General Manager Cycling out of Poverty (CooP-Africa)

For our office in Jinja Uganda, we are currently looking to recruit an energetic, charismatic, positive, resilient and detail-oriented individual to fill the role of General Manager. The General Manager is providing overall leadership to the CooP-Uganda team in articulating, implementing and monitoring the vision, strategy and programs/interventions of the organisation, as well as being responsible for CooP-Uganda’s financial wellbeing and administration. We are looking for a generalist who has experience in: – Strategic planning, monitoring and reporting; – Finance and Accounting; – Human Resource management; – PR, marketing, communication and relation management; – Managing daily operations; – Fundraising and resource mobilisation.

The applicant must be/have:
• A visionary leader with a seniority charisma, confident public speaker and a people manager.
• Education to degree level or equivalent experience.
• A minimum of five years of paid management experience.
• Proven skills in social business, financial and HR management (including staff supervision).
• A minimum of three years of experience working with a board of directors and committees.
• Excellent, proven interpersonal, verbal and written communications skills.
• Proven ability to cope with conflict, stress and crisis situations, with effective problem-solving
• and mediation skills.
• Demonstrated ability to share skills and knowledge with others.
• Proficiency with office computer equipment and software, including QuickBooks.
• Demonstrated ability to multitask and work in a fast paced office setting.
• A passion for cycling and conservation; must be able to ride a bicycle.
• Experience in Tourism, and/or Engineering is an added benefit.