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Director Government Affairs & Policy (SA) at Johnson & Johnson Family of Companies
Johnson & Johnson is recruiting for a Director, Government Affairs & Policy Southern Africa located in Midrand, South Africa.
Caring for the world, one person at a time has inspired and united the people of Johnson & Johnson for over 125 years. We embrace research and science – bringing innovative ideas, products and services to advance the health and well-being of people. Employees of the Johnson & Johnson Family of Companies work with partners in health care to touch the lives of over a billion people every day, throughout the world.
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Role Summary:
Support the Enterprise Business and Global Public Health (GPH) growth in Southern Africa and lead public policy, legislative and advocacy priorities.
- Deliver coordinated initiatives and partner with the J&J franchises to advance the growth, patient access and pro-innovation external policies. Among other topics, the person will develop, deliver and co-lead on policies and legislation impacting healthcare systems reforms, access pathways and shape policies to reward and protect innovation such as intellectual protection.
- Engage with the local/ regional Institutions and trade associations and industry-based trade associations, coalitions, and multi-stakeholder platforms.
- Lead efforts to identify business risks and opportunities, and to develop & execute legislative and government solutions that support innovative industry and maximize value for patients.
- Support and coordinate policy projects and best practice sharing among J&J countries’ teams.
- Serve as critical team member of the Southern Africa leadership team, the GA&P Sub-Saharan team, Emerging Markets team and global GA&P community to support J&J policy priorities.
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Duties and Responsibilities:
- Lead the development and execution of the enterprise Government Affairs and Policy (GA&P) strategies for Southern Africa for the 3 J&J sectors: Pharmaceuticals, Medical Devices and Consumer Health.
- Develop and execute on stakeholder engagements plans in support of the company’s legislative and policy priorities.
- Develop a network of stakeholders in areas including opinion leaders in the field of health care management and financing, policy makers, regulators and trade partners.
- Daily responsibility for executing legislative and policy efforts to shape the external environment
- Represent the company both internally and externally on local/ regional related policy and legislative matters
- Collaborate with specific franchises and represent the J&J enterprise on numerous broader-based healthcare issues and activities and lead efforts to support the GA&P Global Strategic Framework and Enterprise Focus Areas
- Building and maintaining external relationships
- Direct external policy consultants and engage and manage key stakeholder industry coalitions.
- Enhance the reputation of J&J within the SADC region, by positioning J&J as a partner on matters of public health.
- Provide leadership to the enterprise through coordinating government engagement on strategic focus areas of medicines pricing, regulatory policies, universal health coverage, IP, tax, sustainability etc.
- Support the enterprises in the development of specific stra vaccines, HIV, COVID-19, mental health, ebola, essential surgery and deworming program.
- Driving regulatory harmonization for the innovation driven life sciences industry and J&J’s offerings through active engagement with the SADC, UNECA, NEPAD, UNICEF, WHO and other regional bodies.
- Interact with relevant stakeholders to manage issues pertaining to imports / customs / excise and health policy issues and other economic policies that might impact the business.
- Identify areas for coordination and collaboration with WWGA&P colleagues outside of Africa to strengthen interactions of governments, the European Union and other multilateral organizations (strategic partners / donor countries) with the AU.
Qualifications
- University Degree or Equivalent in Political Science, International Relations, Economics, Business or Health Sciences.
- Minimum of 10-15 years’ experience in government, international relations, corporate or government affairs environment/role.
- A good understanding of Southern Africa government organizations and the wider African Union, Africa CDC, AMA and other African regional organizations (SADC, ECOWAS, EAC)
- Excellent influencing and relationship building skills.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills / report writing (proficiency in English and in one language spoken in the region)
- Strategic thinker with a global mindset and a passion for policy advocacy.
- Strong interpersonal and diplomatic skills: Ability to work effectively with stakeholders at various levels.
- Team player, self‐starter, comfortable working at a strategic level within a matrix organization.
- An understanding of the pharmaceutical sector will be an advantage.
- Excellent research skills with a high degree of intellectual curiosity and out‐of‐the‐box thinking
- Fosters a culture of insight‐driven innovation and cross-functional collaboration.
- Ability to write clearly structured, concise, logical, and convincing submissions.
- Ability to manage budgets.
- Computer Literate – MS Office (Outlook, PowerPoint, Word, Excel).
- Willingness to travel.
For more than 130 years, diversity, equity & inclusion (DEI) have been part of our cultural fabric at Johnson & Johnson and woven into how we do business every day. Our commitment to respect the dignity and diversity of all is embedded in our Credo.
We know that the success of our business depends on having the best talent in a workforce that reflects the diverse markets we serve around the world and an inclusive culture that values different perspectives and life experiences
That is why we in South Africa are working to create an inclusive environment where diverse backgrounds, perspectives and experiences are valued and each and every one of our people feels that they belong and can reach their potential. No matter who they are.
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion at Johnson & Johnson means “You Belong”!
When appointing potential candidates in South Africa, the Employment Equity and Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment Legislation will be considered
Closing Date :28th Feb, 2022
HOW TO APPLY
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Job Description
We are a HR Consultancy firm that is very passionate about people and their contribution towards the growth and success of any organization. We create systems that are streamlined towards the attainment of the organizations goals and build the capacity of the organizations employees to deliver results.
Corporate Training Telemarketer
Are you a dynamic, creative, and innovative telemarketer with a passion for sales and marketing? We are looking for a Corporate Training Telemarketer to join our client and help develop and grow their training business in the region. If you have a successful track record in marketing corporate training courses, corporate events, or corporate real estate services, we want to hear from you! This position based in Nairobi is to market the in-person training courses in Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Rwanda, Zambia & Malawi.
