Alive & Kicking Ghana, a social enterprise which manufactures hand-stitched sports balls in Kenya, Zambia and Ghana in order to provide jobs for previously unemployed adults and to improve the health and quality of life of disadvantaged young people is seeking to employ a self-motivated, enthusiastic and entrepreneurial person with a proven ability to drive sales and manage a team in a dynamic environment as:- General Manager

Job Purpose

To build the Ghana business into a sustainable, profitable enterprise within 9 - 12 months of taking up the position and to use generated surpluses to meet the organisation's social mission and objective

The Job
Reporting to the Board of Directors and the UK office the successful candidate would be required to:-

Meet Alive & Kicking Ghana's sales targets and expand its brand in West Africa

•   Have overall responsibility of Alive & Kicking Ghana operations including ultimate responsibility for all 35 staff at the operation
•   Work with the Sales and Marketing Manager to develop and execute marketing campaigns
•   Make presentations to the public on the organisation's mission and activities
•   Form alliances with major companies, local and regional governments, NGOs, sports personalities and with the national and international donor community
•   Deliver Alive & Kicking's sports-based health, quality of life and entrepreneurship programmes in Accra and across the country
•   Support the Production Manager to improve, where necessary, the current manufacturing system and logistics strategy and enhance the current production and distribution system
•   Develop multi-year budget and business plans for approval by the Ghana Board and accountable for ensuring that the organisation meets its approved business plan within the allocated budget

Qualification Required & Experience

The ideal candidate should possess the following:

•   8 - 10 years experience, 5 (five) of which should have been at a senior managerial level as well as a proven track record in managing people
•   Demonstrate ability to identify and finalize new sales, proven ability to grow year on year sales of a given product
•   Excellent organizational skills and sound financial management skills
•   Strong networking skills and an ability to deal with stakeholders in the private sector government and NGOs
•   Knowledge of issues in international development, especially public health issues such as HIV and malaria
•   Preferable: MBA with focus on sales and marketing

Location: Accra

How To Apply For The Job

Suitably qualified candidates should send their applications and CV's via email to:-

2mbrecruit@gmail.com

Closing Date: 21 October, 2014