· Seeking an innovative and passionate individual who has a strong track record of delivering results
· Must have experience of leading multi-functional teams within a consumer sales environment across sales, distribution and supply chain functions
· You will ideally have worked in both the private and the public sector
· Must be passionate about community healthcare and the impact this can have
· Field based sales is a major focus for this organisation (min team size of 50 therefore required)
· Exceptional organisational skills with an art for developing systems to gather and analyse data from the field to help drive performance
· Lead by example to capability build within the team
· This role will be based in Kampala and will provide critical operational leadership to the organisation locally

This exciting role presents a clear opportunity for someone who takes pride in building a robust and sustainable business and is passionate about having the opportunity to make a key contribution to the success of this high impact social enterprise which is changing lives across Uganda.

If you are interested, please send your CV in word format to Sarah Fitzgerald, MD at Executives in Africa at: sf@executivesinafrica.com

A report from EY and the MasterCard Center for Inclusive Growth highlights the fact that while global youth unemployment is on the rise and is expected to remain unchanged through 2018, some businesses are discovering the dividends of offering work and employment opportunities to young people.

In addition to the 358 million young people (aged 16–24) not in education, employment or training (NEETs), a further one billion young people will enter the labor market between today and 2030. In addition to the unemployed, millions of young people are engaged in part-time, temporary or “zero hours” contracts that offer no security, few development opportunities and little autonomy.

In the Middle East and Africa, for example, 80% of young workers are employed in the informal sector. Youth under 25 and living in Spain or Greece have a 50% chance of being unemployed.

These are the headline data: a global crisis of challenging proportions.

There is no silver bullet to solve this crisis. Youth unemployment is not a one-dimensional challenge. But there is some good news.

Hiring young people, whether as temporary interns or full-time, can provide the essential foundation on which the next generation can begin to build sustainable paths into the workplace. And they offer tremendous value to companies as wel, providing new ideas, new perspecitves and insights, and a digitally native mindset that can help companies become better attuned to a growing customer base.

But to be successful requires a reciprocal relationship.  In exchange for the benefits companies derive, they have a responsibility to help young people grow their careers.  To encourage them to take thoughtful risks.  To access educational opportunities and provide resources for them to improve.

The private sector can play a big role in helping prepare young people for success in the 21st century workforce, and through those efforts help deliver greater inclusive growth.

Culled from http://mastercardcenter.org/action/creating-high-impact-employment-experiences-youth/