Chief Operations Officer

New vacancy - open to all applications

Overview of role

The position reports to the Chief Executive Officer and is responsible for the internal operational activities of the Corporation and maintenance in accordance with policies, goals, and objectives established by the Chief Executive Officer and the Board of Directors. The COO will assist the CEO in leading and directing the development of the Corporation’s policies and goals that cover operations, human resources, financial performance and growth of the functions and/or the Corporation’s Management Centers.

Job description

Key Performance Areas

Operations and Maintenance
Customer Service and Quality
Operational Assets, Equipment
Asset Management and Risk Management
Customer Billing and Commercial Services
Strategic Partnership and Stakeholder Management
Water Loss Reduction
Business Growth and reticulation
Budgets, costs and margin control
Corporate Social Investment
Infrastructure Investment Programme
Monthly, quarterly, and annual financial goal management

Skills and Attributes

Ability to operate as an effective tactical as well as strategic thinker
Analytic and decisive decision maker with the ability to prioritize and communicate to staff key objectives and tactics necessary to achieve organizational goals
Excellent interpersonal, stakeholder management, public speaking skills
Excellent communication, report writing and presentation skills
Solid working knowledge of budgeting, sales, business development, and strategic planning.
Excellence in organizational management with the ability to coach a senior-level staff to manage and develop high performance teams, develop and implement program strategies.
Experience in coordinating teams, high level decision making process in leadership positions
Excellent judgment and creative problem solving skills including negotiation and conflict resolution skills.

Requirements, Education and Experience

Bachelor’s Degree (Mechanical/Electrical/Electronics/Civil or equivalent)
Membership of an Internationally recognized professional body
15 years’ experience in a large corporate environment coupled with excellent track record of above average performance at senior management.

Closing date for applications is 26 August 2016.

Interested Botswana citizens should send a comprehensive Curriculum Vitae (C.V), certified copies of certificates, national identity card (omang), professional references
and names and addresses of two referees to:

Human Resource Director
Water Utilities Corporation
Private Bag 00276
GABORONE

NB: (a) All applications from Water Utilities Corporation employees must be routed through their supervisors (u.f.s). Applications not so routed shall not be
considered.

(b) Only successful candidates will be responded to.