Fresher Expansion Officer Job Opportunities – Living Goods (LG)
Organisation: Living Goods (LG)
Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda
Reports to: Expansion Manager
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 Expansion Officer will implement expansion activities in line with the organizational expansion plan and big wins. Reporting to the Expansion Manager, the ideal candidate will support set up of new branches and operations, participate in recruitment and interviewing of CHPs, training and on boarding of the candidates(CHPs) and organizing the graduation activities. He/she should be committed to learning, and should be a proactive and a strong and consistent communicator.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- Identification and prioritization of areas for expansion
- Screening of potential districts and sub counties and villages for Living Goods operations.
Mobilisation:
- Pitch Living Goods model to local leaders and key influencers in every village selected.
- Searching for potential training venues and provide relevant information about them.
Recruitment:
- Organise and hold meetings with branch team in preparation for recruitment.
- Organise, conduct recruitment sessions and manage recruitment data.
- Provide a list of selected candidates to IT, Branch Team and Training Department
- Coordinate attendance of all selected community health promoters/candidates.
Set up Branches: Suggest potential locations for Living Goods branch offices
Financial Management:
- Make Field facilitation requisitions
- Make recruitment requisitions
- Propose community Health promoters transport refund facilitation during base training
- Make monthly expense reports for expansion activities
Reports:
- Make weekly 5/15 reports
- Make monthly activity reports
- Participate in expansion meetings
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- The ideal candidate must hold a Bachelor’s degree
- Two to three years’ experience in a similar role.
- Good analytical skills and experience in using various analytical software
- Unimpeachable integrity
- Entrepreneurial spirit and drive for results
- Strong computer skills
- Excellent written and verbal communications skills in English and 3 or more local languages
- Passionate about field work-flexible and willing to travel 85% of the project area
- Experience in project management
Compensation: A competitive salary and benefits package commensurate with experience including health insurance and bonus opportunity.
How to Apply:
All candidates are strongly encouraged to Apply Online at the web link below.
Deadline: 15th April 2019
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