Job Title: General Manager – Commercial
Organization: Nation Media Group (NMG)
Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda
About Organisation:
The Nation Media Group is the largest independent media house in East and Central Africa with operations in print, broadcast and digital media, which attract and serve unparalleled audiences in Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania and Rwanda. As a brand, we are committed to generating and creating content that will inform, educate and entertain our consumers across the different platforms, keeping in mind the changing needs and trends in the industry.
Job Summary: The role is responsible for leading various teams to deliver value for stakeholders through commercialization of content, partnerships and co-created opportunities in digital, broadcast, print and events. These will be delivered through by adopting agile commercial strategies that will ensure sustainable revenues across platforms in Uganda.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- Lead commercial teams in developing and executing an agile strategy across various sectors, with a view of delivering advertising budgets as set. Deliberate focus on digital and broadcast lead within the multimedia solutions offering to various partners.
- Support people development, talent nurturing, mentorship, and coaching team members with a view of improving their daily and annual performance productivity so that they deliver organization goals
- Ensure teamwork and collaborative effort to deliver overall group strategy by identifying strategic media engagements and partnerships. These will be done by involving the group’s executive leadership.
- Improve overall business efficiency by ensuring all commercial operations support a sustainable business this will be through debt management, profitability focus and mitigation of any risks that may be paused to the business.
- Lead sustainable market and customer engagements that shall deliver great customer experience and new innovations from trade collaborations.
- Protect and grow broadcast, digital and print advertising market share. Other key outcomes are high value projects, partnerships and stronger customer relationships.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- Academic: An agile people skilled leader with a business-related master’s degree.
Experience:
- Commercially savvy with at least 10 years of demonstrable relevant experience in heavy FMCG.
- Extensive knowledge and experience commercialization of multi-media commercialization and cross integration with partnerships
- A member of a professional body in marketing, leadership or any other.
- Strong cross functional leadership skills
- Skilled in project management
How to Apply:
All candidates should apply online at the link below.
Deadline: 3rd October 2025
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Level of Education: Bachelor Degree
Work Hours: 8
Experience in Months: 120