Regional Director - Africa at MyJobMag Limited

This unique contract position reports to the Board of Directors. A Canadian-based non-profit, seeks to contract an individual to provide hands-on management and corporate leadership for activities in Kenya, other countries in Africa and possibly beyond. Even though MM has been operating for over 20 years, a transition in its business model means that this is more of a start-up role, with a secondary emphasis on legacy projects. The ideal candidate will ​possess strong personal integrity, the ability and willingness to perform implementation-level tasks in the field, as well as the ability to perform executive-level tasks. We are an equal opportunity employer and encourage women and men to apply. Please send a CV and a covering letter. The mission of MM is to enable entrepreneurs to sustainably provide plant-based, affordable, nutrient-dense food to their communities, with an emphasis on hyper-local soy processing. 

Malnutrition Matters has its equipment fabricated or consolidated by independent third-parties (in Thailand, India and China). Functions such as bookkeeping and accounting are outsourced.

Advancement in responsibility and organization size will depend on the individual’s ability to successfully develop and support projects/entrepreneurs, and to find donors and/or partners to help scale the business.
Contract rate: $US 1,800 to $2,300 per month (inclusive of housing allowance), rate depends on proven capability and achievements

Benefits: 

• company supplied laptop and phone
• travel budget
• health insurance
• international travel insurance, as needed 

(Geography: all of Africa - initial focus: Kenya and possibly neighbouring countries)

Role Definition 

Project Identification

• Identify locations/groups/individuals that will be conducive to a successful project (where resilience, longevity and scale are the KPIs)

Project Implementation (directly and via contractors)

• support of businesses incubated by MM; directly, via contractors or with support from partners
• recruit and train these contractors as required; or jointly with partners 

Project Design (independently or with partners)

• detail design of the activities/budget required to incubate and support new entrepreneurs/businesses 

Project Management

• supervision and reporting on multiple projects in Kenya and other countries 

Training (Customers, Partners, Entrepreneurs): 

• perform training directly and via contractors; recruit and train these contractors as required

Operations Strategy

• Identify and implement improvements to the business models being used to develop and support small and micro-enterprises based on hyper-local soy processing  

Local fund-raising

• if and when low-effort, ‘high probability of success’ opportunities present themselves

Digital Marketing 

• Social media posting (Instagram, LinkedIn, Facebook…) ; might be outsourced
• Newsletter development and distribution; with existing database to start, might be outsourced

Marketing

• to raise the profile of Malnutrition Matters via in-person activities and to identify and engage with possible partners and donors
• International shipping oversight: from fabricators to project sites
• Budget development and budget administration (including bookkeeping, likely outsourced)
• Strategic Planning: to maximize success rate, scale and cost-effectiveness

Reporting: to the Board, donors, customers, partners

Business Development (dependent on candidate capability): 

• find co-funders or non-funding partners that share the objective of longevity of incubated/supported businesses and secure funding or in-kind contributions

 International fund-raising (dependent on candidate capability):

• attend select conferences to seek funding from donors on behalf of MM

Ideal Candidate Profile

University/college graduate preferred

Business experience (6 years +), including in value-added food and rural areas

• track record in incubating, supporting, growing businesses including women entrepreneurs
• other management experience
• reputation as an effective leader
• High degree of personal integrity
• Excellent communications skills and social skills
• Proficiency in office productivity tools
• Self-starting, persistent, positive, likes multiple challenges, works well on their own
• Readiness to travel locally and internationally
• Network(s): in the small business community and/or local governments and/or NGOs in the business development/women empowerment arena
• Location: Kenya; western Kenya would be ideal