Closing
date: 29 Feb 2016
date: 29 Feb 2016
Do
you want your work to matter? Do you have serious business chops and want to
use them to make a difference? Do you have a passion for innovative community
health? Are you looking for the chance to change millions of lives for the
better? If the answer is yes, read on.
you want your work to matter? Do you have serious business chops and want to
use them to make a difference? Do you have a passion for innovative community
health? Are you looking for the chance to change millions of lives for the
better? If the answer is yes, read on.
Living
Goods (LG) aims to improve the lives of tens of millions of underserved
customers in the developing w
Goods (LG) aims to improve the lives of tens of millions of underserved
customers in the developing w
orld. 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.
The
Opportunity
Opportunity
We
are seeking an innovative and passionate professional to join our team as a
Partnership Manager based in Kampala, Uganda. This role will work closely with
the Uganda team and a key LG partner in supporting business design, operations
and implementation. We work with the world’s top international non-profit organizations
and investors to launch and scale up health focused social enterprises across
the globe.
are seeking an innovative and passionate professional to join our team as a
Partnership Manager based in Kampala, Uganda. This role will work closely with
the Uganda team and a key LG partner in supporting business design, operations
and implementation. We work with the world’s top international non-profit organizations
and investors to launch and scale up health focused social enterprises across
the globe.
The
ideal candidate is a results-focused professional with vision and an
entrepreneurial spirit. You will provide technical advisory services to one of
the world’s largest non-profit organizations as it scales up its
entrepreneurial community health network. You will work across multiple product
categories (consumer packaged goods, nutrition, solar, and pharmaceutical) and
draw on best practice from the private sector and the public health sector to
build a venture that has the potential to dramatically improve the health and
livelihoods of low income consumers.
ideal candidate is a results-focused professional with vision and an
entrepreneurial spirit. You will provide technical advisory services to one of
the world’s largest non-profit organizations as it scales up its
entrepreneurial community health network. You will work across multiple product
categories (consumer packaged goods, nutrition, solar, and pharmaceutical) and
draw on best practice from the private sector and the public health sector to
build a venture that has the potential to dramatically improve the health and
livelihoods of low income consumers.
Responsibilities
and Requirements • Contribute to successful execution of partnership
engagements by providing hands-on advisory services to help partner
organizations adapt and operationalize the Living Goods model in a new frontier
market setting; • Help partners to refine their action plans to maximise health
impacts and sustainability in a manner consistent with the Living Goods model;
• Learn from partners and take best practices to inform and support Living
Goods ongoing learning and direct operations. • Support Living Goods project
implementation with an eye toward taking lessons learned to support partners. •
This is a full time role requiring a minimum 3 year commitment in Uganda; •
Travel around Uganda to support partner implementation.
and Requirements • Contribute to successful execution of partnership
engagements by providing hands-on advisory services to help partner
organizations adapt and operationalize the Living Goods model in a new frontier
market setting; • Help partners to refine their action plans to maximise health
impacts and sustainability in a manner consistent with the Living Goods model;
• Learn from partners and take best practices to inform and support Living
Goods ongoing learning and direct operations. • Support Living Goods project
implementation with an eye toward taking lessons learned to support partners. •
This is a full time role requiring a minimum 3 year commitment in Uganda; •
Travel around Uganda to support partner implementation.
Experience
and Qualifications
and Qualifications
•
Minimum 5 years of experience in one of the following fields: management consulting,
public health, pharmaceuticals, FMCG, retail, or micro-finance, ideally in an
emerging markets setting. A minimum of 2 years managing people and projects;
Minimum 5 years of experience in one of the following fields: management consulting,
public health, pharmaceuticals, FMCG, retail, or micro-finance, ideally in an
emerging markets setting. A minimum of 2 years managing people and projects;
•
Superior quantitative and qualitative analytical skills;
Superior quantitative and qualitative analytical skills;
•
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to interact
effectively with stakeholders from various cultural backgrounds;
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to interact
effectively with stakeholders from various cultural backgrounds;
•
Ability to work independently and to thrive in a dynamic, fast-paced start-up
environment;
Ability to work independently and to thrive in a dynamic, fast-paced start-up
environment;
•
Project Management experience – ability to see the big picture while paying
acute attention to the details.
Project Management experience – ability to see the big picture while paying
acute attention to the details.
•
Experience with proposal development and/or grant management for large funders
(e.g. USAID, DFID, Global Fund, Gates Foundation, corporates, etc.) a plus;
Experience with proposal development and/or grant management for large funders
(e.g. USAID, DFID, Global Fund, Gates Foundation, corporates, etc.) a plus;
•
Excellent computer skills and working knowledge of Excel, PowerPoint, knowledge
of innovative mobile technologies a plus; • University degree required. MBA
preferred.
Excellent computer skills and working knowledge of Excel, PowerPoint, knowledge
of innovative mobile technologies a plus; • University degree required. MBA
preferred.
Compensation
A
competitive salary and benefits package commensurate with experience including
health insurance, vacation, and a bonus opportunity.
competitive salary and benefits package commensurate with experience including
health insurance, vacation, and a bonus opportunity.
What
is Living Goods?
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 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.
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.
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
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.
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.
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more information about Living Goods, please visit:
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To
apply for this position please visit our career page and apply for Partnerships
Manager Uganda through our applicant tracking system or click here.
apply for this position please visit our career page and apply for Partnerships
Manager Uganda through our applicant tracking system or click here.
