Major tasks and responsibilities

• Develop, manage and maintain business relationships with distributors, Agents and key customers in the focus countries;
• create a clearly defined customer network for the region which can respond to public health tenders for vector control products and separately for pest control products
• Implement sales and short term Marketing plans, and assist in the development of overall medium to long term marketing plans by Market sector (vector control and pest control).
• Develop products and new sales / business opportunities for both Vector and Pest control (Rural Hygiene) in East Africa
• Ensure planning and achievement of sales and gross profit objectives as per agreed KPIs for the allocated countries
• Identify market entry points, essential / potential partnerships, and coordinate registration of products throughout the allocated countries.

• University degree plus formal sales or Marketing Management qualification coupled with extensive marketing and sales experience in the Environmental Science, Pest and Vector Control industry in both local and export markets
• Fluency in English; French a plus
• Experience working in health sectors of non-governmental Organisations (NGOs), multilateral donors and government organisation will be of added advantage
• Well organized and a high level of autonomy
• Ability to travel in East Africa, ability to negotiate complex bureaucratic protocols
• Strong analytical, problem solving and negotiation skills
• Basic knowledge of scientific principles and practices related to the Environmental Science markets.
• Computer literacy in all relevant computer programs
• Effective writing, reading and presentation skills.