General Manager at Dicel Security Company Ltd: (Deadline 10 January 2024)

General Manager at Dicel Security Company Ltd: (Deadline 10 January 2024)

Position: General Manager

Location: Kigali, Rwanda

Position Grade: NA

Position Number: NA

Posting Date: 28 December 2023

Closing Date: 10 January 2024

JOB PURPOSE:

The General Manager mainly helps to ensure the Company’s profitable growth and overall success (Corporate governance, internal control and risk management) by providing his/her enthusiastic in Company’s technical operation, recruitment & training, Finance management, Humana resource management,   Sales growth, tax   statutory compliance, etc.

KEY FUNCTIONS:

The specific responsibilities include, but not limited to:

 Strategic management

• Develop and recommend strategic plans to the Board that ensures the Company’s profitable growth and overall success. This includes updating and making changes as required and involving the Board in the early stages of developing strategy.
• Successfully implement the corresponding business and operational plans. Review and report regularly to the Board on the overall progress and results against operating and financial objectives and initiate courses of action for improvement. This should include identification of future opportunities and threats.

Operation management

• Develop annual operating forecasts of revenue, expenditures, operational results and financial performance and ensure financial growth of the company
• Develop annual capital commitment and expenditure budgets for approval by the Board.
• Authorize commitment of corporate resources. Enter into agreements, contracts, leases, etc. in the ordinary course of business, in order to pursue the approved strategies, business plans, and objectives of the Company, provided however, that major commitments, exposures, and risks will be reported to the Board on a regular and timely basis and obtain approval where necessary.

Human resource management and development

• Build an effective management team, developing their professional knowledge and skill, while holding them accountable for key areas of delivery. Through the management team, ensure that functional activities are carried out cost effectively.
• Develop and maintain a sound, effective organizational structure and ensure capable management succession, progressive employee training, employee motivation, and development programs.
• Provide the Board, at Board and committee meetings, exposure to the Company’s key management.

Relationship management

• Ensure effective communications and appropriate relationships are maintained with the shareholders of the company and other stakeholders such as customers, industry, employees, the financial community, regulators, government, non-government organizations, communities in which Dicel Security Company Ltd operates, suppliers, and media.
• Manage and oversee the required interfaces between the company and the public and act as the principal spokesperson for the company.

Compliances, risk management and corporate governance

• Keep the Board fully informed on all aspects of the Company’s operational and financial affairs, and on all matters of significant relevance to the company including those items emanating from governments and regulators on issues such as fiscal, monetary and environment policies, legislation affecting operations and regulating oversight, etc.
• Authorize and ensure that effective control and co-ordination mechanisms for all operations and activities are in place including the establishment and development of effective internal controls over financial reporting.
• Ensure the Company’s assets are adequately safeguarded and optimized in the best interests of the shareholders, and maintain a high level of integrity, work ethics and Corporate Governance standards.

LINE AUTHORITY

Reports directly to the Board of Directors of the Company. 

REQUIREMENTS:

• Having at least a post-graduate (Master’s) degree in Economics, Management, or Statistics or Accountancy/Finance  or equivalent from the recognized university,
• Successful previous experience of at least five  years as General  Manager in private company; being in security company will be added value,
• Proven analytical capabilities and skills to design and implement a strategic private security operations plan that expands company’s customer base and ensure it’s strong presence,
• Proven analytical capabilities and skills to Develop and recommend strategic plans to the Board that ensures the Company’s profitable growth and overall success.
• Very good interpersonal skills; ability to establish and maintain effective working good relations in a multicultural environment;
• Excellent written and verbal communication in English or French with a working knowledge of other language.
• Strong communication skills are required and must possess strong work ethics, solutions oriented and team work attitude.
• Having driving license category “B”
• High computer skills (MS Office package, power point presentation),
• Not to be aged above forty (40) years, etc.

How to Apply:

Interested candidates should submit their application through [email protected] and copy to [email protected]. The application documents shall include a cover letter, curriculum vitae, copies of degrees/certificates.  In your cover letter, you are welcome to explain any parts of your professional, academic, or personal life experience that truly motivate you to pursue this job.

Didier N.YUHI

Chairman of Board of Directors