Technical Team Leader

Responsibilities:

Build and Guide the Team to Success

• Build a winning team that demonstrates KAINIU values, proactivity and grit

• Motivate and guide the team to achieve results and ensure they are supported, have the necessary autonomy, mastery and purpose at KAINIU

• Ensure every KAINIU employee is an effective project manager and a Subject Matter Expert

• Oversee the successful progression of projects and initiatives within KAINIU; provide strategic guidance and/or hands on support wherever needed

• Guide teams are operating effectively, efficiently and practically at a project level

• Ensure priorities are executed and in line with the KAINIU roadmap and strategic direction

Implement scalable systems and processes to maximize efficiency and action

• Processes: Defines, creates, oversees the creation of efficient processes that simplify day to day responsibilities across finance, project management, operations, stakeholder management, M&E, etc

• Identifies the best systems and connects them: to benefit KAINIU and its network; build a strong system of organizations, individuals and networks continuously

• Ensures all work that is done is in preparation for long-term thinking and the creation of a scalable, professional, world-class Trade Support Organization

• Looks after day to day management of KAINIU Uganda as needed

Provide Strategy & Direction

• Oversees the creation of a budget, budget system and ensures adherence to this monthly, quarterly and annual budget

• Create a Uganda strategy and annual roadmap that is in line with the KAINIU priorities and budget, donor expectations, industry trends and overall professional standards

• Lead the team to the progression and development of the 10 KAINIU pillars in order to be a leading Trade Support Organization in East Africa.

• Think beyond the day to day to create new ideas and adjust direction as needed

Business and social impact: scaling up and out

• Creates structures and approaches to new and/or existing areas that support scale and efficiencies. This can include, but is not limited to, supply chain and distribution (collection centres of the future), business opportunities (value chains expansions), product / service innovation, beneficial partnerships, etc

• Raises the KAINIU profile through relevant innovations/technologies (3D printing, Fintech, SC processes, drones, etc)

• Builds and maintains relevant and useful networks within the Transportation community and beyond. Maintain a strong rapport with these stakeholders to further KAINIU priorities.

• Leads and Supports the commercialization processes of Kainiu products both within Uganda and globally

• Creates the business case, verifies the business case and ensures there is a business case for all that we do at KAINIU that is scalable

• Plays a key role in successful execution on the ground in order to prove the Trade, not Aid concept

• Stays abreast new ideas, industry trends, opportunities for KAINIU and the KAINIU network and shares ideas based on the triple scan

Reporting and Relationship Management

• Oversees the development of major projects being designed and developed by the Team, ensures compliance with donor obligations and internal standards

• Relationship-building and customer care: Builds relationships and ensures current stakeholders/KAINIU Companies are up to date on key information informally and/or through monthly/quarterly updates

Everyone is proud to be a KAINIU Ambassador, and shows it

• Ensures the strategy and direction is clear and concise for the KAINIU team so that they are engaged and can represent the brand and organization positively

• Establishes a content plan and ensure KAINIU team buy-in to raise the profile of KAINIU and its brands

• Ensures the KAINIU team assists in content creation to better promote KAINIU and KAINIU’s brands (Product reviews, newsletters, blogs, promotion through their own communities)

• Encourages promotion of the brand via his/her personal social media accounts, being an opinion leader in his/her community

Qualification:

• Have > 10 years of International experience across business and business functions such as general business management, marketing, supply chain, business development, customer behavior, operations, communications, etc

• Have > 10 years of international experience in the FMCG/consumers goods sector in Europe and/or North America + experience working with or for global retailers and food industry with understanding of their requirements and way of working

• Must a strong network related to Asia / China for business development and partnerships

• Be able to build relationships at different levels, including both grassroots stakeholders up to C-suite executive and government officials

• Have a good understanding of data analytics and natural ability to make recommendations on data results to drive the business

• Proven ability to grow a large scale businesses

• Must already be living in Uganda

• Curious, versatile, able to see both the bigger and smaller picture and drive the vision of the founders/organization

• Must have a good fit and dynamic with the founders

• Experience managing a multi-cultural team