collaborative culture, if you set high standards for yourself and your colleagues, if you know how to fail fast and learn fast, if you meet challenges with calm determination and a sense of humor, you will thrive at Living Goods. See www.livinggoods.org/principles.

How to Apply

To apply for this position please visit our career page www.livinggoods.org/careers and apply for Branch Manager on our applicant tracking system. Successful candidates will be contacted for an interview. DEADLINE: 31^st August 2017.

For more information about Living Goods, please visit: www.livinggoods.org