Job Title: Operations Manager
Organisation: Sseko Designs
Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda
About Us:
Sseko
Designs is an ethical fashion brand based in Kampala, Uganda. As a
Not-Just-For-Profit business, Sseko Designs operates under a double-bottom line
standard in which it values the social impact as much as the financial returns.
Women from disadvantaged backgrounds with great potential are employed in order
to earn money to continue on to university. The goal of Sseko Designs is to
create and maintain a sustainable, profitable company as a means to provide
dignified, fair-wage employment, as well as financial, entrepreneurial and life-skills
training to women in Uganda. Sseko Designs is passionate about raising
awareness of the importance of educating and empowering women in developing
economies, the impact of socially proactive consumerism and the growth of
social entrepreneurship.
Designs is an ethical fashion brand based in Kampala, Uganda. As a
Not-Just-For-Profit business, Sseko Designs operates under a double-bottom line
standard in which it values the social impact as much as the financial returns.
Women from disadvantaged backgrounds with great potential are employed in order
to earn money to continue on to university. The goal of Sseko Designs is to
create and maintain a sustainable, profitable company as a means to provide
dignified, fair-wage employment, as well as financial, entrepreneurial and life-skills
training to women in Uganda. Sseko Designs is passionate about raising
awareness of the importance of educating and empowering women in developing
economies, the impact of socially proactive consumerism and the growth of
social entrepreneurship.
Job Summary: The Operations
Manager to assist in the oversight of Sseko Uganda. The areas of focus are
outlined below with an estimated percentage of time that will be devoted to
each area of impact.
Manager to assist in the oversight of Sseko Uganda. The areas of focus are
outlined below with an estimated percentage of time that will be devoted to
each area of impact.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
1. General Operations and Administration: 60%
- Communicates
directly with International Director of Operations. - Oversees
establishment of new product line.
2. Financial oversight/cash management: This will
include trips to the bank to make transfers, signing forms, withdraw and
deposit money.
include trips to the bank to make transfers, signing forms, withdraw and
deposit money.
- Oversees
recruiting, interviews, and training of management team. - Conducts
performance/comp reviews of management team. - Manages interns.
- Acts as the
general point person and office management. - Manages
relationships with materials suppliers and contract partners.
3. Social Impact Programs development: 20%
- Works alongside
Sseko’s HR Manager to continue to develop a comprehensive personal and
professional development program for our employees. - Develops and
executes measurement and evaluation tools. - Evaluates
effectiveness of programs and use this information to further development
programs plan. The focus of these programs will include: - Personal
finance training - Health and
wellness - Computer
training - English
training - Continuing
education - Measurement and
Impact
4. Miscellaneous: 20%
Although
you will have distinct areas of focus, you will play a role in almost every
aspect of Sseko in Uganda. This could include but is not limited to:
you will have distinct areas of focus, you will play a role in almost every
aspect of Sseko in Uganda. This could include but is not limited to:
- Event planning
Media tours - Quality control
- Product testing
- Logistics
- Textile
Procurement - Development,
partnerships and collaboration
Qualifications, Skills and
Experience:
Experience:
- The applicant
should hold a B.A./B.S. required and some experience working in a
developing country. - The ideal
candidate is an ambitious individual, passionate about creating positive
social change through sustainable social enterprise. - The individual
should be entrepreneurial by nature and driven to build scalable,
financially feasible, and effective programs. This person must be able to
communicate in a way that is effective, compelling and consistent with the
Sseko voice and brand.
- Strong verbal
and written communication skills. - Experience
working in operations and management. - Entrepreneurial.
- Self-motivated.
- Independent.
- Relational.
- Adaptable to
change. - Passionate about
social causes - Patient.
- Dynamic.
- Well-traveled
and comfortable traveling throughout the East African region. - Humble.
- Willing and
excited to learn and engage with Ugandan culture and tradition. - Demonstrated
passion about improving the lives of the poor and creating opportunity for
those affected by poverty. - Basic computer
literacy.
How to Apply:
All
suitably qualified candidates should apply via email by sending a cover
letter and resume to [email protected].
suitably qualified candidates should apply via email by sending a cover
letter and resume to [email protected].
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