Excel Hort Consult Limited,Chief Executive Officer Jobs in Uganda

nd maintains an effective and
cohesive senior management team for the Company; sets the tone for the Company
by exemplifying consistent values of high ethical standards and fairness; leads
the Company in defining its vision; is the main spokesperson for the Company;
and bears the chief responsibility in ensuring the Company meets its short-term
operational and long-term strategic goals. The CEO works with and is
accountable to the Board of Directors of the Company (“Board”) with
due regard to the Board’s requirement to be informed and to be independent.

1. The
   CEO is responsible for conducting the affairs of the Company with the
   highest standards of integrity and probity and in compliance with all
   applicable laws, principles and rules of corporate governance, including
   the Company’s Articles of Association, its Corporate Governance Manual and
   the resolutions of the Board, as the same shall be in effect from time to
   time.
2. The
   CEO is responsible for proposing and developing the Company’s strategy and
   overall commercial objectives, which he does in close consultation with
   the Executive Management Committee, the Chairman of the Board of Directors
   (the “Chairman”) and the Board.
3. Recommend
   to the Board strategic directions for the Company’s business and, when
   approved by the Board, consistently strive to achieve the corresponding
   strategic, business and operational goals and objectives;
4. The
   CEO is responsible for ensuring that the Company has in place all
   necessary financial, operational and compliance controls and risk management
   systems.

1. Providing
   input to the Board’s agenda from himself and other members of senior
   management;
2. Ensuring
   that he communicates with the Chairman on the important and strategic
   issues facing the Company, and proposing Board agendas to the Chairman
   which reflect these;
3. Ensuring
   that the senior management team gives appropriate priority to providing
   reports to him and, where required, the Board which contain accurate,
   timely and clear information;
4. Ensuring,
   in consultation with the Board members as appropriate, that he and the
   other members of senior management comply with the Board’s approved
   procedures, including the schedule of Matters Reserved to the Board for
   its decision and the provisions of each Board committee’s respective Terms
   of Reference;
5. Providing
   information and advice on succession planning to the Board, in respect of
   executive directors and other members of senior management;
6. Leading
   the communication program with shareholders and other partners;
7. Ensuring
   that the development needs of the executive directors and other members of
   senior management reporting to him are identified and met;
8. Ensuring
   that performance reviews for each of the executive directors and other
   members of senior management are carried out at least twice a year and
   providing input to the wider Board evaluation process; and
9. Direct
   and monitor the activities of the Company in a manner that ensures that
   the assets of the Company are safeguarded and optimized in the best
   interests of all the shareholders;
10. Identify
    the principal risks of the Company’s business and ensure the
    implementation of appropriate systems to manage these risks;
11. Develop
    and recommend the overall corporate organizational structure to the Board
    ensuring that personnel and systems are in place so that the day-to-day
    business affairs of the Company are appropriately managed;
12. Develop
    and maintain close relationships with the company’s partners for
    networking, synergies and resource mobilization. Ensure that quality
    proposals, reports and other requirements by funding partners are submitted
    on a timely basis.
13. Performing
    such other duties and exercising such other powers as from time to time
    may be assigned to him by the Board.

1. Candidates
   must possess a minimum of A Master’s Degree in Business Administration,
   Economics, Agri-business or any other related field.
2. Good
   understanding of private sector development issues and challenges in
   Uganda both formal and informal.
3. Demonstrated
   successful progressive experience of at least 5 years.
4. Exceptional
   interpersonal and team-working skills with a proven ability to lead,
   motivate, coach, develop and inspire a successful team.
5. Excellent
   writing and communication skills including making presentations and public
   speech
6. Must
   be prepared to work under pressure to meet tight company targets