Director at Janta Kenya

The main role of the Director will be to provide strategic leadership and direction, supervise and coordinate all the departments in the company.

Director Job Responsibilitites

Planning Activities

• Helps establish strategies and directions for the development team to promote the effectiveness and efficiency of the organization.
• Evaluates and identifies business opportunities for further expansion of the company.
• Helps set long term goals for the team that become the basis for short term goals and annual operational planning.
• Helps determine the appropriate objectives for the business and how those objectives are going to be accomplished.
• Helps establish procedures and processes in relation to the development goals.

Organizing Activities

• Works with the departmental leadership to ensure the overall strategic direction .
• Leads the grouping and assignment of tasks, while ensuring optimal allocation of resources.
• Establishes the flow of authority and communication between position and levels within the organization.
• Streamlines business processes to maximize efficiency and effectiveness within the department.
• Implements measurements of company policy to ensure effectiveness, usage and awareness.

Directing Activities

• Works to expand the relationship with existing and new key owners.
• Influences division, departments and individual team members to accomplish the organization’s mission, goals and objectives through motivation, communication, group dynamics and leadership.

Controlling Activities

• Oversees proper controls to ensure that the reported performance numbers are correct and transparent.
• Oversees and evaluates systems to ensure proper reporting.
• Translates organizational goals and objectives into performance standards for division, departments and individual positions.
• Assesses actual performance against standards to determine whether the department is on target to reach its goals and takes corrective actions as necessary.
• Ensures business plan and goals are being followed and achieved, providing feedback or revising the plan, if needed.
• Establishes and enforces policies and procedures that will improve the overall operation and effectiveness of the Company.
• Ensures return on invested capital and time resources.
• Reviews and makes appropriate adjustments in activities and expenses throughout the fiscal year to ensure optimal financial results.

Qualifications for the Director Job

• Must be a holder of Masters in Business Administration or any other business related specialization.
• Should have a Degree in a business related field.
• Should have a minimum of 8-10 years’ experience as an Director or Operations Manager or have served in a comparable position preferably in the Real Estate industry.
• Should have progressive experience in leading and managing teams and projects.
• Must have excellent communication and interpersonal skills and be able to interact with staff at all levels.
• Should have strong analytical, strategic and problem solving capabilities.