Managing Director Jobs Vacancy at CURAD in Uganda

Job Title: Managing  Director
The Consortium  for  Enhancing  University  Responsiveness to  Agribusiness  Development  Limited (CURAD)  would like to admit suitable  candidates  for the vacant post above.
Duties
•    Implement  policies  and  strategies  governing  CURAD  and delivery of  services  to clients  as  approved by the  Board .
•    Manage  the  overall  implementation  of the  approved  business  plan  and work plan of CURAD . In  this  connection , the  Managing  Director  is  responsible  for  ensuring  efficient  work distribution  and coordination  of tasks  , effective linkages ,  and flow  of  communication  lines  and  management  information  among  different  spans  of controls and encouragement  fo cross functional  teamwork among staff .
•    Be the head of the  management  and staff  and ady-to-day  chief accounting  officer  and  custodian  on behalf  of the  Board .
•    Manage  delivery  of services  to clients  while  generating    revenue  for the incubator .


Qualifications
•    BSc  in  Agriculture  or  equivalent  and  Master  of Business  Administration  or Masters  degree in  agribusiness  or economics  or finance .
•    10  years  experience  in agribusiness  development  in product  marketing  of which  2-3 years  on  consultancy  and/or  experience  in handling   Fast Moving  Consumer  Goods  (FMCG)  sales
•    Managing  entrepreneurship and innovations  development  and /or  Business  consulting  experience  in agribusiness value chains
•    Proven  team  leader, having  negotiation  skills  and ability  to interact with a  multi-disciplinary  support  environment .


How to apply
Only  East  African  candidates  are preferred.  Applications  should  be addressed  to the  Chairman of the  CURAD Board  accompanied  with copies  of academic  transcripts  and certificates sent to postal  address  P. O. Box  1509, Kampala Uganda .


Deadline: 27/05 /2013