Partnerships Manager at Zipline – Yenagoa, Bayelsa

Zipline is recruiting a Partnerships Manager in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, to build and sustain relationships with government, community and health-sector partners supporting its healthcare delivery operations. The position involves approximately 40% travel.

Stakeholder partnerships and service growth

• Develop and maintain high-level relationships with state stakeholders, community leaders, health workers, health administrators, suppliers and implementing partners.
• Maintain a regular schedule of stakeholder meetings, document outcomes and support a reliable supply of commodities to the distribution centre.
• Work with programme management and operations teams to implement account-growth plans, service use cases and partner programmes.
• Align Zipline, state stakeholders and implementation partners to support service continuity, partner satisfaction and expansion across regions.
• Identify influential stakeholders within state government and the political landscape who can support commercial sustainability.

Community impact, engagement and reporting

• Contribute to the design and implementation of social responsibility initiatives, including blood drives and community-based healthcare activities.
• Increase awareness of the service through community events, distribution centre tours, STEM training and relevant engagement activities.
• Use performance data and clear storytelling to explain the social and economic impact of Zipline’s programmes.
• Prepare and coordinate monthly and quarterly reports for government stakeholders and use results to guide regular use-case discussions.

Experience and capabilities

• Experience in sales, market access, key account management, partnerships, customer service or another client-facing function.
• Strong sales and partnership skills involving complex products.
• Experience working with NGOs, donor organisations, implementation partners, government agencies or local government stakeholders.
• Strong project and programme management, written and spoken communication, and stakeholder coordination skills.
• An organised, collaborative and resourceful approach, with the resilience to work through uncertain or changing regulatory and business conditions.