Area manager, public health

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Our client is a rapidly growing international company headquartered in Switzerland and with offices in the USA, UAE, India, Ghana, Nigeria, Kenya, South Africa and Indonesia.

Guided by a unique Humanitarian Entrepreneurship business model, the "profit for a purpose" approach, the company develops innovative products and concepts designed to prevent waterborne, vector-borne and neglected tropical diseases which disproportionately affect the developing world.

The company’s newest offering, CarePack®, provides a set of evidence-based preventative interventions to improve the health and lives of HIV positive individuals.

Through working with the United Nations, NGOs, National Ministries of Health, charitable organisations and commercial distributors, the company ensures that their lifesaving innovations reach those most in need.

As result of business growth, our client now needs to fill this key position with a competent person who in addition to seeking an attractive job, also wants the work he/she does to make a real meaningful difference in the lives of others.

AREA MANAGER, PUBLIC HEALTH – based in Nigeria: http://www.irisconsulting.info/index...ngs&Itemid=113
As an Area Manager for Public Health, you will be responsible for growing the business of Public Health product lines in the assigned area (specific regions) within Nigeria. The position reports directly to the Regional Area Manager, Public Health, Nigeria.

Responsibilities

As the Area Manager, you will:-

• Implement the company’s Public Health strategy
• Achieve overall annual budget for assigned territories and assist with preparation of budgeted revenue / targets for the company’s Nigeria Public Health division
• Map relevant key stakeholders in Public Health in assigned area
• Build and maintain good, strong and benefiting relationship with allocated institutional clients, international organisations, NGOs and other relevant stakeholders; develop and regularly update their database
• Prepare objective driven travel plans executing and reporting with detailed analysis of the visits with a proposed way forward
• Network and lobby within operational and compliant levels in donor organisations and procurement agencies
• Assist with planning of marketing activities for assigned area
• Monitor and analyse market trends
• Responsible for receiving requests, issuing quotes, securing orders, coordinating final delivery and securing timely payment.

Personal profile

• Strong sales skills / good technical background in sales and distribution
• Able to analyse problems effectively and solves complex issues. Consider the long term impact and anticipate future consequences and trends. Create new insights and generate innovative solutions.
• Build relationships and networks; work through and with others. Communicate and negotiate effectively and persuasively at senior levels of organisation or government
• Undertake and be results oriented. Take charge, show self-motivation and ambition for personal and professional achievements. Have a competitive drive to get things done
• Able to interact cross-culturally and thrive in multi-cultural environment
• Well organized and able to interpret and draw relevant insights from various resources and methodologies
• Able to work under pressure, proactively and with a sense of urgency; Ability to set priorities and follow through on commitments
• Able to cultivate an ‘everything-is-possible’ attitude, breaking habits and challenging assumptions
• Able to work with precision and commitment to data driven quality output
• Able to respond rapidly to customers, partners and colleagues
• Bachelor’s degree in Public Health or related discipline
• Masters in Business Administration, an added advantage
• 3-5 years sales experience Public Health / Pharmaceutical / Water and Sanitation

How to apply

• Email your updated cv together with a cover letter to not later than September 13, 2011.
• Your cover letter should be brief and should clearly demonstrate your motivation for the job, how you meet the competency requirements and the specific contributions you will bring to our client

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted by email for subsequent interviews.