Chief Operating Officer (COO) Wanted

A book publishing company seeks to hire a Chief Operating Officer to

• manage relationships with key suppliers, customers, employees, and industry;
  
• ensure that company services and products meet standards of quality and cost effectiveness;
  
• direct the work of all departmental managers;
  
• monitor the quality of the company's products and services and ensure maximum customer satisfaction;
  
• direct the firm's client communications programmes including public relations, media relations;
  
• create, implement and oversee communications programmes that effectively describe and promote the company brand and product range.

The ideal candidate should:

1. Have a proven record of strategic thinking; excellent written and verbal communication skills.
2. Be a highly motivated self-starter with the ability to work independently, prioritize tasks and attend to multiple assignments.
3. Have proven leadership experience and have demonstrated abilities in negotiations, and customer relationship management.
4. Have professional demeanor; ability to interact well with executives and key publics; good attitude and mature judgment.
5. Demonstrate tenaciousness with a high-energy approach.
6. Have sound knowledge of media monitoring and related industries.
7. High level of interpersonal and influencing skills, and excellent communication abilities, oral and written.
8. Have a minimum of Bachelors degree from a reputable institution.

Apply to:

PO Box 43292-00100
Nairobi, Kenya

Email: recruit @ outdoorsafrica.co.ke

Deadline: July 21,2009