Executive Director

2 weeks ago


Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa Saide Full time

The Saide Board of Trustees is seeking to appoint an executive director to succeed the incumbent who is retiring from her position.

Are you committed to transforming education policy and practices to open equitable and meaningful access to knowledge, skills and learning for all?
Do you thrive on finding innovative solutions using appropriate strategies and technologies? Do you choose to lead well, are you highly professional, enjoy new challenges and are committed to social justice?
Who we are
What we do

Our prospective executive director will be responsible for:
Leading the positioning and strategic direction of Saide, its profiling and promotion, and advancing its high reputation across educational sectors, levels and regions;
Ensuring Saide's organizational health and financial sustainability through the tireless winning of commissions, contracts and grants;
Sustaining Saide's distinctive environment of productivity, project-based team-work, collegiality, professionalism, and support;
Actively providing strategic support and managerial and operational guidance to the project leaders;
Proactively supporting the Board of Trustee's functioning and effectiveness; and
Ensuring that all legal, human resources, health and safety, and financial requirements are met.

We are looking for someone who:
Is able to lead with the vision, drive, emotional intelligence, and tenacity required to continue and widen the organisation's successful undertakings, while building on what it has achieved;
Is able to identify and take up educational project opportunities and respond with insight of the dynamics and linkages within the system;
Values and actively encourages participation and collaboration, both within the organisation and as a part of our initiatives;
Has the ability to delegate, and to inspire team leaders to get the best from their project teams;
Will ensure that systems for sustainability and effectiveness are maintained and strengthened;
Brings fairness and empathy to steering the complexities of the organisation's distinctive non-departmental matrix structure.

Requirements:

Relevant tertiary qualification of at least degree level
Extensive experience (ideally 10-15 years) in educational NGO leadership, especially of leading teams and initiatives
Written and spoken fluency in English. Being able to communicate in other South Africa languages is an advantage
Preparedness to work in Johannesburg and travel within Sub Saharan Africa.
Remuneration will be commensurate with skills and experience.
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