{Confidential,Kumasi,Full-Time, GH,N/A,N/A,26 Mar-2021};

We are looking for a General Manager to oversee all staff, budgets and operations of a local food processing business unit.

Job Duties

• The General Manager’s responsibilities include formulating overall strategy, managing employees and establishing policies to promote upstream, midstream and downstream activities of the firm.

Job Summary

• Oversee day-to-day operations
• Design objectives, strategies and policies for growth and profitability
• Ensure employees work productively and professionally
• Oversee recruitment and training of employees
• Evaluate and improve operations and financial performance
• Prepare regular reports for the Directors
• Ensure staff follow health and safety regulations

Qualification Required & Experience

• Proven experience as a General Manager or similar executive role with at least 5 years of experience
• Must possess a bachelor’s degree in Agriculture, Food Science and Technology, Biochemistry or related field in food processing
• Additionally, must have attained a postgraduate degree in a similar field above or MBA in Procurement, Logistics and Supply Chain Management or Marketing.
• Experience in planning and budgeting
• Knowledge of business processes and functions
• Strong analytical ability and problem-solving aptitude
• Excellent communication skills
• Outstanding organizational and leadership skills

Remuneration: Attractive and negotiable

Location: Kumasi

How To Apply For The Job

Persons interested in any of the positions should please email their resume to:

jobconsult21@gmail.com

Or mail to:

The Secretary,
P.O.Box UP 1379,
KNUST – Kumasi

Closing Date: 26 March, 2021

{Confidential,Accra,Full-Time, GH,Degree ,6 years,19 Oct-2018};

A reputable public service organisation seeks to recruit the following categories of persons to fill this vacant position: Monitoring and Standardization Manager

Qualification Required & Experience

• A University Degree or relevant professional qualification in Business, Economics, Statistics or Social Science
• A minimum of 6 years of working experience, three of which should be Senior Management position
• Exposure to a regulatory environment or the postal/courier industry will be an advantage

Location: Accra

How to Apply For the Job

All applications should be posted to:

P.O.Box GP 245,
Accra Central

Closing Date: 19 October, 2018

{Institute of Local Government Studies (ILGS),Accra,Full-Time, GH,Degree, 15 years,24 Jul-2018};

The Institute of Local Government Studies (ILGS) is mandated to build the managerial and administrative capacities of staff and members of Regional Coordinating Councils (RCCs), Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies (MMDAs), as well as other persons or bodies interested in governance and leadership. It currently offers a suite of relevant postgraduate and undergraduate academic programmes of approved content and standard. The institute is motivated to pursue its mandate with a business development and entrepreneurial orientation.

Applications are invited from suitably qualified persons for appointment as Director of the Institute.

Job Summary

The Director is:

•   The principal administrative, academic head and chief executive of the Institute and is accountable to the ILGS Council;
•   The chief disciplinary officer of the Institute and exercises general authority over the academic and administrative staff of the Institute as provided in the ILGS Act and Statures;
•   Responsible for setting and implementing the agenda of the Institute’s strategic direction as approved by the ILGS Council, initiating the direction of the academic and research activities and protection of the integrity of the Institute;
•   Responsible for providing overall coordination of policy and programs implementation across the Institute’s Campuses;
•   Responsible for the management of the budget and resources of the Institute within the approved estimates and advise the Council on matters affecting effective delivery of policies, finance, governance and administration of the Institute;
•   Responsible for marketing the institute nationally and internationally by promoting collaboration with national and international partners and ensures smooth stakeholder engagements;
•   Responsible for providing the council with returns, statutory reports including annual report and other relevant information that the Council may require and;
•   Required to perform any other duties that may be assigned from time to time by the Councilor Minister for the time being responsibility for local government.

Qualification Required & Experience

The candidate must

•   Hold a PhD degree in Public Administration, Local Government Administration or in any other relevant discipline from a reputable University.
•   Be a member of a recognized professional body.
•   Have at least minimum of 15 years relevant working experience, five years of which must have been in senior management position in a similar institute
•   Must not be more than so years at the time of the application.
•   Have wide experience and knowledge in tertiary education administration and management.

