Your contributions

• Manage and supervise business development activities including market landscaping, business partner assessment, developing MOUs and agreements, mapping and analysis, product development, training programs, and executing sales and marketing
• Introduce methods that strengthen the market and the supply of sanitation products and services to low-income consumers, including guidance on commercialization, importing, manufacturing, distribution, and retail
• Create sustainable business models that lay out the product offerings, pricing structure, and sound P&L calculations
• Support capacity development of all project partners including establishing curriculum and training modules
• Study, test, and recommend a subsidy approach for the project to accelerate progress towards universal coverage of sanitation without distorting the market and supply chain
• Establish and implement consumer and enterprise financing activities
• Develop and oversee the ongoing execution of the monitoring and evaluation framework and systematically review the data for tracking project performance and results
• Engage with relevant government/local partners to ensure the institutionalization of capacity development for the market and supply chain actors
• Support market research, concept and prototype development for new products and services in line with overall project strategy
• Contribute to learning by writing up project lessons and being active in dissemination
• Avoid supply chain challenges to ensure the effective and efficient delivery of goods
• Train and coach project staff, partners, enterprises, and sales agents in door-to-door sales
• Build the capacity of enterprises to plan and execute commercial marketing strategies

 

Required profile for job ad : Sanitation Markets and Supply Chain Lead

What are we looking for?

• Master’s degree in management, business administration, economics, finance, or related fields with six (6) years of demonstrated experience out of which four (4) years at a managerial level; bachelor’s degree in a related field (e.g., marketing, advertising, public health)
• Or bachelor’s degree in management, business administration, economics, finance, or related fields with eight (8) years of demonstrated experience out of which four (4) years at a managerial level
• Demonstrated experience in relevant areas such as general business management, private sector delivery of water and sanitation services, sales and marketing, supply chain strengthening, social entrepreneurship
• Experience designing and executing sales and marketing strategies. Demonstrated experience (preferably private sector) developing the capacity of others in marketing and sales through training, supervision, coaching, and mentorship
• Experience providing business development support to private sector actors.
• Creative, nimble, and adaptive thinker and implementer with experience using data for decision making
• A passion for learning, partnership development, knowledge sharing, capacity building, and a positive and action-oriented attitude
• Excellent oral and written communication skills in English
• Citizen of Liberia