Business Associate

Job description

Position Overview

We are seeking a Strategic Business Associate, a highly analytical, structured, and mission-driven professional who will operate inside the Office of the CEO. This role is designed for someone with exceptional problem-solving ability, strong financial acumen, and the capacity to bring clarity, order, and execution discipline in fast-paced environments.;The ideal candidate has the mindset and capability comparable to a top global MBA or strategy/consulting background. You will work directly with the CEO across strategy, finance, operations, and new business development, helping shape Masaka’s next decade of growth.

Key Roles & Responsibilities

Key Roles & Responsibilities are:

• Support the CEO in shaping company strategy, annual plans, and long-range growth models.
• Build analytical and financial models to support budgeting, investment cases, and strategic decisions.
• Break down complex challenges into clear frameworks, workflows, and recommendations.
• Prepare strategic memos, board materials, and analytical briefs for leadership.
• Research, design, and help launch new business lines (e.g., beverages, water, bottling, and new dairy categories).
• Develop financial projections, market-entry strategies, operational structures, and feasibility assessments.
• Lead cross-functional execution of pilot projects from concept to operational reality.
• Build and manage forecasting tools, dashboards, and financial models.
• Strengthen internal reporting, performance tracking, and decision-making systems.
• Support investor readiness, banking relationships, and fundraising processes.
• Bring order, structure, and clarity to high-priority, ambiguous projects.
• Ensure decisions made by leadership are translated into clear action plans with timelines and ownership.
• Draft CEO-level communication, including speeches, updates, frameworks, and leadership messagesServe as the CEO’s point-person for critical or time-sensitive assignments.
• Diagnose organizational and operational challenges and propose scalable solutions.
• Build playbooks, SOPs, and systems the company can use long-term.

Required Qualifications

Required Qualifications are:

• Minimum of secondary school education.
• Previous retail or customer service experience is an added advantage but not required.
• Basic numeracy and record-keeping skills.
• Good communication and interpersonal skills.
• High level of honesty, reliability, and attention to detail.
• Willingness to learn and follow hygiene and quality standards.