General Manager

A leading publisher of educational products In Botswana is seeking to appoint a General Manager. The General Manager will be responsible for managing strategic relationships – internal and external, the overall operations, commercial functions and increasing the company’s growth in collaboration with their line manager.

The key outputs required, but not limited to will be as follows:

You will be responsible for:

• Strategy: drive and support the implementation of the company strategy
• Operations: develop and manage operational plans to ensure that all aspects of the business operate smoothly and within set timeframes
• Stakeholder relations: maintain relationships with current stakeholders and build new networks and opportunities
• Financial management: manage the full financial operations and requirements of the business
• Human Resource management: manage the performance of staff, recruitment and training of new staff as and when the need arises

You are:

• seen by your peers as authoritative but not autocratic, a confident leader and a team-player
• an experienced, business-savy individual with excellent networking skills
• a university graduate, ideally in commerce (an MBA or similar postgraduate qualification would be advantageous)
• able to demonstrate an understanding of how to manage relationships with government and other external stakeholders.
• experienced at working with senior management and board level
• passionately driven by a personal desire to succeed within a collaborative environment
• ability to drive staff morale and keep a highly motivated team

You have:

• a minimum of five years commercial and senior management experience
• strong people management skills and experience
• strong interpersonal skills
• demonstrable negotiation skills
• strong administrative and budget-management skills
• outstanding written, verbal and presentation skills
• the ability to deal with a multitude of diverse challenges
• excellent ICT skills especially in the Microsoft Office suite

Experience in the government and/or education sectors will be advantageous.

Short-listed candidates will complete a psychometric test to verify suitability for this position.