Uganda: Director of Communications and Marketing

Do you believe in the power of a well-told story to catalyze impact? Are you looking to shape and share a story of a social enterprise that is on its way to changing millions of lives? If the answer is yes, read on.

In the past year, Living Goods networks of empowered entrepreneurs in East Africa more than doubled, we supported six replicating partners operating across the globe from Peru to Indonesia. We are striving for massive impact and seek nothing less than a disruptive reinvention of distribution in the developing world. To support our ambitious vision, Living Goods is seeking a Director of Communications and Marketing to help shape, share, and spread our story. Qualified candidates will be gifted writers, and cogent communicators. This is an unrivaled opportunity to help a leading social enterprise grow its impact and change millions of lives for the better, including your own.

A competitive salary and benefits package commensurate with experience including health, vacation, 401k, and bonus opportunity. The opportunity to be your best while making lives better for others.

Living Goods supports networks of ‘Avon-like’ micro-entrepreneurs who go door-to-door teaching families how to improve their health and wealth while selling affordable, high-impact products like basic medicines, fortified foods, water filters, clean cookstoves, and solar lights. Living Goods seeks nothing less than a disruptive reinvention of distribution in the developing world, through networks of franchised micro-entrepreneurs who leverage Living Goods’ brand, buying power and mobile marketing tools to deliver vital products at accessible prices to the people who need them most. By combining the best practices from the worlds of micro-enterprise, franchising and public health, Living Goods is creating a fully sustainable system to improve the health, and wealth, of the poor.

Living Goods has been featured in The New York Times, NBC News, The Economist, and The Huffington Post. Check out these articles and more on our press page.

Living Goods is aiming to make disruptive changes, dramatically improving the lives of the poor. We think big, but we operate small and nimble. At Living Goods, you will have the chance to use your creativity and work with your teammates to conceive and test new ideas every day. If you work well in a dynamic, highly collaborative culture, if you set high standards for yourself and your colleagues, if you know how to fail fast and learn fast, if you meet challenges with calm determination and a sense of humor, you will thrive at Living Goods. See www.livinggoods.org/principles.

To apply for this position please visit our career page and apply for 'Director of Communications and Marketing' through our applicant tracking system. You will be asked to answer a few short questions that will help us learn a little bit more about you and determine if you are a good fit for Living Goods. Please ensure to include links to your social profiles as well as writing samples via your portfolio, website, or blog.

For more information about Living Goods, please visit: www.livinggoods.org follow us @Living_Goods

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