Competencies and Skills

•   Good leadership, mentoring and team player
•   Good knowledge in local governance and public administration .
•   Analytical, networking and negotiation skills
•   Strategy formulation, planning, coordinating, monitoring and management skills
•   Computer literacy
•   Good human relations, communication and presentation skills
•   Creativity and innovation
•   Quantitative and qualitative research skills
•   Self-management and self-motivation capacities
•   Results-oriented

Location: Accra

How To Apply For The Job

Qualified candidates should submit application letters indicating how his/her qualification(s) and experience match the requirement of the position together with the following:

•   Curriculum Vitae with full contact information of two (2) referees;
•   Two page vision statement;
•   Photocopies of relevant certificates and other relevant supporting documents;
•   At least two samples of publications and application form may be downloaded from the Institute’s website at www.ilgs-edu.org

Addressed to:

The Registrar
Institute of Local Government Studies
P. O. Box LG 549,
Legon-Accra

Delivery may be by courier or personal delivery. Electronic (soft copy) version should be forwarded to:

search@ilgs-edu.org

Closing Date: 24 July, 2018

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

{Confidential,Accra,Full-Time,GH,Degree,N/A,30 Oct-2017};

We are looking for a Business Manager to join our leadership Team: Business Manager

Position Summary

• The Business Manager role is a collaborative position, ensuring that a cross-capability approach is applied to all issues related to staffing and the business of the company on a daily basis
• She is a key partner to the CEO, creative Director and Head of Marketing
• She will work closely with the rest of the team to provide clear visibility to any risks or opportunities that may affect revenue and is accountable for financial/staffing forecasts, regular budget reporting
• She is also responsible for the optimization of staffing, ensuring the functions and capabilities and aligned with the company ethos and forecasts to ensure delivery and revenue targets are met

Key Responsibilities

• Liaise with client and partners (as necessary and with account team’s alignment)
• Routinely monitors client budgets and project burn with producer, assessing mix of function levels against budget and level of effort
• Visibility and monitoring of all client finances (estimates, jobs, fees, billing, expenses)
• Responsible for regular budget status reporting for client and internal audiences, assesses trends and keeps all applicable parties in the loop
• Coordinates statement of work documentation (client and pitch work)
• Responsible for high level account budget estimating
• Accountable for final reconciliation of projects and completing job closure forms

Qualification Required & Experience

• Bachelor’s Degree preferred
• Prior account services, production or project management experience a plus, but not required

Requirements

• Basic knowledge of Advertising agency processes and workflows a plus

Location: Accra

How To Apply For The Job

Interested persons should send a mail to:

info.rolemodels@gmail.com / accraondatube@gmail.com

Closing Date: 30 October, 2017

{Confidential,Volta Region,Full-Time, GH,Degree / ACIB, N/A,08 Sep-2017};

A reputable rural bank that has consistently been rated as “Strong” by the ARB Apex Bank EMU Report, has vacancy for the position of: General Manager

Job Objective

• The General Manager as the Head of the bank, should provide general leadership and strategic direction, with the objective of ensuring the bank remains a leader in the rural Banking Community.

Reporting:

• The General Manager shall work under the general direction of the Board of Directors

Duties

• In conjunction with the Board of Directors formulate strategies and action plan for the successful and profitable running of the Bank
• Oversee the day to day administration and management of the Bank
• Draw up strategies and plans to ensure compliance with the regulatory laws, regulations and directives of Bank of Ghana, ARB Apex Bank Limited and other regulatory bodies.
• Prepare periodic and prescribed reports for the attention of the Board
• Ensure that the Banks Books of Accounts are properly maintained
• Put in place internal controls to minimize fraud and acts of malfeasance
• Protect and ensure security of the Assets of the Bank
• Ensure the effective and continuous communication of the company’s vision to all levels of staff and attainment of defined objectives stemming from the company’s vision
• Supervise all operational activities of the various divisions or departments of the Bank and ensure attainment of set goals and targets as periodically captured in the banks strategic plans
• Any other function assigned by the Board of Directors

Key Deliverables:

• Strong financial fundamentals
• Well trained and focused staff
• Targets and achievements of some
• Regulatory compliance

Qualification Required & Experience

• A good first Degree or ACIB
• Post graduate qualifications or appropriate professional qualification, would be an added advantage

In all cases, strong banking background or experience in rural banking environment would be added advantage

Others:

• Working knowledge of Banking software, knowledge of the T24 software would be an added advantage
• Knowledge of Ms Word, Excel and with good presentations skills
• Five years experience in management reporting, budgeting forecasting and variance analysis

Location: Anloga, Volta Region

How to Apply For the Job

Interested but qualified applicants should kindly send a detailed CV together with a covering letter and contact number to:

recruitment124@yahoo.com

Closing Date: 08 September, 2017

{Accra Hearts Of Oak,Accra,Full-Time, GH,N/A, N/A,31 Sep-2017};

BACKGROUND

Hearts has a proud history dating back to 1911, and a strong reputation within the African football community. The club is one of 16 teams participating in the Ghana Premier League.

To continue its great tradition Hearts is seeking a passionate business leader, with a strong marketing and business development orientation, who can manage the organization through the next phase of its growth.

