Wednesday 7 September 2011

Director of Franchise Development & Operations and Health Financing Consultant (HealthStore Foundation®) Jobs in Kenya

The Organization: The HealthStore Foundation® is seeking qualified candidates for a new full-time position at its CFW network in Kenya.

Since 2000, the CFW (“Child and Family Wellness”) franchise network has served over 2.5 million Kenyans at the base of the economic pyramid with high-quality, affordable medicines and basic healthcare.

While maintaining 75 existing CFW clinics in Kenya, The HealthStore Foundation® now plans to launch a new enterprise in Kenya under the CFW brand.

Title: Director of Franchise Development and Operations

Location: Kenya

As Director of Franchise Development and Operations, you will lead the development of a new CFW business model while overseeing the performance of the existing CFW model’s operations.

You will be creating this new model collaboratively with HealthStore’s US-based board of directors, senior management, and operation in Kenya.

We are very interested in candidates who have successfully started or grown for-profit multi-unit retail businesses in Africa, and who understand the dynamics of both individual retail units and of retail chains.

You need not necessarily have experience in healthcare to apply; we are interested in hiring a competent, hands-on, risk-tolerant leader to launch and grow a successful multi-unit retail business.

Qualifications:
  • Speaks Kiswahili and English fluently
  • Has successfully managed or grown a multi-unit, for-profit retail business
  • Excellent oral and written communication skills
  • Ability to build, manage, and collaboratively lead a team of 5-25 people
  • Strong analytical skills
  • Willingness to take risks, makes decisions, and act independently
  • Demonstrated tendency to act decisively and independently in highly ambiguous environments
  • Has successfully developed businesses serving low-income populations in Africa
Salary/benefits: Commensurate with experience. Will include performance-based components

How to Apply: Please submit CVs via email to info@healthstore.org, including references by 16th September 2011

Title: Health Financing Consultant

Location: Kenya

Qualifications:
  • Speaks Kiswahili and English fluently
  • Connected to leaders and practitioners in Kenya in micro health insurance, prepaid healthcare schemes, national health insurance, community-based health insurance, etc.
  • Well versed in the nuts and bolts of health financing at the base of the pyramid
  • Deep understanding of nuanced realities of delivery of products and services to low-income populations in Kenya
  • Ability to single-handedly manage an initiative from start to finish, including design, marketing, administration, etc.
  • Experience designing and delivering products or services at the base of the pyramid in Africa, and/or developing businesses serving low-income populations in Africa
  • Excellent oral and written communication skills
  • Strong analytical skills and ability to reflect detailed field findings in financial models
  • Multi-unit retail experience a plus
  • Willingness to take risks, makes decisions, and act independently
  • Demonstrated tendency to act decisively and independently in highly ambiguous environments
Salary: Consulting fees commensurate with experience, including performance-based components

How to Apply: Please submit CVs via email to info@healthstore.org, including references by 16th September 2011

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