JOB DESCRIPTION
Responsibilities:
Strategy & Organizational Leadership
- Work in tandem with the Advisory Board of Directors in setting the vision and strategy for the organization
- Manage leaders of each operating area to set and achieve ambitious goals within their realms
- Build a results-driven national board with members who have the influence and networks necessary to help achieve organization goals
- Enforce a strong core values based organizational culture among staff
External Engagement & Outreach
- Building understanding of and support for Lead For South Africa including garnering the financial resources necessary for Lead For South Africa's operations and expansion efforts to grow and ensure the ongoing engagement and support of a sustainable, diversified funding base that will include support from individuals, corporations, and foundations, and public funding
- Cultivate strong relationships with strategic external stakeholders and evolve a strategy for maintaining and growing these relationships
- Serve as the external face of the organization in order to bolster the organization's brand through high-impact visits, conversations, and events
Operations and Resource Management
- Develop and oversee the organization’s budget
- Assist the creation and enforcement of the organization’s financial policies and procedures
- Set the organizational policy and benefits for LFSA's employees
- Develop sound Human Resources practices to recruit, select, develop and retain high performing staff members
Competencies Required:
- Adaptability in a fast-paced, changing environment.
- Professionalism, flexibility, and teamwork.
- Effective relationship building with all organizational levels.
- Strong stakeholder management skills.
- Excellent communication and organizational skills.
- Efficient task, resource, and time management.
Educational Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree required, advanced degree in business administration, education or policy a plus
- Experience building strong relationships with a broad base of stakeholders
- Proven track record of managing a team to results in increasingly complex circumstances highly preferred
- A proven track record in working with budgets and finance, combined with an entrepreneurial orientation towards
fundraising preferred
Technical Proficiency:
- Visionary, strategic, and analytical leader– The individual must have sufficient leadership qualities to manage and
guide the organization - Must be values-driven, self-motivated, critical thinker with an entrepreneurial spirit
- Must have a deep conviction of Lead For Africa (LFA)'s Theory of Change
- Must have the ability to develop strong relationships with diverse stakeholders and to influence and motivate
others - Desire and ability to navigate complex situations, problem solve and make sound decisions
- Ability to develop strategic plans in a start-up environment and execute successfully against that plan
- Exemplify Lead For Africa's core values
- Must be an inspiring and effective written and oral communicator to a wide array of audiences
Values and Mindsets
- Continuous learning and improvement mindset
- Adherence to our core values and beliefs
- Humility, maturity, and a teachable spirit
Note:
- Evening and occasional weekend work required.
Salary
Competitive
Monthly based
Location
Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa
Job Overview
Location
Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa
