NGO Jobs – Operational Manager at SNV Netherlands Development Organisation

Organisation: SNV
Netherlands Development Organisation 
Duty Station: Uganda
About SNV:
SNV Uganda, Oxfam Novib, BoP Innovation Lab and Conclusion have jointly
developed the concept of BSPACE, a cutting edge business service ecosystem that
will be the organization that understands and orchestrates market driven
(systemic) innovations that positively impact low income groups in Uganda. B SPACE will act as focal point for BoP consumers, farmers, companies,
NGOs, government and investors who have a role to play in economic development
in Uganda. By smartly connecting and orchestrating their perspectives,
knowledge and resources, it catalyses inclusive innovations and
entrepreneurship in rural Uganda. 
Job Summary: The Operational
manager should be visionary with strong strategic skills and able to make the
right connections between different expertise fields. He/she should be a strong
networker with empathic skills.  He/she
should also be able to operate in and facilitate multi-stakeholders processes
and identify roles, responsibilities and complementary areas. The person should
be a pioneer and innovator who considers it as a challenge to develop his/her
own business in a complex stakeholders field.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
  • Manage the operational aspects of B Space
    (the core and its service provision ecosystem)
  • Development of a viable business plan of B
    Space with long term vision
  • Financial management and resource
    mobilisation
  • Development of products & services
  • Drawing packages of services towards needs
    of clients
  • Map out partnership development &
    management with essential ecosystem service providers
  • Establishing relations and complementary
    collaboration with relevant (inter)national networks
  • Responsible for marketing &
    acquisition of clients
  • Coordination local branding
  • Linking & learning with international
    B Space. 
Qualifications, Skills and
Experience:
  • The
    Applicant should hold a Degree from a recognised institute in economy,
    management or comparable education
  • At
    least 10-15 years working experience in innovation management (preferably
    in private
    sector)
  • Leadership
    qualities: visionary, integrity, coaching, inspiring, connecting, result
    and goal-oriented and self-motivated
  • Ability
    to strategize and develop new concepts
  • Strong
    team player, but at same time ability to take the lead
  • Extensive
    relations with (in
    ter)national business community  and preferably with relevant
    governmental and aid agencies in field of private sector development
  • Insight
    in or affinity with social issues
  • Strong
    networker and negotiation skills
  • Thinking
    capability
  • Strong
    comm
    unication  (written and
    spoken), computer (Microsoft Office Pro) and presentation skills
  • Learning
    attitude
  • Fluent
    in English and main Ugandan national languages
  • Willing
    and able to travel frequently.
     
How to Apply:
All interested Ugandans should send their applications to: Bernard
Conilh de Beyssac, SNV Uganda, mail address: 
uganda@snvworld.org
Deadline: 15th July,
2013
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