Country Representative Nigeria in PharmAccess Foundation - Lagos (Nigeria)

Type:

Full-time

Experience:

Mid-Senior level

Functions:

Business Development, Strategy/Planning, Consulting 

Industries:

Nonprofit Organization Management, Hospital & Health Care, Insurance 

Job ID:

4428880

Job Description

As Country Representative you are our key local representative and linking pin between the Managing Board in Amsterdam with regards to general business development and representation of the PharmAccess Group within Nigeria. Your role is to:

• Contribute to business development, by acting as a radar for local opportunities, creating an attractive  external profile and opening doors at clients and donors, writing proposals in collaboration with respective business lines in Amsterdam and local Program and Project Managers;
• Represent PharmAccess externally, manage key relationships, and help solve any problems that may arise with our local partners;
• Serve as PharmAccess’ eyes and ears regarding local-governmental policy developments, local-regional strategies of large donors and clients and be acutely aware of social, political and business developments that may affect our programs;
• Run a local office, including legal affairs, human resources and implement safety procedures, while being the key contact for the Amsterdam office on logistics;
• Create an office environment that stimulates professional local execution, knowledge exchange between business lines, and professional and personal growth for our staff;
•  Supervise day-to-day operations of support staff (e.g. IT; accounting; etc.).

Desired Skills & Experience

• Relevant Master’s degree or MBA;
• Track record as an excellent results-driven international manager, who knows how to lead and stimulate a diverse group of ambitious people;
• People manager;
• Analytical skills and ability to operate strategically in a complex setting with various stakeholders;
• Energetic and enthusiastic, flexible and able to think out of the box; problem solver;
• Excellent command of English, both verbal and written;
• Proficiency at Microsoft tools, including PowerPoint and Excel;
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills and ability to effectively interact and build relations in an environment with multiple stakeholders and people that originate from different cultures;
• Major advantages: experience working in African countries or other resource poor countries; experience in the field of development cooperation and NGO’s; knowledge of different aspects of public health care;
• Affinity with our mission and objectives.

Company Description

PharmAccess is a Dutch not-for-profit organization dedicated to improving health in Africa through pioneering innovative approaches. PharmAccess works closely with public and private financiers for the benefit of doctors and patients through insurance (Health Insurance Fund), loans to doctors (Medical Credit Fund), clinical standards (SafeCare), private investments (Investment Fund for Health in Africa) and operational research (Amsterdam Institute for Global Health and Development). Together, this group of organizations serves the purpose of making good health care accessible to everyone in Africa. Funding for our projects come from the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs, World Bank, IFC, USAID, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, DFID as well as private parties.

Pharmaccess in Nigeria

Since 2007, PharmAccess has initiated 5 community-based health insurance schemes; 3 in Kwara State and 2 in Lagos. Over 97,000 people have enrolled through our local implementing partner, Hygeia Community Health Care (HCHC), and can now access care at a provider network of 30 clinics. Recently we have started the roll-out and support of the SafeCare program (quality assurance and accreditation of lower-tier clinics), and the Medical Credit Fund program (loan provisioning and technical assistance for private clinics).

In addition to these insurance schemes, PharmAccess will be implementing other projects in collaboration with various in-country partners.

PharmAccess currently has offices in Lagos and Kwara. All programs are expected to grow rapidly in the coming years.

APPLY HEREhttp://webapp.pharmaccess.org/hrdoc/

Head of Strategy and Business Development at Etisalat

Type:

Full-time

Experience:

Director

Functions:

Marketing, Business Development, Strategy/Planning 

Industries:

Telecommunications 

Compensation:

Attractive Salary + Benefits

Job ID:

4425372 

• Job Summary

  
  
• Address critical business issues, to shape the strategic agenda for the company, and to develop practical plans to capture growth opportunities across client segments, markets, products and regions.
• Responsible for supporting the development and execution of the business strategy including business growth, partnership strategies.
• Bears responsibility for the operational performance of Strategy & Business Development team and providing leadership and guidelines for staff activities

Roles and Responsibilities

Strategy Formulation

• Strategy formulation – Support team director in developing and launching strategic initiatives to include, developing strategic frameworks to analyze the existing activity as well as new market opportunities (partner, acquire, build).
• Lead and/or manage staff in the execution of the Department’s strategy projects, directives and objectives as dictated by the market’s needs or senior management.
• Translate broad guidelines into specific operational plans and programs.
• (Business Development) Support the creation and capture of incremental revenue opportunities for the company within the existing client base.
• Business Case Creation and Communication – Lead or assist with the creation of all phases of a business case (e.g. market analysis, value proposition, strategic fit, economic models and launch) to support a new initiative.
• Financial Analysis – develop the financial and economic models that support the assessment and underlying valuation of potential opportunities i.e. market sizing, financial forecasts as well as additional financial analysis as appropriate.

Tactical

• Collate and document the company’s strategic business plans.
• Monitor the implementation of the company’s, short, medium and long term strategic goals and objectives
• Develop, communicate and manage relevant business/financial models to assist with management decision making.
• Continually review and assess the effectiveness and efficiency of the department’s policies, procedures and processes and identify improvement opportunities in line with the defined corporate performance framework for EMTS.
• Coordinate the assessment and monitoring of industry/competitor activities, new developments and identify impact on company’s operations.

 Operational

• Negotiation – act in unison with Director in the negotiation of potential acquisitions and partnerships.
• Review key expenditures/transactions of the department in line with approved budget.
• Identify and cultivate internal and external sources to build a common fact base for and analysis of the market and our competition, especially pertaining to the above subject matter area.
• Analyze, and report on key market trends, potential market discontinuities and new business opportunities and pass feedback to relevant stakeholders
• Provide leadership and guidance to subordinates.
• Manage the department’s annual budget and monitor its implementation.
• Prepare periodic management reports on the activities of the department.
• Perform other roles/task as required by the Director

Desired Skills & Experience

Education And Experience

• First degree in Business, Management or relevant discipline.
• MBA preferred, post graduate education an advantage;
• 8+ years cognate experience, of which at least three (3) years at management level in a large/multinational operational business environment or 3-5 years post MBA experience. Strong operational telecom experience or consulting or investment banking/finance within a telecom operator background is a strong advantage. Combination of consumer and business insight experience, coupled with brand strategy expertise on major consumer brands.

Company Description

Etisalat is the Middle East’s largest operator and the GCC’s third largest corporation. With a market value of approximately Dhs. 80 billion (USD 20 billion) and annual revenues of over Dhs. 32 billion (USD 8.7 billion) Etisalat is today on the verge of being numbered amongst the top ten operators in the world.

Etisalat is a multinational, blue-chip organisation with operations in seventeen countries across the Middle East, Africa and Asia. An estimated 2 million people benefit from regular work supplying Etisalat or its customers, including 53,000 who are directly employed by the company. Etisalat now has access to a population of more than two billion and its satellite network provides services over two thirds of the planet’s surface.

Etisalat is rated by Moody's: Aa3, Standard & Poor's: AA- and Fitch Ratings: A+, some of the highest ratings for a telecommunications company anywhere in the world. This reflects the company’s strong balance sheet, low debt position and proven long-term performance.

For further information please visit www.etisalat.aehttp://www.etisalat.ae/eportal/en/home/index.html