Job Title:  Technical Team Leader  

Organisation: Kainiu Investments Limited

Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda

About Organisation:

Kainiu Investments Limited, a Company duly incorporated in Uganda is seeking to hire a Technical Team Lead. The overall responsibilities of the Technical Team Lead are to provide leadership, vision and guidance and hands on support to the Kainiu Uganda Team within the Kainiu Investments Limited network and KAINIU partners and potential partners.

Job Summary:   The Team Leader will manage the day to day aspects of KAINIU in Phase 2, and will create a relevant, efficient and professional Trade Support Organization for companies interested in doing business in Uganda and the African region, all while creating business opportunities for local partners that match demand in Europe. In order to achieve this, the KAINIU Team Leader must have a versatile professional background, and highly capable in driving the business and responsibilities which can range substantially across operations and execution, strategy, marketing, business development and stakeholder management, finance, project management, and innovation.

The Team Leader reports to and works closely with the KAINIU founders, based out of the Netherlands. In short, her/his responsibilities are to build a strong team, ensure the KAINIU team is operating efficiently and in line with the KAINIU priorities, build the efficiently processes that are scalable and ensure everything we do it cost efficient for quality and scalable.

Key Duties and 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

• 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

Share your applications on Email: sg.kimuli@gmail.com

NB: Only shortlisted candidates will contacted this very email.