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Position Title:Assistant Branch Manager - Busia
Duty Station: Busia, Kenya
Organization:Living Goods
Employment Type:Full Time Permanent
Min. Experience: Manager/Supervisor
Organizational Profile:
If you are a natural entrepreneur who loves working with people, creating
an impact in health and selling life-saving products, you could be Living
Goods’ next Assistant Branch Manager!
Living Goods supports a network of over 800 micro-entrepreneurs in Uganda
and Kenya 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 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, 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
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Recruit, train and manage
Community Health Promoters.
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Motivate agents to meet health
and sales targets.
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Ensure all agents know and follow
health protocols (esp. diagnosis and treatment).
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Support agent learning and use of
smart phones and Android apps.
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Implement marketing and
promotional efforts to support agent sales.
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Contribute to Branch operations.
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Achieve sales targets and health
impact goals.
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Manage inventory: ensure no
stock-outs and ensure management on First In/First Out basis.
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Manage the financial operations,
ensuring the books balance; cash matches sales daily.
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Manage credit: deposit, timely
repayments, rigorous reporting.
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Build strong community relations.
Qualifications
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Diploma in Business or Health
related areas; Bachelor of Arts welcome.
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Minimum 1 year experience in
health/community related work.
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Certificate in Pharmaceutical
Technology a plus.
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Team player with drive for
results.
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Ability and willingness to work
extensively in the field.
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Ability to interact with
community elders, Community Health Promoters and clients.
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Ability to work under minimum
supervision.
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Ability to test new innovations
and learn fast.
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Proficiency with Ms-Word and
Excel and general computer proficiency.
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Excellent oral and written
communication skills, in Luhya and English.
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Good knowledge of Busia County a
plus.
Compensation
We offer an attractive salary package, plus health insurance and 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.
Mode of application:
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