Job Title: General Manager
Organisation: Uganda Tea Development Agency
Duty Station: Kayonza Growers Tea Factory, Kanungu, Uganda
About Organisation:
Uganda Tea Development Agency is in charge of managing the small holder tea factories of Igara, Kayonza, Buhweju and Mpungu.
Job Summary: The purpose of the General Manager position is to supervise and provide oversight directly for all operations of the factory company in the different departments and ensure maximization of outputs and profits for the benefit of all stakeholders.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- Leading in setting targets and coordinate the work of different Heads to ensure achievements of those targets.
- Leading the management team in developing corporate plans, annual operating plans and budgets as well as developing various strategies that unable target to be achieved.
- Supervising HOD’s at the Tea Factory and rating their performance.
- Receiving and analysing departmental reports for any necessary follow up actions/ issues and provides appropriate feedback to the respective heads.
- Ensure good custody of the company assets.
- Ensure and foster good public relations with all stakeholders of the company.
- Facilitating the preparations and organising of shareholders annual or special general meetings.
- Participating where necessary in negotiating the terms of agreements on behalf of the Tea Factory.
- Over sees and approves procurement processes and actions
- of the procurement committee as it exercises its duties.
- Carryout any other responsibilities as may be assigned to him/her by the Chief Executive Officer.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- Bachelors’ degree in Agriculture, Engineering, Food Science, Forestry, Business Management, Economics or Human Resource.
- At least 5 years experience managing / supervising in the Tea Industry or Agricultural Production unit.
- Ability to motivate the workforce to attain maximum productivity.
- Ability to work with minimum supervision
- Good industrial and public relations.
- Stress tolerance
- Ability to make decisions under pressure
- Good leadership skills
- Good research skills
- Adequate knowledge of project planning
- Ability to put in extra hours of work.
- Good communication skills.
- Must be ready and willing to work upcountry.
- Good track record of ethical practices in previous employment
How to Apply:
All interested applicants should send in a letter of interest, detailed curriculum vitae with contacts of three referees and certified copies of supporting academic and other documents. All applications should be addressed and physically brought to:
The Office of the Company Secretary,
Uganda Tea Development Agency Ltd,
Plot 821 Rubaga Road, Kampala
Uganda.
Deadline: 20th May 2025.
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