General Manager(Muhavura Extraction Limited)-Jobs in Uganda

Job Title: General Manager
Organization: Muhavura Extraction Limited (MEL)
Location: Kabale, Uganda
Deadline: 30th September 2013
Reports to: Board of Directors
About MEL:
Muhavura Extraction Limited (MEL) is a private company focused on growing, and processing pyrethrum. MEL is a subsidiary of MGK, a global leader for Pyrethrum. MGK headquarters is in Minnesota, USA and does business in over 50 countries world-wide. www.mgk.com, www.pyrerthrum.com. MEL’s headquarters is located at it’s modern pyrethrum processing/extraction plant in Kabale, Uganda. Over the next few years MEL plans to expand its Pyrethrum production to take full advantage of this modern processing facility.

Job Summary:
The General Manager will be responsible for MEL’s operations. This encompasses leading management and staff including Crop and Production Management, Quality Control, Accounts and Administration to produce high quality pyrethrum products for export to MEL customers.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:
    Manage Operations in Uganda, including Extraction Facility in Kabale, and Crop Management Systems. This is inclusive of development and managing staff and operating and financial budgets for MEL.
    Offer advice to the Board of Directors on matters pertaining to implementation of the MEL’s strategy, business opportunities and investments;
    Ensure that the human resource capacity and appropriate management structures, systems and policies are developed for a sustainable and profitable organization;
    Build effective working relationships with business partners and regulatory bodies in Uganda, as necessary;
    Offer day to day organizational leadership and make decisions on administrative, financial, personnel, production and related matters for MEL;
    Develop and implement business programs that focus on meeting operations improvements and business objectives.
    Monitor the operating and financial results for MEL and take appropriate actions to ensure optimal operations while ensuring expenditures are within the approved budgets

Qualifications, Skills & Experience:
    The candidate should hold a bachelors degree from a recognized University, a Masters in Business Administration will be an advantage;
    He / She should possess five or more years experience in a senior management position in an agricultural or manufacturing establishment;
    Excellent computer skills including Microsoft Office applications
    Excellent verbal and written communication skills including English;
    Possess the ability to interact professionally with diverse staff, contacts including local government officials, farmers’ representatives, farmers, suppliers both locally and internationally.

Terms: An attractive salary and benefits that are commensurate to the candidates’ experience and skills will be offered to the right candidate.

How to Apply:
All suitably qualified applicants interested in this vacancy should send their applications  with detailed curriculum vitae, photocopies of academic certificates and testimonials and names of at least two professional references with their contacts to the address below.  Please e-mail your CV and application letter; in MS word or PDF format to: Mr. Brad J. Ward E-mail: brad.ward@mgk.com