This is an outstanding opportunity to lead Ghana’s oldest football club as it embarks on this new chapter to achieve higher levels of success commercially, financially and on the field.

The position of Managing Director is very much a “lead from the front” role, requiring a person who can manage relationships with both internal and external stakeholders to achieve the business vision, while adding vibrancy and fresh ideas to our approach off the field and waking up sleeping fans with a lot of different initiatives.

To be considered for this high profile role, you must have significant and successful commercial experience managing a business as Managing Director or major divisional executive level with outstanding strategic management, public relations, communication, business planning and human resource management skills. Your ability to manage various projects with responsibility for financial analysis and budget control is essential. Previous experience managing a high profile or sporting organization will be highly regarded.

The Managing Director, working closely with and under the supervision of the Executive Chairman, will be responsible for the management and operations of Hearts. Critical to this will be the financial viability of Hearts whilst working within strict governance structures.

JOB OVERVIEW

• Building and maintaining an effective business model
• Establishing and maintaining an effective strategic plan
• Financial management of Hearts
• Development of non-football related revenue streams
• Preparation of three-year rolling plan and annual budgets
• Professional management of facilities and assets
• Ensuring sound corporate management
• Board reporting and preparation of the annual reports
• Establishing and maintaining corporate / government relationships
• Maintaining sound relationships and/or representations at the GFA, PLB and GALCA
• Establishing and maintaining sound relationships with internal and external stakeholders
• Overseeingthe operations of Hearts News Ltd
• Overseeingthe operations of Hearts Merchandising Ltd
• Overseeing marketing and public relations (including media liaisons and sponsorships)
• Maintaining effective HR policies and procedures

REPORTING LINES

The Managing Director will report directly to the Board of Hearts, but will work closely with and under the supervision of the Executive Chairman)

Those reporting directly to the Managing Directorwill be:

• Accounts Manager
• Administration and Commercial Affairs
• Head Coach / Team Manager
• Public Relations Officer
• Manager, Hearts News Ltd
• Manager, HeartsMerchandising Ltd

RESPONSIBILITIES

• The Managing Director’s main responsibilities include:

Overseeing all of Hearts’ Operations

Whilst he will be supported by various managers, the Managing Director will assume overall responsibility for:

• Establishment of sound and effective working relationships with the Head Coach
• Overall performance of all footballing and other activities
• Performance management of the youth development programme
• Effective recruitment and retention of players
• Effective contract negotiations for players and coaching staff (within established budgets)
• Management of player discipline (includingenforcement of a code of conduct)
• Provision of tools and equipment in line with authority limits and budgetary constraints
• Ensuring compliance withrelevant laws and regulations
• Maintenance of effective security arrangements for staff and players at matches
• Development of multiple related revenue streams to ensure financial viability.

Representation at GFA, PLB, GALCA, etc.

Protecting Hearst interests, in a professional manner through:

• Maintenance of sound working relationships with GFA, PLB and GALCA
• Maintenance of sound working relationships with all other clubs
• Fulfilling all statutory requirements of and obligations to the these bodies

Establishment and maintenance of good corporate and government relationships

• Sound and effective relationships with local authorities and the government
• Sound and effective relationships with corporate sponsors
• Sound and effective working relationships with external suppliers

Establishment and maintenance of sound internal working relationships

• Board members
• Coaching staff
• Players
• Administration staff
• Shareholders
• Fans
• Volunteers

Ensuring sound corporate management

• Maintaining strong general management, marketing and business development focus
• Development strategic and business plans and budgets
• Management of corporate governance issues
• Ensure effective reporting to Board
• Ensure transparency with members and sponsors
• Adhering to Hearts Code of Ethics

Maintenance of effective HR policies and procedures

• Ensuring HR policies and procedures are documented and communicated
• Implementation of staff recruitment, training and retention strategies
• Ensuring clear definition and communication staff responsibilities
• Development of a culture of continuous improvement
• Annual review of individual performance of staff through a structured performance review
• Development and maintenance of a healthy and safe work environment

Financial and asset management

In conjunction with the Accounts Manager:

• Managing Hearts’ facilities and assets
• Ensuring proper record-keeping and accounting atHearts and its subsidiaries
• Preparation of business plan and annual budgets

Overseeing marketing and public relations (including media liaison)

In conjunction with the Administrative and Commercial Manager and the PRO:

• Ensuring the effective branding of Hearts
• Setting targets and increasing sponsorship values
• Ensuring the development and implementation of innovative marketing campaigns
• Implementation of an effective sponsor consultation plan
• Supporting the NCC with innovative strategies to increase fan base
• Creatingexciting programmes to enhance match day experience
• Establishing and maintaining effective relationships with all forms of media
• Ensuring that publications are produced professionally and timely
• Ensuring effective merchandising – product development and sales

