Job Description
\n\t\t\t\tAbout UsEstablished in 1987, Population Services Zimbabwe (PSZ), an affiliate of MSI Reproductive Choices (MSI), is one of thelargest organisations in Zimbabwe focusing on providing quality sexual and reproductive health (SRH)\/ family planningservices. PSZ compliments the Ministry of Health and Child Care and collaborates with other stakeholders to providemodern and affordable products and services through various service delivery channels, which include the Public Sector,Commercial Sales, Outreach services as well as Static Clinics.<\/p>\n
Position: Business Development ConsultantLocation: HarareContract Tenure: (3-6 Months Contract)Reporting to: Director Commercial Services and MarketingThe RoleThe Business Development Consultant is responsible for building a business model for PSZ clinics to ensure self-sustainability, cost recovery and generate income to fund free service delivery mobile outreach clinics. The role requiresthe consultant to work as a strategic partner focusing on driving growth (setting up two new clinics), increasing revenuefor existing clinics, expanding patient base and optimising operational performance. PSZ has six (6) clinics across thecountry, four (4) in Harare, one (1) in Bulawayo, and (1) in Gweru. PSZ wants to open two clinics by June 2026 one inHarare and another in Bulawayo.<\/p>\n
\t\t\t\tDuties and Responsibilities
\n\t\t\t\tDuties\uf0b7 Strategic Partnership: Development and regular management of the clinics by creating a business model inspiredby business data from market analysis, identifying clients demographics and monitoring competitors to identifyopportunities for growth. Measurement and reporting of key market trends and drive data driven decisions, challengingthe process, identification of new opportunities, untapped market, partnerships or niche medical services that clinicscan adopt.\uf0b7 Strategic Growth Planning: Development of long term and short term actionable, measurable strategies focusingon strengthening core services, service integration and expanding services e.g. Specialised care and opening newlocations.\uf0b7 Relationship Management and Referral Growth: Create a model that ensures proactive engagement with primarycare physicians, specialists and community health clinics to increase client referrals for core services and relatedservices through robust stakeholder management system and partnership development.\uf0b7 Business and Professional Networking: Create new networks through attending of industrial conferences,seminars, and local networking events to increase clinics visibility.\uf0b7 Client Centred Care: Create a robust client centred care system that ensures a great client experience to ensureclient retention and client to client referrals by developing strategies to improve client satisfaction, experience to buildloyalty, and have client centred marketing materials, digital content and community inreach to promote clinics.Optimum utilisation of the call centre as a customer relationship management tool, to track referral sources and ensureimprovement of marketing models.\uf0b7 Operational Optimisation: Evaluate current clinical processes to streamline workflow, reduce client-waiting period,maximise staff efficiency and improve systems. Ensure all changes, growth and strategies comply with healthcareregulations to avoid fines and legal issues.\uf0b7 Financial Optimisation: Analyse financial performance to improve billing processes, avoid pilferages, reduced clinicoverhead costs and increase profitability.\uf0b7 Performance Monitoring: Design clinic specific KPIs for each respective clinic defining and tracking key performanceindicators such as sustainability rate, client foot flow, service income per cost, referral rates, client to client referrals,etc.\uf0b7 Reporting: Preparing detailed reports on business development activities, referral growth, and financial metrics andprovide data driven recommendations if any to guide management decision making.\uf0b7 Team Coordination: Work in a team with the Director Commercial Services, Centres Channel Lead\/ BusinessDevelopment Manager, Marketing Specialist, Finance & all relevant support functions..<\/p>\n
\t\t\t\tQualifications and Experience
\n\t\t\t\tAbout You\uf0b7 You must be a self-starter and an industry expert with deep understanding of the healthcare system including specificclinical specialisations, excellent communication skills and a negotiator with exceptional presentation, interpersonaland stakeholders\u2019 engagement skills.\uf0b7 You should have experience and proven record of accomplishment of starting up a medical enterprise like aclinic\/hospital or management of a private successful premium clinic or private hospital.You should possess analytical skills with experience in working with complex data sets to inform strategy and makedata driven decisions.<\/p>\n
Education: A relevant degree in fields like such as Marketing, Business Management, Medicine, Nursing Science, SocialScience or or extensive proven practical experience. A relevant Master\u2019s Degree is a pre-requisite, Preferably Maters inBusiness Administration or MSC in Strategic Business Management.Experience: At least five years\u2019 experience working for medical institutions in business development focusing on businessstartups or management of a self-sustainable striving medical institution.System Proficiency: A strong understanding of key digital platforms and how to leverage them effectively.Client centred care: Strong understanding of client centred care and leveraging building and maintaining positiveorganisational image and PSZ brand.Data Analysis: Proficiency in analyzing clinics business trends and translating data into actionable insights.Communication Skills: Excellent report writing skills. Have strong interpersonal skills and should be able tocommunicate at all levels.<\/p>\n
\t\t\t\tHow to Apply
\n\t\t\t\tApplication ProcessApplications should clearly state the position applied for and should include a consultant\u2019s concept note (max 3 pages)and a curriculum vitae with three traceable (3) referees (max 3 pages). Applications should be received by 6 April 2026.and should be directed to:E-mail: recruitment@pszim.comPSZ does not charge any fee at any stage of the recruitment process.In line with the MSI Diversity, Equality and Inclusion guidelines, PSZ is an equal opportunities organisation andwomen are strongly encouraged to apply. Applications will be considered on rolling in basis.PSZ subscribes to the Marie Stopes International Reproductive Choices Safeguarding and Child Safeguarding Policy. The successful candidates will undergo background checks and will be required to commit in writing to comply with the guidelines of this policy<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"template":"","meta":{"_promoted":"","_job_location":"","_application":"recruitment@pszim.comPSZ","_company_name":"Population Services Zimbabwe","_company_website":"https:\/\/www.pszim.com\/","_company_tagline":"About Population Services Zimbabwe We provide a wide range of high quality, affordable and client-centred services and information to women, men and young people through a network of 10 centres, more than 60 BlueStar social franchisees and multiple outreach to help over half a million women each year to choose when they have children.","_company_twitter":"","_company_video":"","_filled":0,"_featured":0,"_remote_position":0,"_job_salary":"","_job_salary_currency":"","_job_salary_unit":""},"job_listing_region":[17],"job-categories":[34],"job-types":[13],"class_list":{"0":"post-5032","1":"job_listing","2":"type-job_listing","3":"status-expired","4":"hentry","5":"job_listing_region-harare","7":"job-type-full-time"},"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/zimbabwe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/job-listings\/5032","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/zimbabwe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/job-listings"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/zimbabwe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/job_listing"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/zimbabwe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/zimbabwe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5032"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"job_listing_region","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/zimbabwe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/job_listing_region?post=5032"},{"taxonomy":"job_listing_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/zimbabwe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/job-categories?post=5032"},{"taxonomy":"job_listing_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/zimbabwe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/job-types?post=5032"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}