Position: Business manager
Organization: Inua Foundation
Location: Nairobi
Responsible To: Program Manager
Position Outline:
Inua Foundation is a young non-profit organization whose vision is to empower slum dwelling women economically through employment and to sponsor education related costs for needy children.
The organization currently produces jewellery and crafts for sale as an income generating activity to support its initiatives.
The Business Manager will be responsible for managing current activities and setting up new income generating activities for the organization to supplement current income stream.Organization: Inua Foundation
Location: Nairobi
Responsible To: Program Manager
Position Outline:
Inua Foundation is a young non-profit organization whose vision is to empower slum dwelling women economically through employment and to sponsor education related costs for needy children.
The organization currently produces jewellery and crafts for sale as an income generating activity to support its initiatives.
He/ she will provide administrative and logistical support to the office. This is a full time job with a one year contract.
Tasks and Responsibilities:
- Prepares weekly records to monitor and assess production.
- Prepares and generates monthly reports to give status accounts of the business performance to management/board.
- Sourcing for and maintaining sales avenues (Marketting) and partners for the various business activities.
- Initiates new business ventures to supplement Inua’s income stream
- Ensures statutory compliance for the business.
- Making requisitions and sourcing for purchase of material and equipment needed for production/business.
- Supervise jewellery production (quantity, quality, productivity, planning, material procurement)
- Set quality and quantity standards for jewellery production
- Managing, supervising and assessing production personnel
- And any other duties assigned
Job requirements
Qualifications and skills
Qualifications and skills
- Proven experience in starting up/running a successful small/medium business enterprise including writing business proposals.
- You have strong business acumen demonstrated by relevant trainings and experience.
- You are a team player and problem solver
- You have excellent planning and coordination skills
- Ability to multitask and work with strict deadlines.
- You have strong attention to detail and ability to work under pressure with minimum supervision.
- You appreciate aesthetics and have good fashion colour-coordination.
- You are flexible, creative and resourceful
- You are competent in MS Office applications and have excellent communication skills.
- You have good accounting skills.
Personal profile
The Business manager is an outgoing young person (25-34years) who is able to recognise opportunities and tap them.
This person is a team leader, works well without supervision, is innovative and has a good balance between office and field work, being able to manage both.
You are able to work in a multicultural setting adapting positively to the differences.
Does this description fit and interest you? Kindly forward your online application containing;
The Business manager is an outgoing young person (25-34years) who is able to recognise opportunities and tap them.
This person is a team leader, works well without supervision, is innovative and has a good balance between office and field work, being able to manage both.
You are able to work in a multicultural setting adapting positively to the differences.
Does this description fit and interest you? Kindly forward your online application containing;
1. 2-page CV
2. Detailed motivational letter explaining
- why you are interested in this job
- why you feel you are best suited for this job (qualifications, trainings/experience)
- Current and expected salary.
- Availability
Deadline for application is 12th Jan 2011, applications sent after this date will not be considered.
Successful candidates will be requested to carry their supporting documents to the interview between 14th and 21st January 2011.
Qualified females are encouraged to apply.
Send application to the Program Manager via email info@inuafoundation.org
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