DKT International Inc. is a non-profit organization whose core mission is the provision of safe and affordable options for family planning and HIV/AIDS prevention. DKT operates 24 programs in 25 countries worldwide.

Job Description

Department: Program

Organization Relationship

Directly reports to: Program Manager

Job Summary

• Directly educate Community groups about contraception with a focus on DKT’s brands.
• Assist Women/Men interested in DKT’s brand of contraceptives to gain access to them by referring them to DKT trained providers.
• Recruit new health facilities that will be screened and enrolled on the Lydia Care Network
• Provide trade marketing support to distributors within assigned territories.

Specific Duties & Responsibilities:

• Directly educate women and men about contraception with a focus on DKT’s Brands
• Meet with Women, Men, and Groups in various venues and educate them on the various types of contraception and their benefits and also address appropriately any misconceptions about contraception.
• Discuss the misconceptions related to the various types of contraceptives and address them satisfactorily.
• Promote DKT’s brand of contraceptives (Lydia range of contraceptives to various Women/Men groups and individuals to drive up acceptance and trial of the brands/products
• Assist Women interested in DKT’s brand of contraceptives to gain access to them by managing referrals to trained providers.
• Refer Women interested in clinical contraceptives to nearest trained provider sites
• Follow up on all referrals to ensure that the Women actually keep their referral appointments and service providers are informed of referrals to expect.
• Follow up on Women who accept shorter term contraceptives to ensure that they keep their appointments when they are due for another administration.
• Work with Sales Coordinators to ensure that providers are always stocked with required quantities of products.
• Recruit new health facilities which will be screened and enrolled on the Lydia Providers Network.
• Work within assigned territories to identify new private health facilties and midwives who are interested in enrolling on the Lydia
• Care Centre network subject to screening and qualification by the Technical Department.
• Provide trade -marketing support to distributors within assigned territories
• Work closely with distributors to ensure effective stocking of retailers within the territory assigned to the distributor.

Position Objectives

• Contribute to overall program goals.
• To help in the achievement of DKT’s sales targets.
• To assist in making DKT’s brands the topmost brands in their categories.

Key Performance Indicators

• Generate 45 CYPs per month.
• Number of Women accepting DKT’s brand of contraceptives.
• Number of new health facilities recruited into the Lydia Care Centre.

Locations: Accra, Kumasi, Bolgatanga, Ashaiman/ Tema, Kintampo

Required Skills or Experience

• HND or Degree in Marketing or a Diploma in any Science related Course.
• Minimum of 1 year Experience in Marketing /Sales.
• Experience in sales/Marketing of Pharmaceuticals will be an advantage

Skills and abilities

• Good interpersonal and Communication skills
• Excellent selling skills
• Effective time management
• Organizational skills
• Fluent in English and at least one local language of the region of residence.
• Computer literate

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