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Head of Growth
CountyNairobiCityNot specifiedContractFull TimePosted2026-08-21Close date2026-11-20Experience7 yearsSourceMimus Jobs Kenya
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AI summary
HealthX Africa is hiring a Head of Growth in Nairobi to lead recruitment of Community Trust Agents and Retail Footfall Agents, manage the Brand Ambassador team, build market expansion playbooks, and own subscriber and revenue targets for the retail business. The role requires a bachelor's degree and at least 7 years of progressive sales, business development, or growth experience, including 3 years in a leadership role managing field sales or distribution networks.
- Own subscriber and revenue targets for the retail business
- Lead recruitment and management of field agent networks across Kenya
- Build repeatable playbooks for market and geographic expansion
- Requires 7+ years experience with 3+ years in leadership
- Deadline: 20 November 2026
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- Required7+ years of relevant experienceThe job post includes a minimum experience signal.
- RequiredEducation or certification mentioned in the postThe captured text mentions education, a diploma, certificate, or licence.
- PreferredPractical evidence in sales, retail, financeThe tags and summary point to skills connected with this role.
- RequiredAvailability to work in Not specifiedThe vacancy is associated with this location.
- UnclearComfort with the Full Time contract termsConfirm hours, duration, probation and benefits at the original source.
Documents to prepare
- Likely requiredUpdated CV
- Role specificCover letter or short employer message
- OptionalProfessional references
- Role specificAcademic or professional certificates
- VerifyID or passport only after verifying the employer
Application tips for this job
- Place your strongest Head of Growth evidence in the first half of your CV.
- In your cover letter or employer message, connect your experience to HealthX Africa and the role in Not specified.
- Add concrete examples related to sales, retail, finance, ideally with measurable outcomes or clear responsibilities.
- Follow the instructions from Mimus Jobs Kenya; avoid sending documents to unofficial contacts or copied links.
- Confirm the deadline, interview location and employer contact before sharing personal documents.
- Plan to submit before the listed deadline: 2026-11-20.
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- Application method is clear
- Deadline is available: 2026-11-20
- No major risk signal was detected in the captured text.
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Interview preparation
- What experience makes you a strong fit for this Head of Growth role in sales, retail?
- How have you handled responsibilities similar to those in this job post?
- Are you available to work in Not specified under the listed contract or schedule?
- Prepare examples with clear responsibilities, tools used and measurable outcomes.
- Review the source and research HealthX Africa before the interview.
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Original source description
- Head of Growth
- HealthX Africa
- ·
- Healthcare / Medical
- Full Time
- Nairobi
- Nairobi
- Deadline:
- 20 November 2026
- Posted
- August 21, 2026
- Job role
- Lead recruitment of Community Trust Agents (market/boda leadership) and Retail Footfall Agents against the phased roadmap — pilot, Nairobi scale, national scale.
- Manage and grow the Brand Ambassador team who do the on-the-ground recruiting — site assignment, target-setting, coaching, and performance management.
- Build repeatable playbooks for opening new markets, boda stages, and geographies as the network expands beyond Nairobi.
- Own the subscriber and revenue numbers for the retail business — active subscribers, new sign-ups, and net revenue against the commercial case.
- Monitor activation quality – 7-day payment conversion, customer complaints and quality of product communication.
- Own the agent
Experience
- end-to-end including training materials, sign-up agreements, support channel, and claims-handling standards (agents are customers’ first point of contact).
- Work closely with product, underwriting and claims team to feed field learnings back into product design, pricing, and process
- Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Commerce, Marketing, Sales, Finance, Economics, or a related field.
- A postgraduate qualification or professional sales/marketing certification is an added advantage
- Minimum 7 years of progressive
- in sales, business development, distribution or growth, with at least 3 years in a leadership role managing field sales, agent or distribution networks.
- Qualifications
- BA/BSc/HND , Postgraduate Diploma , Professional Certificate
- Required
- 7 years
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