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CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

Employer
MPower People Solutions Ltd
Location
Cape Town Region, South Africa
Salary
Competitive
Closing date
May 1, 2021

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Job Role
CFO
Sector
Finance
Contract Type
Permanent
Hours
Full Time
The Chief Executive Officer must be passionate about maths education and understand the value of strong foundational mathematics to both individuals and society. The ideal candidate should have experience running programs, managing and motivating people, liaising with and reporting to a board of directors, and maintaining and establishing relationships with funders. We are looking for someone with both the leadership qualities and administrative skills required to run an organisation of 20 full-time employees and 100 part-time employees.

Key responsibilities include:
  • Furthering the organisations vision and providing leadership to team members around that vision
  • Carrying out the organisations operations, management and administration in accordance with its strategic objectives
  • Maintaining good relationships with existing funders and actively establishing relationships with prospective donors, including preparing high-quality proposals and reporting
  • Overseeing the recruitment and retention of passionate and dedicated staff and investing in their development
  • Ensuring sound and transparent management of the organisation's finances
  • Actively engaging and involving the board in setting and implementing the organisation's goals
  • Reporting to the Board and appropriate sub-committees as required
  • Cultivating effective relationships with our partner schools, universities, public officials and the broader public
  • Innovating on and extending the Company's work with inputs from relevant stakeholders
  • Ensuring a high quality of coach recruitment, training, and program delivery at our partner schools

  • Postgraduate university degree or equivalent
  • 5-10 years management and senior leadership experience
  • Excellent communication, interpersonal and presentation skills
  • High integrity and commitment to the values of the organisation
  • Experience in building healthy teams and a collaborative organizational culture
  • Experience in fundraising, networking and partnership building
  • Ability to produce and interpret financial and performance data
  • Experience in program management and delivery
  • Experience building and implementing monitoring and evaluation strategies
  • High degree of emotional intelligence
  • Ongoing commitment to personal growth and development
  • Outstanding analytical and problem-solving abilities
  • Availability to travel nationally for work purposes

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