The Consortium for Enhancing University Responsiveness to Agribusiness Development Limited (CURAD)
Job Title: Managing Director
Employment type: Full time
Country: Uganda
Job category: Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing
Min. years of experience: 9 years
Minimum degree: Bachelors degree
Closing date: May 27, 2013 - 5pm
Duties
• Implement policies and strategies governing CURAD and delivery of services to clients as approved by the Board .
• Manage the overall implementation of the approved business plan and work plan of CURAD . In this connection , the Managing Director is responsible for ensuring efficient work distribution and coordination of tasks , effective linkages , and flow of communication lines and management information among different spans of controls and encouragement fo cross functional teamwork among staff .
• Be the head of the management and staff and ady-to-day chief accounting officer and custodian on behalf of the Board .
• Manage delivery of services to clients while generating revenue for the incubator .
Qualifications
• BSc in Agriculture or equivalent and Master of Business Administration or Masters degree in agribusiness or economics or finance .
• 10 years experience in agribusiness development in product marketing of which 2-3 years on consultancy and/or experience in handling Fast Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) sales
• Managing entrepreneurship and innovations development and /or Business consulting experience in agribusiness value chains
• Proven team leader, having negotiation skills and ability to interact with a multi-disciplinary support environment .
How to apply:
Only East African candidates are preferred. Applications should be addressed to the Chairman of the CURAD Board accompanied with copies of academic transcripts and certificates sent to postal address P. O. Box 1509, Kampala Uganda .