General Manager Job Vacancy in Kenya

Our client a well-established market leader in various sectors (Financial services, hospitality, insurance, banking and logistics) seeks to engage with a professional, dynamic and self-respecting talent in the position of:-

General Manager
 

Main Purpose of the Job: Ensuring effective and efficient day-to-day management of the region in the areas of business development, finance and general administration to achieve maximum profitability

Main Responsibilities

• Driving regional growth initiatives and opening up new market frontiers
• Creating strategic partnerships to enhance and sustain positive business growth
• Leading in the design and implementation of the operation strategies, policies and procedures to ensure delivery of business objectives
• Managing the financial transactions of the region
• Ensuring general administration of the region
• Ensuring preparation and presentation of region reports both daily and periodic
• Ensuring good relationships with stakeholders in the region / region location
• Ensuring and monitoring quality controls, risk identification and management
• Managing all 3rd party service providers as per the service level agreement and making monthly returns on performance
• Ensuring management communication to staff, including coordinating staff activities, making minutes, follow-up and performance appraisal
• Ensuring regional customer safety & security, including advising on improvement measures
• Talent management including coaching, mentoring, developing, motivating, training and evaluating staff to achieve highest levels of performance
• Identifying, implementing and benchmarking best practices in management
• Managing and Implementing change initiatives to achieve desired business plans and culture

Job Skills

• Leadership skills, 
• Business Strategy formulation, 
• Business Design & Management, 
• Financial Management, 
• People/Interpersonal Skills, 
• Auditing Skills, 
• Compliance, 
• Performance reporting and management, 
• Analytical, 
• Employee Relations, 
• Time Management, 
• Application & exploitation of IT

Competencies

• Professionalism and ethics, 
• Team Player, 
• Leadership, 
• Innovative, 
• Change Champion, 
• Interpersonal & communication skills, 
• Analytical skills, 
• Organizational skills, 
• Business Acumen

Academic Qualifications 

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Related Field, 
• Related Master’s Degree 
• At least 8 years relevant experience in the insurance industry

Interested candidates should send their detailed CVs indicating current remuneration on or before 21st November, 2014 to the following address:

Business Partner Consulting - (BPC Africa)
Email address: talentsearch@bpc.co.ke 

Tel: +254 712 316 888