Growth Lead at LifeBank Nigeria

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: Growth Lead

Location: Nigeria

Function of the Role

The Growth Lead 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 creating and growing LifeBank across Nigeria through partnerships with public and private institutions.

Key Responsibilities

Develop and execute partnerships strategy for key company’s products
Design and implement necessary analytics to measure and optimize partnerships
Connect with internal and external stakeholders to expand the company’s vision
Manage and grow existing partnerships of the company
Work directly with the CEO to define, prioritize and pursue new partnership opportunities
Develop strategies for increasing opportunities to meet and talk to contacts in the medical and healthcare sector
Develop market-level strategies to support new market entry, expansion and business model design
Source and acquire relevant strategic partnerships and alliances for growth and expansion
Attend conferences and events on behalf of the company
Execute and launch company’s new products
Develop business proposals, apply for patient capital, write reports and articles for the company
Pursue/create partnerships with public institutions
Perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements
Educational Qualification:

B.Sc or M.Sc in Marketing, Health-related courses.

Experience:

3-5 years experience in a similar role
Experience in the medical or logistics industry
Experience of working in a fast-paced and busy environment with competing demands on time and resources
Experience with government agencies

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: