General Manager Location: Daru, Sierra Leone

Job Title:	General Manager
Location:	Daru, Sierra Leone
Country:	Sierra Leone
Company:	JobSearch
Description:
Goldtree (Sierra Leone) Ltd (Goldtree or the Company) is a commercial producer of crude palm oil and palm kernel oil for sale in Sierra Leone and elsewhere in the region. It sources fresh fruit bunches (FFB) from outgrowers in the locality and from its own nucleus estate. Goldtree was established by the Pan-African Agribusiness Limited (PAAL), with subsequent combined initial investment of US$ 16 million by the Finnish Fund for Industrial Development (Finnfund) and the African Agriculture Fund (AAF), making a total investment in Goldtree of US$ 20 million. AAF is funded by several development finance institutions and managed by Phatisa through its Golden Oil Holdings palm oil platform. Goldtree is located in Daru in Kailahun District in eastern Sierra Leone, one of the least developed parts of the country. A palm oil mill has been constructed to service 30,000 hectares of outgrower oil palm and the nucleus estate. The mill is designed to process 20 tonnes of FFB per hour and can be expanded to 30 tonnes per hour, with some additional investment. For more information visit, www.goldtreeholdings.com Background Goldtree requires a general manager who is used to working and living in remote areas and experienced in building organisations from an early stage of operation. The general manager will be expected to develop systems and processes around plantation operations, outgrower purchases, factory management, sales and distribution, general administration and finance through motivating a team of professionals. The management of outgrowers and finding innovative ways of assisting them in maintaining their farms, harvesting their fruit and delivering it to the mill, presents a unique challenge. Reporting Reports to: Members’ Committee (the board of directors – ‘MC’) Direct reports: Facilities Manager, HR Manager, HSE Manager, Mill Manager, Outgrower Manager, Plantation Manager, Sales Manager, Senior Accountant, Transport Manager General responsibilities The following list of duties is not exhaustive and the appointee will undertake such additional duties as may from time to time be assigned by the MC (providing that such duties, in the reasonable opinion of the MC, are commensurate with the appointee’s position and seniority): 1. Overall responsibility for performance of business within budget parameters as agreed with the MC. 2. Develop and present to the MC the annual operational and capital budgets. 3. Implement the agreed operational and capital budgets so that the Company achieves its financial and long-term business objectives. 4. Foster relations with outgrower farmers for the supply of good quality FFB. 5. Ensure the Company remains viable through effective management of human, physical, informational and financial resources. 6. Develop a system of objectives for each manager and related reward system, for approval by MC. 7. Develop key performance indicators that enable any business under performance to be identified and enable an objective assessment of the performance of the management team. 8. Manage product branding, route to market, sales promotions and distribution of the Company’s products. 9. Ensure that the Company fulfils its statutory obligations. 10. Prepare required reports for external parties (e.g. to the Government of Sierra Leone and investors). 11. Actively promote the Company at local and national levels. 12. Ensure that the Company conforms to environmental and social policies, guidelines and laws. 13. Ensure that the Company conforms to occupational health and safety guidelines and laws. 14. Ensure the Company complies with the Subscription and Shareholders Agreement. 15. Assist in developing exit strategies as and when required by the investors. 16. Attend meetings and oversee activities of ‘The Goldtree Foundation’ as a board member.
Qualifications:
Key skills • Team building and leadership, including a strong desire to build skills throughout the organisation. • Plantation operations. • Outgrower management. • Well-developed financial awareness. • Developing routes to market and brand awareness. • Implementing community action plans. • Human resource management and development. • Ability to establish, develop and manage systems/processes, including reporting systems for organisational and personal performance. Experience & education At least 10 years business management experience in palm oil or similar industries, with some time working in remote locations. It would be useful if the individual has experience of working with development finance institutions and private equity investors. A graduate with a degree in a field relevant to the business is preferred.
Contact Details
Contact Person:	Edleen B. Elba
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