Board reporting and preparation of the Annual Reports

• Arranging monthly board meetings
• Reporting to the board in a timely and effective manner
• Ensuring that minutes are distributed within agreed timeframes
• Preparing and distributing annual reports within agreed timeframes
• Preparing for AGM and ensuring compliance with all laws and regulations

PROFILE, CORE SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES

• A strong interest in football and an awareness of the issues affecting football
• Good leadership, planning, organising and time management skills
• The ability to build and maintain effective relationships
• Outstanding negotiation and written and verbal communication skills
• The ability to work well in a team, in a dynamic and stakeholder-focused environment
• The ability to project a positive image of sport to people at all levels
• Good it and administrative skills and a high level of attention to detail
• Commercial awareness and a professional approach
• A high degree of self-motivation and a drive for change and improvement
• Critical and strategic thinkingability.

Qualification Required & Experience

• Business or Sports Management related tertiary qualifications (essential)

PRIOR EXPERIENCE

• Demonstrated corporate management experience – proven track record (essential)
• Proven leadership capabilities (essential)
• Strong understanding of football and the Ghanaian football environment (essential)
• Understanding of corporate financials (essential)
• Understanding of relevant laws and regulations(essential)
• Prior experience working within a sporting environment (preferred)
• Prior experience insponsorship negotiation and fund raising activities (preferred)

Location: Accra

How to Apply For the Job

Candidates should submit applications to:

togbe@sasghana.com

Applications will be treated with the strictest confidentiality.

Closing Date: 31 September, 2017

 

{Vanguard Assurance Company LTD,Accra,Full-Time, GH,N/A, 5 years,01 September-2017};

JOB ROLE PROFILE

• The Chief Operating Officer(COO) will oversee our organization’s ongoing operations and related policies and procedures to drive sustainable efficiency, effectiveness,sales growth and increased profits.
• As a senior management team member,the COO will report to the Chief Executive Officer(CEO) and many need to interact with key stakeholders (e.g, board members) and represent the organization to third parties including regulator, shareholders, and customers.

Roles & responsibilities

• Develop and implement strategies to grow premiums and profits for the organization
• Set comprehensive goals for performance and growth of operations units,monitor progress and intervene as needed to ensure operations delievers results
• Oversee daily activities of the operations functions(e.g, sales underwriting,claims)
• Ensure effective compliance and controls for operations
• Work with other executives and of other functional heads to implement business strategies
• Lead employees to encourage maximum performance and dedication to the organization
• Submit relevant reports (e.g.,operations KPIs) to the CEO and other stakeholders(e.g., board) timely as needed
• Report progress on strategic initiatives and highlight challenges or opportunities to key stakeholders to monitor progress and to get support on key issues as needed
• Manage relationships with third parties (e.g.,agents brokers,other organizations,partners,vendors, customers)
• Ensure the right staff in key positions and manager them to deliver business results
• Understand technology and apply for leverage it for business success
• Understand insurance operations and be able to develop networks within the insurance industry to grow Vanguard Assurance’s business

Qualification Required & Experience

• Bachelor’s Degree in a business field e.g, Business Administration (insurance option), Economics, Finance: MSc/MBA is a plus
• Five or more years general insurance experience (particuarly in underwriting and /or claims)
• Associateship of the Chartered Insurance Institute(ACII)designation or obtain within 2 years of employment
• Proven experience as Chief Operating Office or relevant role will be an advantage
• Understanding of insurance functions (e.g,sales,agents brokers,underwriting,claims)
• Demonstrable competency in strategic planning and business development
• Working knowledge of data analysis and insurance performance/operation metrics
• Working knowledge of IT/business infrastructure and MS Office

Attributes for success

• Excellent people skills to manage individuals, teams, function and direct reports to remain motivated and to deliver great results
• High business acumen to make the right decisions for the organistion, select the best options out of possibilities,and aptitude to solve problems
• Exemplary work ethics with high integrity to provide the moral compass for operations functions,teams and individuals
• Takes responsibilities for key initiatives, shows clear ownership and leadership
• Track record of consistently delivering great results and standards in a high -pressure environment.
• Proactive self-starter with strong drive who takes initiatives and leads others to do the same
• Committed to achieving result and willing to work diligently to deliver goals and objectives
• Effectively work with others in teams or individually as required
• Ability to influence key stakeholders and get things done individually and through teams
• Entrepreneurial mindset to be resourceful and continuously improve.

Location: Accra

How to Apply For the Job

All applications should be forwarded to:

oboakye@vanguardassurance.com

Closing Date: 01 September, 2017