Our Global media house is looking to employ a Managing Director in their Southern African office that is based north of Johannesburg. The Purpose of the role is: To be responsible for the strategic directing of the group activities in the company to ensure that long term business goals and objectives are reached. Ensure efficient and effective management of the Group in South Africa. Ensuring a significant improvement in the day-to-day management of the people, finances, and operational systems and client relations by the Group South Africa.

RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDED IN THIS CLUSTER
1. Strategy Development
2. Operational Excellence
3. Financial Management
4. Client Relations
5. People Management

THEORETICAL KNOWLEDGE
Required for Competence
1. Tertiary qualification: Relevant post graduate degree in business or commercial.

Nice-to-Have (Desirable not Essential)
1.Business Management qualification
2. MBA will be advantageous

PREVIOUS WORK EXPERIENCE
Required for Competence
• 10 – 15 years experience
• Media Industry experience
• Financial Management
• Management of people
• Establish operational processes/ process improvement
• Ensure quality control of all company output as pertains to customer acquisition and delivery of services
• High levels of operational excellence

PLANNING & ORGANIZING (MANAGERIAL KNOWLEDGE)
Planning
1.Macro Planning Time Horizon
2.5 Years (medium term framework)
3.Micro Planning Time Horizon
4. Annual (business plan)