Scale Manager Job Placement – Living Goods (LG)
Organisation: Living Goods (LG)
Duty Station: Kampala, 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 Scale Manager will lead Living Goods Community Health workers (Community Health Partnership) expansion function. The incumbent will be responsible for the development and implementation of the expansion strategy and workplan. The jobholder will also lead the team responsible for mapping areas that require addition CHPs, identify and recruit them. The Scale Manager will lead the engagement with the local and district administration in this process ensuring concurrence, buy in and their cooperation in process. The Scale Manager will be based in Kampala with frequent travel to the field across the operational region. Primary location will be Kampala Headquarters You will spend approximately 70% of your time in the field and 30% of time at HQ in Kampala.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
Strategy, Planning and Coordination
- Develop annual expansion strategy and workplan to meet growth targets for each year, detailed action plans to achieve targets and set priorities. These will require market analysis, resource assessments, and risk evaluations.
- Coordinate activities and resource needs with branch teams and HQ departments involved in expansion. Prepare branch teams for expansion, identify and problem-solve issues/challenges for each branch and/or expansion.
- Guide development of well-organized team workplans to minimize delays and safeguard timely expansion. Build trust and community partnerships among health facilities, community and religious leaders, as this team is the first to represent Living Goods.
Performance Management
- Build a high performing, empowered team and increase their capacity. Ensure they feel valued and address their needs by removing barriers. Conduct performance reviews, support performance improvement and personal professional development. This will include identification of areas for improvement and supporting the teams through training, mentorship and development for performance tracking and management tools.
- Maintain the team’s focus on the importance of their work, ensure a high level of service quality, provide supportive supervision and set clear expectations.
- Conduct spot checks on mapping and expansion activities to ensure that teams are correctly carrying out activities and supporting them to identify areas of opportunity.
- Ensure the implementation deadlines are met.
Reporting and Financial Management
- Draft and submit scale up (mapping and expansion) monthly reports highlighting achievements against planned activities, barriers and updated annual projections against targets.
- Produce detailed workplans and progress reports required monthly on progress of mapping, recruitment, and trainings.
- Create annual budgets. Monitor, approve, and report on monthly budget performance. Address variances and recurring expense issues. Establish cost controls and identify cost savings/reductions to increase value and impact.
- Review and approve monthly requisitions and accountabilities. Provide requisitions before the new month begins and expense reports prior to the end of the month.
- Ensure accountability and cost-effective management of Living Goods’ resources.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- The ideal candidate for the Living Goods Scale Manager placement must hold a Clinical or public health degree. Masters degree preferred.
- Three years of management experience managing teams of 5+ staff including track record of developing field-based teams.
- Previous experience in Community Health work especially the engagement with Village Health Teams (VHTs) or similar community-based structures strengthening Community Health Systems and engagement with the district leadership.
- You will have extensive experience in leading and driving field teams
- You are an experienced communicator and problem solver, able to bridge gaps between your team members across Uganda and the HQ in Kampala.
- Prior work experience of implementing public health or community-based projects at district level is a plus.
- Results-oriented and strong track record of achieving KPIs
- Ability to analyze and use data to inform decision-making
- Strong project and operations management skills.
- Impeccable track record of integrity
- Fluency in English is required. Ability to conduct business in Luganda and other local languages preferred.
Compensation: A competitive salary and benefits package commensurate with experience including health insurance and bonus opportunity.
NB: Please note that only candidates meeting the minimum qualifications will be considered.
How to Apply:
All candidates are strongly encouraged to Apply Online at the web link below.
Deadline: 7th April 2019
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