Exciting Senior Level Opportunity in the Media Sector
Our client, The Standard Group, is a multimedia house of growing influence with multiple leading brands comprising The Standard Newspaper, KTN television and Radio Maisha.
The Group recently completed the first phase of a major corporate transformation.
This has led to the creation of a new position of Executive Director - Value Innovation, which will play a key role in the next phase of the continued consolidation and diversification of the Group's business.
This is a key Board position that demands the expertise of a person with exceptional skills, an insatiable passion and the desire to play a leading role in identifying new business opportunities for the Group.Our client, The Standard Group, is a multimedia house of growing influence with multiple leading brands comprising The Standard Newspaper, KTN television and Radio Maisha.
The Group recently completed the first phase of a major corporate transformation.
This has led to the creation of a new position of Executive Director - Value Innovation, which will play a key role in the next phase of the continued consolidation and diversification of the Group's business.
Key responsibilities of the role will include:
- Working closely with the Board, Deputy Chairman and Chief Strategist, other Executive Directors and the management team in developing business strategies to ensure the Group delivers the aggressive growth necessary to move to the next level;
- Generating value and innovation across the entire Group's business, covering services, growth, diversification and profitability;
- Leading one or more divisions of the business and re-shaping the Group's corporate strategy towards the realisation of the objectives of those divisions; and
- Driving changes in a dynamic business environment which will require strong business leadership skills and an ability to exploit cross-business synergies and unlock competitive advantages.
To be successful in this role, you will need to have:
- A Bachelors degree in Engineering with post graduate qualification in Business Management.
- The suitable candidate must be a proven and creative leader.
- Further, the successful candidate must also demonstrate experience in leading and managing a critical area of business that is relevant to the role and not just an engineer;
- Aged 30-45 with a minimum of five years experience in a senior management position managing one or more profit centres as a General Manager, Executive Director, Regional Manager or Head of a major division in a fast moving consumer goods and service organisation. Experience in the media business is not essential;
- Extensive experience in leading teams and managing people within a dynamic environment showing attention to detail and yet focused on the bigger picture;
- High energy level with evident dynamism, creativity and innovation;
- Self motivated, results driven and possessing strong integrity and professional ethics; and
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
In addition, please provide a curriculum vitae that contains details of your qualifications, experience and present position as well as. day and evening telephone numbers, e-mail address, names and addresses of three referees to:
Executive Search and Selection,
PricewaterhouseCoopers Limited,
P.O Box 43963, 00100,
Nairobi, Kenya
E-mail: ess.ke@ke.pwc.com
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
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