General Manager : Burial Services – Ref No : Icebo/ GM-B/ 01

Job Brief

Icebolethu is a well-established Organisation, specializing in the burial industry, we require services of an experienced qualified General Manager : Burial Services . The incumbent should possess but no limited to the following expertise:

Minimum Qualifications

• Diploma or Bachelor’s Degree in Business Management or Funeral practice qualification.
• Sales and marketing qualification an added advantage
• Min 5 years Managerial experience or supervisory role
• Experience in the similar environment would be an added advantage.
• Computer Literate

Duties

The General Manager Burials’ duties are hinged on the management and oversight of the burial functions of all regions. Performs a wide variety of duties, such as:

• Planning and allocating the resources for Burial
• Management of staff
• Service provider Management
• Quality control
• Reporting on daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly and annually
• Handling Marketing and Public relations
• Attending to Complaints

Skills and Capabilities Needed

• Leadership skills
• Multi-tasking skills
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Conflict resolution skill
• Analytical and Forecasting skills
• Business report writing skills
• Detail oriented and organized
• Maturity in dealing with complaints
• Empathy
• Creative problem- solving skills

Supporting Competencies:

• Strategic.   Understand, identify, acts on broader opportunities to drive longer-term, value-adding change. Applies judgement effectively. Identifies and acts on market and/or competitor trends/opportunities to set, develop strategic value adding change.
• Perspective.  Generates creative solutions. Challenges the status quo/ demonstrates ability to relate to challenges from a range of diverse perspectives. Generates new perspectives; willing to take calculated risks when introducing novel ideas.
• Relating/Collaborating.  Proactively establishes and maintains relationships. Engenders trust, respect and the building of meaningful relationships across a variety of contexts.

Please note:

Ensure you meet the minimum requirements as described above

• The closing date is Thursday, 09 September 2021 at 17:00 pm.
• CVs must be sent via email to recruitment@icebolethu.co.za
• Please include reference number ( Icebo/ GM-B/ 01 ) on subject line
• The process of screening is ongoing.