Vacancy title:
General Manager

Jobs at:
Metropol Uganda Limited ( MUL )

Deadline of this Job:
15th August, 2017

Duty Station:
Kampala, Uganda

Job details:

Metropol Uganda Limited ( MUL ) is a Credit Reference Bureau licensed by the Bank of Uganda to provide credit reference services to the market in Uganda. MUL is currently looking for qualified personnel to fill the following position for a fixed term period;

PARTICULARS OF THE POSITION
Position : General Manager
Classification: Senior Management
Reports to: Group Managing Director .

Job Profile
Summary/objective
The general manager directs and coordinates activities of the Metropol Uganda Ltd., This position aids chief administrative officers in formulating and administering organization policies by performing the following duties personally or through subordinate managers.

Duties and Responsibilities;

• Participates in formulating and administering company policies, directing and coordinating all divisional department activities to develop and implement long-range goals and objectives to meet business and profitability growth objectives.
• Reviews analyses of activities, costs, operations and forecast data to determine department or division progress toward stated goals and objectives.
• Confers with the chief operations officer and other administrative personnel to review achievements and discuss required changes in goals or objectives resulting from status and conditions.
•  Develops, reviews, updates and implements business strategic planning, including sales, financial performance and new product development.
• Oversees the production process covering the whole customer life cycle from on- boarding to referencing.
• Oversees key projects, processes and performance reports, data and analysis.
• Reviews and supports marketing and sales to oversee new product concepts with fundamental or new technology used for new or existing products or improvement to provide cost reduction, safety, customer requirements and market growth.
• Reviews operations and plans to meet requirements for sales planning and to develop new markets.
• Reviews and approves preparation of accounting analysis for budgetary planning and implementation, production efficiency, financial reporting, budgetary planning making midcourse corrections. and submission for capital expenditures.
  Supervisory Responsibility
  This role manages and directs staff management in sales, marketing, customer service, CRM and human resources. The role is responsible for the overall direction, coordination and evaluation of direct reports and for carrying out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organizations policies and applicable laws.

ESSENTIAL REQUIREMENTS
Academic Background;

• Master's degree in Business Administration or equivalent in business related field.

Knowledge and Experience;

• 5 to 10 years’ work experience in related field.
• At least 5 years‘ experience in B-2-B sales and marketing either in Banking, Fin Tech or IT.
• At least 3 years in a senior management role. c Prior Banking, finance management experience.
• Knowledge of business and management principles and practices

Desired Skills and Proficiency;

• Supervisory skills
• Leadership skills
•  Proficiency in Computer packages i.e. MS Word, MS PowerPoint and MS Excel

Position Type/ Expected Hours of Work;
This is a full-time position. Standard days and hours of work are Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Travel
Occasional local travel is expected with this position.

Job application procedure
Qualified and interested candidates are invited to submit their application to the HR@metropol.co.ke  by or before 15th August, 2017 midday.