Key Responsibilities:
- Drive sales by identifying and engaging potential clients.
- Understand client training needs and offer tailored solutions.
- Promote our unique training programs and demonstrate their value to corporate clients.
- Meet and exceed sales targets, contributing to business growth.
- Maintain organized, accurate records and manage your sales pipeline effectively.
Qualifications and Experience:
- A dynamic, creative, and innovative marketing and sales professional with 2-3 years work experience and proven track record in B to B corporate training marketing and sales or marketing corporate events or Real Estate sales experience (a must requirement).
- Proven top performer with exceptional communication and persuasion skills.
- Highly organized, detail-oriented, and goal-driven.
- Critical thinker who thrives in a fast-paced environment and consistently exceeds targets
HOW TO APPLY
Interested and qualified candidates should forward their CV to:
vacancies@peoplefoco.co.ke
using the position as subject of email
Closing Date : 21 November. 2024
Job Description
Cigna is a global health service company, dedicated to helping the people we serve improve their health, well-being and sense of security. Cigna has almost 40,000 employees who service over 80 million customer relationships around the world. Within its international division, a dedicated unit – headquartered in Belgium – focuses on the needs of International.
Care Team Senior Supervisor
Your job
As a Care Team Senior Supervisor, you will be managing a team based in KL, Nairobi and Madrid. You will be responsible to motivate your own teams to ensure production levels and targets are achieved, to ensure effective processing controls are in place across locations, as well as championing efforts that achieve the highest possible levels of provider experience and satisfaction that enable the company to meet its growth and profit objectives.
Your role will be broader than the day-to-day management of the team – your agile, provider centric mindset will ensure that you contribute to our overall provider operations strategy, identifying opportunities to enhance the service proposition and to improve the efficiencies and productivity of your teams. Your role will report into the Care Senior Manager based in Madrid.
Your role will be to:
- Responsible to lead dedicated care teams across the globe in and efficient and effective way.
- Build and bring alive a true culture of provider centricity.
- Responsible to meet operational KPI’s within the team in terms of production, quality, TAT, amongst others, and bring those alive across the team to deliver on those.
- Analysing support workflows and making suggestions to improve efficiency and effectiveness and be active in seeking and sharing ideas for innovation in business processes.
- Managing schedules of team members according to customer/provider demand and any service levels agreements.
- Assess the capacity planning for your segments as well as following up on absences and coverage strategies to secure business continuity.
- Taking part in forecasting and budgeting for customer service and tracking the actual performance against plan.
- Produce meaningful, accurate management reports and statistical information in line with formats and timescales agreed with management, including trending and enhancement activities to quantify operational impacts.
- Regular contact with Client Management, Service Ops, Clinical and other Cigna internal stakeholders within your remit.
- Identifying and acting to remove obstacles to delivering consistently high levels of services.
- Assisting and contributing with the design and rollout of new operational excellence projects.
- Ensure strong employee engagement within the team, including day to day oversight, motivation, conflict management, training, wellbeing, and performance by providing coaching and skill development in collaboration with the other Care Team management and PSO Management Team
- Working closely with senior management to help customer/ provider service deliver on their components of overall company goals and objectives.
- Be a focal point for the PSO leads as well as other internal stakeholders.
- Leading and supporting your teams through required changes.
- International travel on quarterly basis might be required.
Your profile
- Minimum 2 years’ experience leading operational teams within the company or outside.
- International mind-set, with holistic and able to work remotely with colleagues and direct reports across locations.
- Striving for excellent service to our members, clients, and providers.
- Experience in and passion for coaching, managing, developing, and motivating individuals and the team.
- Experience in change and process improvement management – with a proven track record in improving customer service standards.
- Experience managing offshore teams.
- Strong presentation skills, and knowledge of Window Office tools like Word, Outlook, Excel, Powerpoint.
- A growth mindset with a positive attitude towards change and the ability to play an active role in implementing change initiatives.
- Competency to build a team and create an atmosphere of positive collaboration, innovation and creative solutioning among the team members.
- Proven data analytics skills (advanced Excel, Qlikview, Tableau …).
- Results orientated – ability to cascade and explain goals, establish plans and manage work to achieve desired outcomes.
- Accountability – assumes ownership for achieving personal results and collective goals.
- Strong communication skills: demonstrating drive and enthusiasm. High level of English is a requirement.
Key Competenties
- Manage ambiguity
- Balances stakeholders
- Organizational Savy
- Drives Engagement
- Build effective teams
- Tech savvy
- Global perspective
- Data driven
What we offer?
- Type of Contract: Permanent.
- Multicultural working environment: A diverse job in an international context with impressive clients.
- Hybrid working: Enjoy working from the comfort of your home 3 days per week and 2 days from our Madrid office. Cigna’s “Happy You”: health and wellbeing initiatives, flexible work hours, home working opportunities.
- Flexible starting hour: Official Schedule Monday to Friday 9.00 to 17.00 but with flexibility. Our shifts are from 7:00 to 9:30, with the possibility to choose the time that suits you best.
- A wide range of social benefits (such as: healthcare insurance, pharmacy insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, life insurance, shuttle bus and so on) and attractive salary packages.
HOW TO APPLY
Click Here to Submit your CV and Application on Company Website
Closing Date : 21 November. 2024
Corporate Training Telemarketer at People FOCO
Care Team Senior Supervisor at Cigna
