Luhya Speaking Pharmaceutical Technologist at Living Goods
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
- Recruit, train and manage Community Health Promoters.
- Motivate agents to meet health and sales targets.
- Ensure all agents know and follow health protocols (esp. diagnosis and treatment).
- Support agents in learning and using correctly their smartphones and the health-centered Android apps
- Implement marketing and promotional efforts to support agent sales.
- Contribute to Branch operations.
- Achieve sales targets and health impact goals.
- Manage inventory: Ensure no stock-outs and ensure management on First In/First Out basis.
- Manage the financial operations, ensuring the books balance; cash matches sales daily.
- Manage credit: deposit, timely repayments, rigorous reporting.
- Build strong community relations.
- Certificate in Pharmaceutical Technology required (NOTE: must be registered with Pharmacy and Poison Board).
- Diploma in Business or Health related areas; Bachelor of Arts welcome.
- Minimum 1 year experience in health/community related work.
- Team player with drive for results.
- Ability and willingness to work extensively in the field.
- Ability to interact with community elders, Community Health Promoters and clients.
- Ability to work under minimum supervision.
- Ability to test new innovations and learn fast.
- Proficiency with Ms-Word and Excel and general computer proficiency.
- Excellent oral and written communication skills, in Luhya and English.
- Good knowledge of Busia County a plus.
Life at Living Goods: Living Goods is aiming to make disruptive changes, dramatically improving the lives of underserved communities.
How to Apply
To apply for this position please either:
1. Send the following to workinkenya@livinggoods.org with the subject line: Re: Assistant Branch Manager.
a. Cover Letter
b. CV (please include your Pharmacy and Poison Board Registration Number in CV).
2. Apply directly for ‘Entrepreneurial Pharmaceutical Technologist’ through our applicant tracking system.
Applications must be completed by March 25th.
