PRODUCTION AND MARKETING MANAGER

JOB TITLE: Production and Marketing Manager Vacancy Announcement: Kayonza, April 1st 2025

Urugo Women’s Opportunity Center is recruiting for the position of Production, and Marketing Manager. This position is open to All Interested Candidates/All Sources and is available to start immediately. The ideal candidate will be a hard-working professional able to undertake a variety of program management tasks and work conscientiously under pressure. This person will be comfortable working with a high degree of attention to detail and technical and managerial responsibilities with high discretion, as well as incorporating new and effective ways to achieve better results.

The successful candidate oversees the coordination of several technical sections of Urugo and will be responsible for the quality and implementation of all programs. S/ he will lead, supervise, and coordinate the heads of dairy, weaving, marketing, tailoring, kitchen, TVET, and training. The successful candidate for this challenging, demanding, and high-profile role should be highly motivated, independent-minded, and a qualified manager.

Specific duties include but are not limited to:

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Worksin coordination with ED to oversee and manage all PMM components and ensure the program iscarriedout in accordance with the mission, goals, and terms and conditions of relevant grantsEngageall sections in the transformation process to invigourate their approaches, processes, andproceduresin the whole phases of learning, processing, producing, fine-twining, making, and advertisementsusingadequate technologies and clients' needs;Coordinateclosely with managers and heads of sections to facilitate the staff use of and training in all PMM -specificManageand provide PMM guidance to the team and other staff in the implementation of all SDPM activities,programs,and Coordinatewith section leads to ensure that PMM activities are integrated into all WOC planning,programming,and Overseeskills development, production, marketing, and the use of IT tools, training of staff in PMM activities,andtracking of the level of performance of the programs, participants, and clients/beneficiaries.Coordinateunique evaluations, impact studies, and community assessments as Initiatethe process of getting new tailored skills development programs through TVET, conduct on-jobtraining,upgrade production equipment, revisit production process, ensure quality control, marketing and advertising using the Urugo brand and narrative behind the creation of Urugo with the milestone of serving the interest of vulnerable women;Participate in regular field visits to support implementation and identify areas where adjustments are needed forbetter PMM Conducting internal periodic (annually) diagnoses to ensure all sections are upgraded, need to be mapped, andcapacity

ADDITIONS SKILLS AND BEHAVIOURS

Communication & Teamwork

Promotea culture of "Lessons Learned" and best practices of PMM activities, ensuring that data and processes are discussed in appropriate forums and in a timely fashion for practical use in field Consistentlycompile and report on key PMM information and maintain accurate records of communicationResponsiblefor efficient and effective use of allocated budget and compliance with finance proceduresParticipatein internal meetings and processes to represent the PMM teams as Personnel Management:Supervise,guide, and manage PMM Followthe annual performance of the PMM staff Ensurepersonnel performance management meets the WOC vision, goals, and plans in the area ofConductannual performance appraisal of PMM staff subject to the approval of the ED of Manageperformance appraisal of staff in the PMM Ensureregular meetings regarding progress throughout the year on all subjects of SDPMProvidecoaching, mentoring, and on-the-job training of the PMM

Creating and developing

Createsthe PMM EstablishPMM data collection process and data Createsline of data sharing across departments and Establishlines of data collections from community on all WOC

Planning, Monitoring and evaluation

Organizeand streamline PMM staff workAlignthe PMM staff to the WOC vision, mission, and goalsDevelopand coordinate planning across WOCCoordinatesWOC planning documents, including business plans, operational plans, annual and monthlyplansCoordinatethe implementation of the WOC implementation planConsistentlyfollow the implementation of WOC staff activitiesGuidethe PMM staff data collection and analysisAnalysesand document the WOC activities with statistical data to support mobilization and advocacy forpotentialand continuation of program supportProvidedata to ensure the WOC decision process is guided by facts and evidencePublishregularly (quarterly) the PMM report to inform high-level leadership of the PMM and partnersQuality controlProvidestandards of quality work (i.e., data collection and analysis protocols, )Establisha quality control mechani…