Manufacturing Company Managing Director Job in Kenya

Our Client, a leading manufacturing company in the East African Region would like to recruit a suitable and competent individual for the position of Managing Director.
 

Job Purpose: The overall purpose of the Job is to provide leadership and direction to the management team with a view to effectively realizing the mandate of the company while guided by its core business and desired strategic direction as articulated in the Company’s Strategic Plan.
 

Duties & Responsibilities
 

Reporting to the Board of Directors, the Managing Director, will be the Accounting Officer, and will be responsible for the following:

• To provide visionary leadership and direction to the organization and ensure that NSC mandates and policies are implemented fully and effectively in line with the strategic plan;


• To formulate strategic and business plans, lead teams for high performance and innovation;


• To ensure prudent management of resources for the achievement of NSC’s mandate and strategic objectives;


• To ensure that the performance contract objectives and targets are negotiated, achieved and reported in time and the annual operational plans and budgets prepared and submitted in compliance with statutory requirements;


• To ensure implementation of NSC’s strategic initiatives and capacity building


• To provide the much needed transformational leadership to meet and surpass the expectations of stakeholders;


• To initiate, establish, strengthen and oversee inter-institutional collaborations and strategic partnerships for realization of NSC’s mandate and strategic objectives;


• Develop policies and strategies on risk management and business continuity;


• To undertake financial management and investment by ensuring sound policies and practices are adopted for optimal utilization and returns;


• To ensure NSC staff remain steadfast and motivated to discharge their responsibilities effectively and efficiently, and in compliance to relevant statutes, policies and practices;


• To establish and sustain harmonious relations with the Board of Directors, the Government, parent ministry and other stakeholders;


• To promote and sustain a culture of compliance with regulations, statutory requirements, good corporate governance principles and best practices;


• To perform other duties as determined by the Board from time to time only in the interest of NSC;


• Regular engagement with stakeholders and customers for effective and efficient customer service; and


• Be innovative, creative and be a change agent.

Key Qualifications & Competencies

• Must have a first degree in Agriculture, engineering, business, finance, or social sciences from a recognized university;


• Masters in Finance, Strategy, Corporate Management, Leadership, Governance or Business is an added advantage;


• At least 10 years of relevant work experience, seven (7) of which must be at a senior level in large organization(s). Part of the experience must be in milling/manufacturing sector;


• Aged 35 and above;


• Computer literate; and


• Leadership, Management and Governance training from a recognized training institution, will be an added advantage.

Knowledge & Skills

• Policy development and formulation;


• Analytical;


• Public procurement;


• Project management;


• Communication and presentation skills; and


• Transformational leadership.

Personal attributes

• Effective customer relationship;


• High levels of Integrity and honesty;


• Change and turnaround management focus;


• Articulate and result-oriented;


• Decisive, Organized and orderly; and


• Stickler to due process and truthful

Salary Package

• An attractive salary package commensurate with competencies will be offered to the successful candidate; and


• The successful candidate will be engaged on a three (3) year contract renewable once subject to acceptable performance as set out in the performance contract and other KPIs.

Application
 

Suitably qualified candidates should submit their applications together with updated curriculum vitae, certified true copies of certificates and testimonials.

In addition, candidates must submit recommendation(s) from professional body(ies), clearance from KRA, EACC and HELB where applicable and Certificate of good conduct from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI); and
 

Provide day time telephone contacts and names of at least three referees (one of whom must be a past employer who should be in a position to attest to the position(s) held by the candidate in the organization(s) and managerial abilities as well as moral character and integrity

Applications, including detailed CV, certified copies of certifies and testimonials and other mandatory requirements must reach us not later than 5.00pm on Wednesday 24 February 2016, and should be addressed to:

The Executive Search, Selection & Placement Division
Eliud & Associates (E&A)
Management Consultants
4th Floor – consolidated Bank House, Koinange Street
P.O. Box 9483-00100 Nairobi, 

Tel:020-2243623/5

Applications can also be sent electronically to: info@eliudassociates.com