Country Manager - Rwanda - Starting January 2nd, 2012

Job Title:       Country Director, Rwanda

Reports to:    Chief Operations Officer, Africa

Location:       Kigali, Rwanda

Start Date:    January 2nd, 2012

Background of the Company:

Nuru Energy is a leading social enterprise in the energy space established in 2009. We have offices in Rwanda, South Africa and India and we are currently expanding to other countries in East Africa.

Description of Duties and Responsibilities:

Under the direct supervision of the COO, the Country Director will have the responsibility of managing the day to day operations of the Rwanda Country Office. The candidate will be responsible for engaging with in-country partners to ensure rapid scale-up of operations.

Specifically, the Country Director will:

Drive Revenue:

•     In collaboration with the management team and local key stakeholders, develop the Rwandan yearly operational business plan, which will include a marketing strategy and plan for each sales channel, competitor and customer analyses.
•     Establish, secure and manage relationships with in-country partners including microfinance institutions, institutional donors, retailers and distributors
•     Ensure that Nuru entrepreneur sales tracking software is updated regularly.
•     Develop a sales forecast and ensure that revenue targets are being met on schedule.

Manage Staff:

•     Hire and oversee local staff and international/local volunteers or interns
•     Evaluate the performance of all local staff and recommend needed staff changes
•     Manage and support international volunteers and interns to assure they are productively engaged.

Oversee Logistics:

•     Manage the movement of products/equipment/materials into, around and out of Rwanda in accordance with organizational policy and procedure and with relevant local, country and international law and processes.
•     Ensure that all necessary documentation is in order so that goods are imported/exported in an efficient and cost-effective manner.
•     Maintain and share with colleagues as appropriate, personal knowledge of all relevant import/export laws and procedures; tariffs and duties; licenses and restrictions.

Manage Finances:

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•     Comply with the appropriate financial management system.
•     Assure that budgets are being met and supplies and equipment/supplies are purchased within the approved budget.
•     Create and submit quarterly financial reports, annual audit report.

Communicate with Management Team:

•     Create and submit required status reports regularly. These status reports will include all key performance indicators tracked by Nuru entrepreneur software.
•     Participate in weekly status meetings with the Management Team.
•     Provide company senior management with monthly sales report,

Core Competencies
    Strong interpersonal and negotiating ability
    Ability to work as a team member
    High integrity
    Ability to read and write effectively
    Presentation Skills
    Strong ability to organize and prioritize workloads, meet deadlines and targets
    Additionally, the following attributes are essential:
    Critical thinking & problem solving
    Planning and organizing
    Performance focus
    Teamwork
    Communication skills
    Leadership
    Delegation
    Conflict management
    Commercial orientation

Educational and Work Requirements

•     Must have a post-graduate degree preferably a MBA
•     At least 5 years of work experience in a managerial role in a business in East Africa preferably in the Fast Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) or other consumer products industry.
•     Knowledge of and experience with the carbon market is desirable.
•     Position is open to all nationalities

All interested candidates please send a CV and cover letter to hsloan@nurulight.com with the subject line “Application for Country Manager- Rwanda” before September 1st 2011.
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.