Country Director Job – Malawi
Company Profile
Roles
Roles
Qualifications
Company Profile
Our Client an organization that supplies smallholder farmers with
the tools and financing they need to succeed. The organization began its pilot
in Malawi in 2013 and launched full operations in 2016. In Malawi, they
currently serve 13,000 farm families with input loans, and an additional 50,000
the training-only service. The Organization seeks to fill the position of a
Malawi Country Director and we are thus hunting for exceptional talent for the
role
Role purpose
The individual will oversee a social enterprise with two programs
that currently include around 250 employees across the Southern Region. The
role spans four key areas of leadership for which you will lean on both global
support and local key deputies.
Roles
Strategy and Vision:
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Develop and refine a long-term vision and 5-year plan for the
social enterprise within Malawi.
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Draft annual country goals, including team priorities, R&D
projects, sales and impact targets.
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Chair the in-country weekly Steering Committee meeting and lead
the annual leadership retreat.
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Identify and address short-term and long-term risks and remove
roadblocks to success.
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Ensure decision-making is aligned with both global organizational
priorities and local data from clients and staff.
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Represent the organization externally within Malawi when needed.
Build Culture
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Inspire all levels of staff through celebration of team wins and
communication of the organization’s story internally.
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Ensure the organization’s values are known and practiced.
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Conduct between 2-4 field visits per month to spot check program
execution and to connect with clients.
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Monitor team sustainability and make adjustments to workload where
needed.
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Oversee annual roll-out of staff satisfaction survey, among other
feedback channels, and the resulting initiatives.
Build Team
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Recruit and retain the best talent from both international and
national talent pools (closely involved in hiring and promotions).
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Provide big-picture feedback and guidance to 4-6 direct reports
through weekly 1-on-1 check-ins.
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Ensure key linkages and communication between in-country department
heads and global support.
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Build robust training programs at all job levels to maintain
strong leadership development pipelines.
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Maintain a country team organizational chart.
Resource Allocation
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Help lead the annual country budget process in line with goal
setting.
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Approve any significant mid-year changes to spending.
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Monitor program financial sustainability and our Social Return on
Investment (SROI) performance through monthly Budget-vs-Actual analyses and
gross margin decisions.
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Ensure appropriate levels of business controls are in place.
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Provide necessary information and due diligence request support
for Malawi-specific funding opportunities.
Qualifications
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7+ years of relevant work experience, including strong
entrepreneurial and leadership roles (e.g. starting a field program in an
emerging market, starting a business or social enterprise, managing a growing
team, etc.)
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Bachelor’s degree required, Masters strongly preferred (e.g. MBA,
MPA).
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A willingness to commit to living in Zomba/Malawi for at least
three years. This is a permanent, career track role.
Key skills
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Mission-driven individual that can 100% align with the
organization’s values in putting farmers first.
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This role is an extremely competitive posting for a business/
management style position
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Strong general management skills and ability to manage a wide
range of topics across different teams. Experience in implementing financial
efficiency measures strongly preferred.
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Strong people management skills: The ideal candidate has managed
3+ people directly and led a team of 10+ people in previous roles. Please
indicate your people management experience in your application.
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Private sector experience a plus (mixed / varied background
preferred)
Quality Assurance Technician
Company
Profile
Our Client an accredited company involved in the management of
temperature-controlled warehouses and specialized in supply chain management
seeks to fill the position of a Quality Assurance Technician in Kenya and we
are thus hunting for exceptional talent for the role
Role
purpose
The individual will assemble customer orders from storage or
inbound shipments to a standing area for outbound loading. This is a highly
active role which requires the individual to work safely, accurately, and
efficiently to meet customer needs.
Roles
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Successfully perform all primary activities which include
providing daily quality assurance to operations, review of electronic batch
records and associated documents within the manufacturing facility, provide
support on change control processes, and participate and support internal and
external audits.
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Assure compliance with GMP, GDP, GLP, and company procedures.
Identify and assess regulatory and quality risks in activities and processes
according to regulatory agency rules and guidelines and write and implement the
company’s Quality practices.
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Review electronic batch records and associated documents against
procedures for accuracy and assure compliance to procedures based on regulatory
requirements and internal guidelines, etc.
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Provide assessments to support day to day change control processes
(insignificant changes and return to operations) in accordance with internal
procedures and ensure compliance with the FDA and ISO requirements.
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Good understanding and knowledge of current regulatory
requirements and serve as a plant resource for compliance to these requirements
Qualifications
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Bachelor’s degree in Life Sciences, Engineering, or other
technical field and 3-5 years of relevant experience in Quality with a
pharmaceutical/Food company or other similarly regulated industry.
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General knowledge of biotech manufacturing theories and processes
preferred.
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Knowledge of Pharmacy and Poison Control Board certification and
NEMA Regulations, Application of Good Documentation Practices (GDP), and
application of current Good Manufacturing Practices (cGMP) preferred.
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Key skills
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Should have strong communication and interpersonal skills with
great attention to detail
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Should be a Self-motivated individual and good team player
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Must possess excellent sales skills, outgoing, client facing
temperament
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Must have a strong business acumen with the ability to make a
significant contribution to performance and profitability;
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Should poses strong strategic thinking and execution skills;
How
to Apply
If you believe you are qualified and ready to take on new
challenges, then we want to talk to you urgently.
Please send your application to us right away at service@lafayette-resources.com and
include your current and expected remuneration
Kindly note only qualified candidates will be contacted.