Technical Advisor, Health Entrepreneurship

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

• A postgraduate/specialized training in entrepreneurship, market development, or social enterprise is highly a Must.
  
• Desired:
  
• An advanced degree in Public Health, Social Sciences, Business Administration, Development Studies, or related field.
  

Experience/ Technical Skills

Required:

• Seven (7) years of experience in health programming, with a focus on menstrual health and hygiene (MHH) or sexual and reproductive health (SRH) and public health
  
• Proven track record in market creation, applied economics skills, business development, and value chain strengthening for health-related products.
  
• Experience working with private sector health actors, NGOs, government institutions, and community-based organizations.
  
• Demonstrated ability to design and implement sustainable, market-driven interventions in low-resource settings. Ability to integrate health interventions with entrepreneurial and economic empowerment strategies.
  
• Strong working knowledge of M&E, report writing, documentation and branding.
  
• Strong stakeholder engagement skills with public and private health sectors -ministries, local governments, and communities.
  
• Excellent communication, facilitation, and representation skills at district and national platforms.
  
• Desired:
  
• The above-stated experience/technical skills requirements. And-
  
• a person who is strategic and will provide technical support to advance health entrepreneurship within the project. S/he should have expertise in business development, social enterprise models, and market-based approaches to health solutions with ability to design sustainable business strategies, strengthen capacity of local entrepreneurs, and foster partnerships for access to menstrual health products and services. S/he must have an excellent partnership skills fit for public-private and CBOs/WLOs as well as women at the workplace.
  

Technical Leadership, in Health Entrepreneurship- 30%

• Serve as technical expert on menstrual health and hygiene, providing guidance on best practices, product standards, and workplace interventions.
  
• Lead the design and implementation of strategies that integrate menstrual health into workplace policies, ensuring women can manage menstruation with dignity and safety.
  
• Champion innovative approaches that link health interventions to entrepreneurial opportunities, such as local production, distribution, and marketing of MHH products.
  
• Support business development initiatives, including program design and funding proposal writing, with a focus on market-based solutions.
  
• Ensure efficient and effective implementation of project activities in alignment with CARE’s values and policies. Lead Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning (MEAL) processes to deliver timely, high-quality planning, reporting, accountability, and documentation of promising practices and innovations.
  

Enterprise and Market Development- 20%

• Initiate and drive innovative and scalable market models and strategies for MHH products, ensuring sustainability and income generation for women and communities.
  
• Strengthen market linkages by connecting producers, distributors, and consumers, fostering inclusive value chains that prioritize affordability, accessibility, and quality.
  
• Collaborate with private sector actors to stimulate demand, improve product availability, and expand distribution networks across Jinja, Kamuli, and Mayuge districts.
  
• Explore opportunities for market startup- community kiosks, social enterprises, and partners to participate in MHH product markets, thereby embedding entrepreneurship into health solutions.
  

Oversight of Partner-led Program Delivery-30%

• Provide technical support and supervision to implementing partners, ensuring alignment with project goals and standards as well as effective coordination and accountability.
  
• Build the capacity of partners on menstrual health, hygiene practices, and entrepreneurial approaches to product development and distribution.
  
• Oversee quality assurance processes for MHH products and workplace facilities, ensuring compliance with health and safety standards
  
• Mentor partners to adopt business models that enhance sustainability, profitability, and scalability of menstrual health interventions.
  
• Oversee and quality assurance of program and budget planning, execution and reporting.
  

Collaboration and Stakeholder Engagement -15%

• Collaborate with workplace management, district and city leadership, and CARE’s technical teams to embed menstrual health into organizational and community structures.
  
• Collaborate with other Advisors, particularly in Market Inclusion and Sexual and Reproductive Health (SRH), to ensure integrated programming that combines health, entrepreneurship, and gender equality.
  
• Represent CARE proactively at district and national coordination platforms for Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health (ASRH), advocating for policies that support both health and market development.
  
• Maintain strong working relationships with line ministries—Health; Gender, Labour and Social Development; and Local Government—ensuring alignment with national priorities and frameworks.
  

Other responsibilities as assigned-5%