The Role
The Social Business Directorate creates organizational sustainability and revenue growth, as well as impart. through the reach of its quality reproductive healthcare products and services.
This role is a member of the senior leadership team. which is collectively responsible for driving the organization towards growth, sustainability and high levels of client satisfaction. The social Business Director will provide leadership and guidance to the Directorate in order to achieve the organization’s mission and strategic objectives.

Key Responsibilities. Strategy Development:
• Develop and implement business plans and strategies for Commercial Sales, Centres and Marie Stopes Ladies
• Ensure the efficient and effective delivery of clinical services run on a cost recovery basis, determining of services across the channels and locations
• to achieve optimal balance between equity. affordability and sustainability
• Support excellent grants management and the ultimate success of all donor-funded activities by ensuring donor compliance and delivery of donor commitments
• Manage the establishment and maintenance of effective clusters of clinical outlets, and collaborative relationships in support of the delivery of high- quality client care and referral mechanisms
• Actively manage any third-party distributors to
• ensure on-going reporting of financial and sales figures.
• Identify opportunities for products and sales, while ensuring product strategy is aligned to service delivery strategies
• Manage systems for the prevention and detection fraud and ensure internal controls are strictly adhered to
• Work with the ESA Regional Social Marketing
• Manager and the MS legal team as applicable, and support on product registration and trademark registration
• Develop and drive the implementation of an innovative and comprehensive marketing strategy to raise awareness of Marie Stopes profile and to increase the impact of its services in accordance with the organizational and channel objectives as applicable market research, consumer insights and segmentation to implement effective and impactful integrated marketing strategies and detailed activation plans across service channels to increase engagement, achieve business targets and build
• brand equity.

Skills & Experience
• Sound business development and planning skills Understanding major government policies and legislations in health
• Strong technical skill in business.
• Strong people development, leadership, and organizational skills
• Good interpersonal communication (both oral and written) and time management skills. Qualifications and Training (essential desirable) Strong background and prior experience/ exposure to health business management. (essential) A Master’s Degree in Business Administration or a related advanced degree relevant to the areas of Health and Social Business

Experience
• At least five years’ experience in Senior Management /Leadership of commercial health programs Demonstrated ability to lead and manage income- generating health programs Demonstrated ability to professionally develop and coach team members skills and advocacy skills
• particularly around conflict management