Job
description
Do you want your work
to matter? Do you have serious business chops and want to use them to make a
difference? Are you just looking for a change, or are you looking for the
chance to change millions of lives for the better, including yours? If the
answer is yes, read on.
Living Goods aims to
improve the live
s of tens of millions of underserved customers in the
developing world. To do this, LG not only grows its own business, but also
dramatically magnifies its impact through large-scale partnerships. Living
Goods works with many of the world’s leading visionary organizations across the
business, social and government sectors. Current partners include the Clinton
Foundation, BRAC, PSI, and Marie Stopes. LG has also advised top global brands
like Unilever and Nestle.
We are seeking a
self-motivated, passionate professional to help partners replicate Living
Goods’ success. This position is based in Kampala, Uganda, with travel 30-50%
of the time. This is a full time role requiring a minimum two-year commitment.
By collaborating with leading international NGOs, businesses and governments to
replicate our business model, you will have the opportunity to improve the
health and livelihoods of millions of underserved customers.
Roles &
Responsibilities
- Support
new country research to help identify opportunities for replication
through partnerships. - Contribute
to successful execution of partnership engagements by helping partners
adapt Living Goods’ model and tools including: market research, business
plan development, operations design, financial modeling, adapting mobile
technology, and staff development. - Cultivate
relationships with potential funders, partners, governments and other
social enterprises. - Develop
materials detailing the LG model, best practices, and lessons learned to share
through our networks and social media channels.
Qualifications
- 5 +
years with in one or more of the following: an operating role in a large
NGO working in health or entrepreneurship, top tier consulting firm, a
major funder of foreign aid. - Experience
winning and successfully managing large aid contracts from USAID, DFID,
Global Fund, Gates Foundation, etc. - A
proven track record of delivering results and exceeding expectations in a
client-facing role. - Experience
working in developing countries with culturally diverse teams. - Superior
quantitative and qualitative analytical skills. - Proven
ability to present information in an insightful and structured manner, and
inspire confidence in a wide variety of audiences. - Passionate
about designing and scaling innovative, market-based approaches to improve
lives of the poor. - Excellent
computer skills and working knowledge of Excel, PowerPoint, knowledge of
mobile technology a plus. - Language
skills, particularly French or Portuguese a plus.
Compensation
A competitive salary
and benefits package commensurate with experience including health insurance,
vacation, and bonus opportunity. The opportunity to be your best while making
lives better for others.
What is
Living Goods?
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 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
sustainable system to improve the health and wealth, of underserved
communities.
Living Goods has
been featured in The
New York Times,
NBC
News,
The
Economist,
and The
Huffington Post.
Check out these articles and more on our press page.
Life at
Living Goods
Living Goods is
aiming to dramatically improve 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.
For more information
about Living Goods, please visit:
follow us @Living_Goods
How
to apply
To apply for this
position please visit our career page and apply for Partnerships Associate through our applicant tracking
system. In lieu of a cover letter you will be asked to answer a few short
questions that will help us learn a little bit more about you and your interest
in working with Living Goods.
