Managing Director

Purpose of the Role:
Leading, directing and overseeing the day-to-day operations and ensuring its profitability and long-term strategic direction and development.

Requirements:
Relevant qualification, minimum Bachelor’s Degree and preferably in Commerce
Minimum 5 years managerial experience, with strong leadership skills
Experience in Communication industry (Radio and Media a bonus)
Demonstrable experience to manage a business for profit, hence a requirement to understand financial statements and using the resulting information to manage the enterprise.
Demonstrable understanding of revenue generation and cost containment management.
Visionary
Uncompromising Ethics
Excellent communication skills
Ability to work independently as well as function as part of a bigger team
Ability to communicate effectively and efficiently at all levels
Computer literate (various packages)

Areas of Responsibility:

Human Relations/People Management
Retention of key permanent staff
Attraction and development of new talent
Retention of key freelance talent
Implement innovative incentive structures for retention of key staff
Increasing productivity
Ensuring appropriate training for staff
Ensuring appropriate succession planning
Ensure compliance with relevant labour legislation at all times and managing of any risks resulting from changes to existing legislation.
Maintaining healthy relations with any employee Union Representative bodies where necessary.
Interviewing applicants for staff positions and deciding, in consultation with HRO and relevant line manager or hiring and discharging of staff.
Foster an inspired and motivated team and maintaining a happy work environment as assessed by annual climate studies.

Operations:
Implementing strategy and tactical initiatives identified to Maintain and Grow Market Share in respect of both target audience and revenue
Establish best practice and continuous improvement of operational work flows and efficiencies in all departments
Manage station on air imaging in conjunction with Program Manager
Identify, Initiate, Implement and Manage successful station driven promotions in conjunction with Station Marketing and PR.
Initiate a successful CSI strategy
Establish and Increase brand visibility
Maintain healthy relationship with external sales representatives either directly or on a delegated basis via National Sales Manager.

Finance:
Setting of station budgets for approval by the Board, and achievement and improvement of the approved budgets.
Monitoring and control of costs
Monitoring of actual revenue and costs against budget and ensuring proper, timeous, adequate, complete and informative reporting
Proper financial reporting
Orderly record keeping and financial discipline
Development of new and sustainable additional revenue channels
Overall responsibility for all administration and operational matters
Arranging annual statutory audit timeously in conjunction with Financial Manager and performing all duties required in respect thereof.
Adhering to all reporting deadlines.
Ensuring an unqualified audit opinion.

Governance:
Identify and manage all business and other risks facing the station (including but not limited to legal, financial, operational, IT, On-Air and Regulatory).
Implement and maintain a proper internal control environment per department which adequately addresses and appropriately manages all business related risks.
Manage payments and other authorisations in line with Approvals Framework as approved by the Board.
Maintain membership and contact with official and regulatory organisations applicable to the radio industry
Develop and manage SLA’s with service providers.
Improve Trade Exchange Management
Ensure adherence to BCCSA code
Ensure adherence to editorial code
Ensure adherence to station’s code of conduct
Preparation and submission of monthly Exco Reports and Quarterly Board Reports – high quality, informative, complete, timeous.

Technology:
Manage all IT-related risks in conjunction with IT Manger
Create and use listener database for effective interaction with listeners.
Create and manage a CRM system for trade
Empower staff to work with up to date equipment
Enhance on air sound
Develop and improve new media platforms
Improve efficient use of technology and resultant operational efficiencies

Individual:
Lead by actively implementing and living the core values of the Company and Group
Sharing of ideas, decision making based on sound conviction, accountability, responsibility for own actions, authority of ideas, developing and recognising of talent and integrity.
Excellent management skills
Positive contribution to the company
Personal development and growth
Accountability to finance activities
Attendance of any leadership and job skill enhancement training as recommended by the Board
Strategy:
Understand environment in which station operates
Understand competitive landscape
Preparation of annual SWOT analysis and Strategy Plan
Preparation of Multi Year Strategic plan
Develop strategy for maintaining and growing of Market Share
Monitor and Evaluate the implementation of the Company Strategic Plan and make informed submission to the Board for approval.