VACANCY : ALOLA ESPERANSA MANAGER

ALOLA ESPERANSA is looking for a manager to oversee all staff, budget and operations of Alola Esperansa, a small social enterprise in Dili that includes a production centre.

The Manager responsibilities include formulating overall strategy, managing people, establishing policies and overseeing the production centre. To be successful in this role, you should be a thoughtful leader, and a confident decision-maker, helping our people develop and be productive, while ensuring our overall organizational goals are met or exceeded.

Responsibilities:

Oversee day-to-day operations in retail and production;
Design strategy and set goals for business growth;
Prepare and maintain budgets and optimize expenses;
Review and set policies and processes for continuous improvement in both retail and production;
Drive and monitor stock management both in retail and production;
Identify problems and provide innovative solutions focused on growth and achieving positive results (e.g., profit decline, employee conflicts, loss of business to competitors);
Drive collaboration within the cross functional teams on lessons learnt and best practices in order to continually change and improve the business and production model
Work with the production team to review current designs and renew designs according to current market needs and trends
Collaborate with the Fundasaun Alola (FA) Economic Empowerment Team to identify training and support needs for partner Producer Groups;
Create and monitor database for Producer Groups, local and international business partners;
Monitor progress and measure all key marketing campaigns through regular pipeline inspection and tracking. Create and manage a monthly marketing dashboard that tracks effectiveness and marketing spend on campaigns and pipelines;
Implement and drive monthly market research on customer needs and available products, identifying potential local and international opportunities;
Create healthy work culture and environment to ensure employees work productively and develop professionally;
Oversee recruitment and training of new employees;
Drive and monitor employee assessment process and results;
Identify and train potential candidates for leadership roles;
Prepare monthly reports for business and required reports for Alola Foundation Board.

Required Qualifications:

Minimum of a Bachelors degree or equivalent in Business or relevant field;
Be able to lead, coach, motivate and empower cross functional teams;
Ability to work successfully in an ever-changing competitive environment with competing priorities;
Strong analytical ability to identify, implement and drive customer-based solutions;
Excellent personal and interpersonal communication skills both written and verbal, with fluency in English, Tetum and Portuguese;
Ability to develop and maintain strong working relationships with internal and external stakeholders to ensure success of short and long-term organizational goals;
Self-motivated, innovative with a growth mindset.

Preferred Qualifications :

Proficient computer skills in Microsoft Office;
Knowledge of basic business and production processes and functions.

Women are encourage to apply, please submit your applications with curriculum vitae a list have two references and other relevant supporting documents (including academic qualifications) to Alola Foundation Office at Avenida Bispo de Medeiros, Mascarenhas – Dili, Timor-Leste

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