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• The incumbent will ensure the maximization
  of stakeholder values and the long-term success of SOFTE.
• Staff Management, Motivation and
  Development, providing them with leadership and motivation to fulfill the
  mission of SOFTE.
• Actively promote and sustain business
  ethical standards and accountability
• Provide business and financial leadership
  and ensure mobilization, optimal utilization and accountability of
  resources to foster business prosperity with SOFTE.
• The jobholder will also authorize
  commitment of corporate resources including contracts, transactions and
  SOFTE’s strategies, corporate plans and objectives.
• Ensure compliance Leadership, ensuring
  that all operations and activities of SOFTE are conducted in accordance
  with applicable laws, regulations, good corporate governance principles
  and practices and any other policies and practices approved by the Board.
• Ensure coordination within the various
  departments constituting the company to foster synergy and hence business
  success. 
• Serve as an ex-officio member of the Board
  of Directors.
• Ensure that policy decisions made by the
  Board of Directors are implemented at all levels of the company.
• Establish structures and develop systems
  which facilitate the implementation of policy decisions made by the Board
  of Directors.
• Establish minimum standards of performance
  to ensure that implementation of business policy decisions of the Board of
  Directors at an optimal level at any given time.
• Through the Board Committee for Staff and
  Management, recruit competent staff for the efficient business operations
  of the company in accordance with the business strategies and objectives
  of the company as set out by the Board of Directors.
• Establish and implement an efficient and
  effective human resource management system including provision for both
  in-service and external staff development opportunities to ensure that
  staff are motivated at all times and thus make their own  dutiful contribution towards the
  realization of the company’s business objectives through  optimal performance.
• Provide leadership, vision and strategies
  at operational and staff level.
• Perform any other duties within the scope
  of the position, which from time to time may be delegated by the Chairperson
  Board of Directors.
• Institute management controls, and
  critical success factors;
• Responsible for developing resource
  mobilization strategies and programmes for approval by the Board and in
  liaison with Uganda Development Corporation/Government for purposes of
  fostering the business prosperity of the company.
• Perform any other official duties as may
  be reasonably assigned by the Board of Directors

• The applicant must hold a Master’s degree
  in one of the following fields; Business Administration, Economics, Food
  technology, Finance, Industrial Chemistry, Engineering or related course
• Candidates with engineering degrees must
  be registered with the Engineer’s Registration Board.
• A post graduate management qualification
  is essential for non-business graduates
• A minimum of ten years of working
  experience, 5 of which must be at a senior management level in a foods or
  beverages organization.
• Knowledge of the fruit processing sub-
  sector will be an added advantage.
• Result-oriented with very good
  communication skills.
• Excellent research and analytical skills
• Good leadership, mentoring and coaching
  skills
• Experience in operations and management of
  FMCG plant.
• Age: Between 40 – 55 years

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