• Application Deadline:
• Position: Partnerships Manager


• Job Type Full Time


• Qualification BA/BSc/HND


• Experience 5 years


• Location Lagos


• Job Field Sales / Marketing / Retail / Business Development 
  

About the role

• We are looking for an enthusiastic and diligent Partnerships Manager who will join our team with a focus on growing our customer base in Nigeria.


• The candidate should have experience in partner engagements and have a track record of fostering partnerships that have led to the significant business growth in the health-tech sales spaces or other relevant sectors. 


• The Partnerships Manager will need to negotiate and draw up MoUs that foster collaborative growth with relevant industry stakeholders in the retail pharma private sector.


• The Partnerships Manager should enjoy a fast-paced working environment, be skilled at working with and interacting with regulators and professional associations. You should be a negotiator, and have the capacity to lead teams working remotely or onsite.

Responsibilities

This role reports to the Country Expansion Manager Nigeria and will support on the following:;

• Identify potential scale partners in line with Maisha Meds growth projections


• Negotiating and drafting MoUs with identified partners


• Developing and implementing  acquisition/referral strategies in collaboration with the Sales Manager


• Continuous performance review of existing partnerships to identify areas for improvement 


• Ensuring partner compliance with the terms and conditions in the MoU


• Ensuring that Maisha Meds delivers on agreed commitments  and escalates potential challenges in a timely manner


• Proactively identifying potential risks to existing partnership arrangements


• Evaluate the success of our partnerships and if providing a return on investment 

Qualifications

• Degree (minimum) in business, customer service, pharmacy business or other related fields


• Tech conversant and ability to quickly learn and become a proficient user of both our app and internal tools.


• Minimum of 5 years experience of working in a business development or account management role


• Experience working with government stakeholders, health institutions or pharmaceutical bodies. 


• Strong written and verbal communication skills. 


• Experience with sales processes and CRM systems a plus


• Excited and energetic to work tirelessly on establishing meaningful partnerships


• Growth mindset and enthusiasm for learning, feedback, and continuous improvement


• Humility and personal stability. We are looking for passionate professionals that combine strong leadership skills with conscientiousness, patience, and a humble approach to service


• You care deeply about what we’re building and how it may change how healthcare is accessed for millions of patients.

Why You Should Join Us

• On a roll: Doubling year over year with new funding partnerships soon to be announced and recent expansion into Uganda, Nigeria, and Ethiopia


• Great team: Founded, managed and backed by successful veterans of Stanford School of Medicine, Google, mPharma, I&M bank.  We have technologists, clinicians, and economists working side by side to solve difficult problems.


• Great funders: We’re backed by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, USAID Development Innovation Ventures, CIFF, WHO FIND, and Pfizer to pay for healthcare on behalf of patients, with others to be announced soon.


• Huge market: Disrupting a massive, growing $50+ billion market for healthcare payments for low-income patients, with a focus on paying for health outcomes to ensure patients get better.


• Great customers: Create incentives that ensure our nurses, pharmacists, and clinicians provide excellent care and pay them when this happens.


• Impact: A fun and exciting start-up culture that empowers its people to make a huge impact.