Nov 2017 – Indepth Research Services General Manager Job in Nairobi, Kenya
Indepth Research Services Ltd
Position: General Manager
Location: Nairobi, Kenya.
We are Africa’s leading capacity building and research consultancy firm offering technical consultancy and training services designed for individual and organizations in the agriculture, climate change and environment; disaster management; education; food and nutrition; health; humanitarian relief; logistics and telecommunication; recovery and reconstruction; safety and security; water and sanitation sectors.
General Manager Job Responsibilities:
Our ideal candidate should:
- Implement the Short Term and Long Term Business Strategies
- Increases management’s effectiveness by recruiting, selecting, orienting, training, coaching, counseling, and disciplining managers; communicating values, strategies, and objectives; assigning accountabilities; planning, monitoring, and appraising job results; developing incentives; developing a climate for offering information and opinions; providing educational opportunities.
- Develops strategic plan by studying technological and financial opportunities; presenting assumptions; recommending objectives.
- Finalize the IRES Short Term and Long Term Business Strategies
- Maintains professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops; reviewing professional publications; establishing personal networks; benchmarking state-of-the-art practices; participating in professional societies.
- Accomplishes subsidiary objectives by establishing plans, budgets, and results measurements; allocating resources; reviewing progress; making mid-course corrections.
- Coordinates efforts by establishing procurement, production, marketing, field, and technical services policies and practices; coordinating actions with corporate staff.
- Builds company image by collaborating with customers, government, community organizations, and employees; enforcing ethical business practices.
- Maintains quality service by establishing and enforcing organization standards.
- Contributes to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed.
Academic & Professional qualifications for General Manger:
- MBA in Strategic Management or MA in International Relations or MSC in Marketing
- Bachelor of commerce (HR, Entrepreneurship, Marketing or Finance) or Business Administration or International Business Administration
- Minimum of C+ in KCSE or equivalent in O-Level certification
- Professional certification in Project Management, Monitoring and Evaluation
- Practical use of a Statistical software preferably STATA, SPSS.
- Proficient in use of Microsoft Office (PowerPoint, Word, Excel, Outlook)
- Internet Savvy
- At least three(3) years’ experience in a similar position
- Above 32 years and above.
- Should be able to comply with daily reports.
- Experience in using strategic management tools such as balance scorecard, SWOT Analysis.
Remunerations: Gross salary of KES 100,000 per Month
How to Apply:
If you meet the above criteria, please send your application letter and CV to hr@indepthresearch.org with the subject title ‘General Manager’ on or before 1st Dec 2017.
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.