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Job Title:     Managing
Director

Organisation: Uganda
Printing and Publishing Corporation (UPPC)

Duty Station: Entebbe,
Uganda

Reports to: Board
of Directors

About US:

Uganda Printing and
Publishing Corporation (UPPC) is a body corporate established by the UPPC Act
1992 Cap.30 as a leading Government printer mandated to provide printing and
publishing facilities to the government ministries, departments, and parastatal
bodies .private companies, individuals and organizations. The corporation
prints and publishes all government legislation and documents and undertakes
security printing works.

Job Summary: The Managing Director will provide the overall strategic direction of the
Corporation with the aim of improving its effectiveness, efficiency and
profitability as guided by the UPPC Act Cap. 330.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

• Manage the operations of the corporation
  in the formulation and implementation of business strategy and business
  plans;
• Work closely with the heads of
  departments in developing an annual operational plan to guide in achieving
  its set objectives and ensure business growth;
• Lead, integrate and motivate senior
  Management team to ensure the delivery of high quality services, take
  responsibility and be accountable for all internal aspects of business,
  overseeing, forecasting and managing all capacity and resources issues to
  ensure that the Corporation achieves its targets for quality and financial
  success;
• Liaise with all departments to ensure
  that all departments have resources and policies needed to deliver their
  business objectives;
• Ensuring proper development, review and
  implementation of the UPPC Strategic Plan and guide the Corporation in
  achieving its objectives/functions as stipulated in the UPPC Act.
• Provide regular updates to Board of
  Directors and relevant stakeholders on Corporation’s operations and
  progress;
• Provide overall direction, development and
  growth of the Corporation as a member of the Board taking lead in devising
  and writing the Corporation’s strategic plan;
• Monitor delivery, continuously evaluate
  and endeavor to improve the Corporation’s performance in all aspects;
• Provide regular, high quality, accurate
  and timely management information, reports and analysis;
• Oversee the Corporation’s capitalization
  strategy and ensure that hardware and software requirements are met and
  maintained in a timely and proper manner;
• Coordinate, monitor and supervise all
  activities in the UPPC and ensure performance management, evaluation and
  control;
• Liaise with the Ministry of Finance,
  Planning and economic development (Privatization Unit), Office of the
  President, Insurers, Auditors and tax Authorities to ensure that the
  Corporation meets it’s corporate, statutory and fiscal obligations;
• Ensure that financial and management
  accounting reports are submitted on a quarterly basis;
• Undertakes other such reasonable duties
  as required by the Board of Directors and Stakeholders.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience: 

• The ideal candidate should preferably
  hold a Master’s Degree in Business Administration or Finance or Marketing
  or Economics or International Trade.
• Membership of any Professional body
• The applicant must hold a Bachelor’s
  Degree in any of the following disciplines: Commerce, Marketing,
  Economics, IT, Business Administration, Printing and Design
• Eight years of working experience in a
  senior management position in a reputable Organization
• Excellent people management skills.
• Familiarity with the printing industry
  is desired
• Policy development and analysis;
• Excellent communication skills;
  Planning, budgeting and Monitoring and Evaluation;
• Excellent Partnership and stakeholder’s
  engagement skills;
• Excellent Leadership and supervisory
  skills;
• Strong Team building and negotiation
  skills; Excellent analytical and presentation skills;
• Excellent report writing skills;
  Integrity and high standards of personal conduct
• Good ICT skills

NB:
Applicants who responded to the advert for the position of managing director
published on 8th January 2019 need not re-apply. Their previous applications on
record shall be considered.

How to Apply:

All suitably
qualified and interested candidates are encouraged to send their applications
and updated CVs with CERTIFIED copies of academic transcripts and certificates,
postal, telephone, and Email address to:

Chairman, Board of
Directors,

Uganda Printing and
Publishing Corporation

P.O. Box 33,
Entebbe, Uganda.

NB: Please
mark the envelope with the job applied for in CAPITAL LETTERS and include
applicant names and three professional referees. 

Deadline: 31^st May 2019 by 5:00pm

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