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General Manager job at Cycle Connect
Posted by: great-volunteer
Posted date: 2025-Jun-26
Location: Uganda, Gulu
General Manager 2025-06-25T17:31:29+00:00 Cycle Connect https://cdn.ugashare.com/jsjobsdata/data/employer/comp_2252/logo/Cycle%20Connect.png https://cycleconnect.org/ FULL_TIME Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources Admin & Office 2025-07-05T17:00:00+00:00 Uganda 8 This is a unique leadership role for a grounded operator who thrives on cross-functional management and is ready to lead a mission-driven organisation into its next chapter of stability and growth. The General Manager will take full ownership of Cycle Connect’s Uganda operations, including team leadership, P&L management, service delivery, and stakeholder engagement.
We’re seeking someone who is hands-on, financially astute, values-driven, and deeply motivated by rural impact.
Key Responsibilities
1. Organisational Leadership - Lead the execution of Cycle Connect's strategic plan to expand its reach to smallholder farmers, ensuring alignment with the organization's mission and values.
- Collaborate with the Board of Directors to set and monitor key performance indicators across financial, operational, and impact metrics.
- Provide strategic and day-to-day leadership across all departments.
2. Financial Management - Manage the organizational P&L, budget, and internal financial reporting.
- Strengthen financial controls and cash flow planning Improve credit performance and asset utilisation through proactive loan and product portfolio management.
- Support fundraising efforts and manage debt servicing in coordination with relevant partners
3. Operational Excellence - Oversee credit, logistics, customer service, and field operations.
- Strengthen internal systems and ensure smooth last-mile delivery.
- Lead the team in the management of loan portfolio performance- including monitoring of asset quality, delinquency trends, and risk metrics.
4. Team Management - Lead and support a 40-person team across multiple locations.
- Build leadership capacity, manage performance, and strengthen organisational culture.
- Foster resilience and cohesion following prior leadership transitions.
5. External Relations - Manage relationships with donors, debt partners, vendors, and government stakeholders.
- Develop and maintain relationships with new and existing funders by leveraging impact data that demonstrates the livelihood improvements achieved through Cycle Connect's last-mile approach.
- Ensure that impact data accurately reflects the organisation's contributions to financial inclusion and income growth among smallholder farmers.
Candidate Profile
Must-Have Experience
- Proven general management or departmental leadership experience, ideally with cross-functional oversight.
- Experience managing a business unit or regional P&L with financial accountability.
- Strong operational acumen and ability to align strategy with execution.
- Demonstrated ability to manage, motivate, and retain teams through change.
- Willingness to spend significant time in Gulu, and comfort working in off-grid or rural environments.
- Strong financial literacy, including budgeting, financial reporting, and familiarity with debt financing.
- Ability to self-direct and lead autonomously with limited oversight.
Nice-to-Have Experience - Exposure to asset financing, credit, or rural financial services.
- Background in agriculture, distribution, or social enterprise.
- Experience managing external partnerships or raising funds.
What Success Looks Like
- Stable, high-performing operations with strong customer repayment and service delivery.
- Clear financial oversight and progress toward breakeven goals.
- A cohesive, motivated team.
- Modest expansion of high-impact product offerings and rural reach.
JOB-685c3271f1da4 Vacancy title:
General Manager Jobs at:
Cycle Connect Deadline of this Job:
Saturday, July 5 2025 Duty Station:
Uganda | Gulu | Uganda Summary
Date Posted: Wednesday, June 25 2025, Base Salary: Not Disclosed JOB DETAILS: This is a unique leadership role for a grounded operator who thrives on cross-functional management and is ready to lead a mission-driven organisation into its next chapter of stability and growth. The General Manager will take full ownership of Cycle Connect’s Uganda operations, including team leadership, P&L management, service delivery, and stakeholder engagement.
We’re seeking someone who is hands-on, financially astute, values-driven, and deeply motivated by rural impact.
Key Responsibilities
1. Organisational Leadership - Lead the execution of Cycle Connect's strategic plan to expand its reach to smallholder farmers, ensuring alignment with the organization's mission and values.
- Collaborate with the Board of Directors to set and monitor key performance indicators across financial, operational, and impact metrics.
- Provide strategic and day-to-day leadership across all departments.
2. Financial Management - Manage the organizational P&L, budget, and internal financial reporting.
- Strengthen financial controls and cash flow planning Improve credit performance and asset utilisation through proactive loan and product portfolio management.
- Support fundraising efforts and manage debt servicing in coordination with relevant partners
3. Operational Excellence - Oversee credit, logistics, customer service, and field operations.
- Strengthen internal systems and ensure smooth last-mile delivery.
- Lead the team in the management of loan portfolio performance- including monitoring of asset quality, delinquency trends, and risk metrics.
4. Team Management - Lead and support a 40-person team across multiple locations.
- Build leadership capacity, manage performance, and strengthen organisational culture.
- Foster resilience and cohesion following prior leadership transitions.
5. External Relations - Manage relationships with donors, debt partners, vendors, and government stakeholders.
- Develop and maintain relationships with new and existing funders by leveraging impact data that demonstrates the livelihood improvements achieved through Cycle Connect's last-mile approach.
- Ensure that impact data accurately reflects the organisation's contributions to financial inclusion and income growth among smallholder farmers.
Candidate Profile
Must-Have Experience
- Proven general management or departmental leadership experience, ideally with cross-functional oversight.
- Experience managing a business unit or regional P&L with financial accountability.
- Strong operational acumen and ability to align strategy with execution.
- Demonstrated ability to manage, motivate, and retain teams through change.
- Willingness to spend significant time in Gulu, and comfort working in off-grid or rural environments.
- Strong financial literacy, including budgeting, financial reporting, and familiarity with debt financing.
- Ability to self-direct and lead autonomously with limited oversight.
Nice-to-Have Experience - Exposure to asset financing, credit, or rural financial services.
- Background in agriculture, distribution, or social enterprise.
- Experience managing external partnerships or raising funds.
What Success Looks Like
- Stable, high-performing operations with strong customer repayment and service delivery.
- Clear financial oversight and progress toward breakeven goals.
- A cohesive, motivated team.
- Modest expansion of high-impact product offerings and rural reach.
Work Hours: 8 Experience in Months: 12 Level of Education: bachelor degree Job application procedure Interested in applying for this job? Click here to submit your application now
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