Chief Growth Officer at LifeBank

LifeBank is a healthcare technology and logistics company that’s in the business of saving lives. We believe that no African should die from a shortage of essential medical products at the hospital level, and we are on a mission to solve this. LifeBank is currently working on the blood shortage problem in Nigeria by connecting hospitals to blood banks, and blood banks to donors. We do this by hosting blood drives and by delivering blood in less than 55 minutes, in a WHO and EU recommended cold-chain, to hospitals.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Chief Growth Officer

Location: Nigeria

Function of the Role

• The CGO will be responsible for finding, cultivating and executing partnership opportunities that drive the company’s core business and will work to launch new product offerings.
• S / he will also be responsible for setting up and growing LifeBank across Africa through partnerships with public and private institutions.

Key Responsibilities

• Create and drive the company’s growth strategy
• Develop market-level strategies to support new market entry, expansion and business model design
• Design and implement necessary analytics to measure and optimize growth opportunities
• Execute partnerships with public sector partners across emerging markets
• Pursue/create partnerships with public institutions
• Identify innovative ways to grow our business, our impact, and our platforms
• EDevelop and execute partnerships strategy for key company’s products
• Work directly with the CEO to define, prioritize and pursue new partnership opportunities
• Ensures all new product development activities are prioritized to deliver the value and impact
• Connect with internal and external stakeholders to expand the company’s vision
• Attend conferences and events on behalf of the company
• Develop business proposals, and organize execution for strategic patient capital
• Perform other duties as assigned by the CEO

Requirements

• M.Sc. in Marketing and Sales, Health-related courses, Business Administration

Experience:

• 2-5 years’ experience in a similar role
• Experience in the medical, impact or logistics industry particularly in the public sector
• Experience working in a fast-paced and busy environment with competing demands on time and resources
• Experience with non-governmental agencies in the development sector

Skills and Abilities:

• Good networking, prospecting and closing skills
• High level of professionalism
• Result-oriented team player with exceptional motivation and interpersonal skills.
• Relationship management skills and openness to feedback
• Good written and verbal communication skills
• Must be able to prepare management reports and correspondence
• Good initiative, time and stress management skills
• Strategic thinker

Personal Attributes:

• Have a deep desire to work in the startup industry
• Sociable and friendly
• Confident and pleasant
• A tech-savvy and knowledgeable of current trends
• Loves a challenge

Work Environment:

• Work in the office
• Required to work overtime, on weekends and travel if necessary

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.