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Business unit manager

A branch, a store, a profit centre: the unit manager holds revenue, team, inventory, service quality and rule compliance all at once. It is the first general management post, at reduced scale.

Running a unit like a business

The unit manager reads their profit and loss like an owner: revenue, margin, payroll, fixed costs. From it they draw concrete decisions — changing opening hours, revising a product range, negotiating a local contract. Leading the team fills most of the day, on the floor rather than in an office. On top come inventory, the service quality customers perceive, and compliance with group rules as much as local regulation.

  • Read a unit profit and loss and act on its lines
  • Lead a team daily and organise rosters
  • Steer inventory, local purchasing and shrinkage
  • Hold service quality and compliance with group rules

The units to be run

  • Bank branches and microfinance service points
  • Stores, service stations and chain outlets
  • Branches of service and transport companies
  • Clinics, pharmacies and private care facilities
  • Regional offices of companies and organisations

Duration, credits, hours: the facts

The hours shown are taught hours, led by an instructor and set in the timetable. Personal study comes on top of them under the catalogue rule: twenty-five hours of total work per credit. Both figures are given together so that the real workload reads clearly on a first visit.

Manager and professional

qualification level
6
months of programme
12

Led by an instructor.

taught hours
800 h

1 credit = 25 h of work, 10 of them taught.

credits
80

Framework of the « Business Unit Manager » qualification, code TP60.

competency blocks
5

What the qualification actually contains

Here is the framework exactly as filed, with the taught hours of each block. A candidate sees what they will learn; an employer sees what the holder can do on arrival. One document serves both readings, which closes the usual gap between a brochure and a job description.

  1. 01

    Steering the unit's economics

    Unit income statement, budget, margin, investment, trade-offs — 210 taught hours.

  2. 02

    Team management

    Organisation, objectives, reviews, conflict, skills, discipline — 200 taught hours.

  3. 03

    Growing the business

    Local market, offer, clients, partnerships, representation — 190 taught hours.

  4. 04

    Compliance, safety and administration

    Social and tax obligations, safety, internal control, group reporting — 150 taught hours.

  5. 05

    Managerial conduct

    Deciding autonomously, reporting, handling a local crisis — 50 taught hours.

Reaching unit management

Entry into this occupation runs through one or more of these programmes. They combine: a short certificate opens the door, a longer programme consolidates the position a few years later. The fees shown match the real billing unit — per year for a long programme, one-off for a short format.

ProgrammeDurationCreditsTaught hoursFees
Business Management programme — Bac+3 level · Bachelor's degree3 years1801800 h4 800 000 GNF per year
Certificate in Leading Distributed Teams · Professional certification4 months12120 h2 800 000 GNF in total

Answers to the most frequent questions

Is this role suited outside Conakry?

That is where it takes on its full dimension: a unit far from head office calls for more autonomy, and that is where the responsibility is exercised most fully. Banking and retail networks regularly open these roles in the regions.

How do I move to multi-site responsibility?

The multi-site management certificate installs the tools specific to that move: remote steering, shared standards, animating a network of managers. It runs over four months and prepares directly for the next level.

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