Vacancy title:
General Manager, Rwanda
Jobs at:
ZIPLINEDeadline of this Job:
30 October 2021
Summary
Date Posted: Saturday, October 16, 2021 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed
JOB DETAILS:
ABOUT ZIPLINE
Do you want to change the world? Zipline uses drones to deliver critical and lifesaving medicine to thousands of hospitals serving millions of people in multiple countries. Our mission is to provide every human on Earth with instant access to vital medical supplies. Join Zipline and help us make this a reality for billions of people.
ABOUT YOU AND THE ROLE
How do we continue to scale Zipline’s autonomous delivery network in Rwanda so it meets the current + evolving needs of our community & customers?
This is the question that you’re going to be answering if you join the team at Zipline.
As the General Manager of Rwanda operations, you will partner with other leaders at Zipline to hire our in-country team, business relationships with key external stakeholders, manage the business & its growth, and work with our partners in industries such as supply chain, public relations, logistics, engineering, and more. You’ll be deeply involved in explaining Zipline’s value to our government health systems customers, managing our relationships with stakeholders in the private and public sector, and expanding our footprint in Rwanda.
This will not be a glamorous job. It will be hard work. But the impact you can make on what healthcare access looks like in Rwanda in unparalleled. If this feels motivating to you, read on.
WHAT YOU'LL DO
• Make fast, good CEO-level decisions in the face of incomplete information.
• Persuasively explain Zipline’s impact to our customers and other stakeholders in the private and public sector.
• Rapidly learn every detail of Zipline’s technology so that you can map out how to maximize Zipline’s impact in Rwanda’s health sector & beyond.
• Help continue to integrate new technology systems into the Rwanda healthcare supply chain and coordinate Zipline’s new partnerships with stakeholders in the public & private sectors.
• Manage the P&L of the business to ensure it is experiencing healthy growth.
• Play an active role in hiring new members of our team across the country.
• Come up with new and creative ways to grow Zipline's business and diversify our services in Rwanda.
WHAT YOU'LL BRING
• At least 8 years of professional experience, with experience managing teams and programs.
• Servant leadership. You are someone who is willing to jump on all sorts of projects, regardless of whether you've had experience doing something similar or not.
• An extremely entrepreneurial drive, especially when it comes to creatively solving hard problems in an unstructured environment.
• Excellent communication skills (verbal + writing) and ability to build strong relationships with internal business teams and external stakeholders.
• The grit, resourcefulness, and resilience to thrive in novel, uncertain and constantly-changing environments.
• A deep belief that access matters and that we can and will provide access to essential medical supplies for every person on the planet.
• Eligibility to work in Rwanda and be based in Kigali.
• Ability to travel quite frequently (about 30%) between our 2 distribution centers (Muhanga, Kayonza) and stakeholders around Rwanda.
• Fluency in written and spoken English.
Education Requirement: No Requirements
Work Hours: 8
Experience in Months: 96
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