Governance Specialist

2 weeks ago


Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa Wire Speed Systems Full time

Role of the Governance Specialist
Governance of the SHF is through the Board and its Committees.

The SHF governance framework provides the structure through which the purpose, mission and objectives of the organisation are set, and the means of attaining those objectives and monitoring their performance are determined.


Reporting to the Executive Director, D2, the purpose of this role is to facilitate the governance activities of the SHF to support the Board with the advice and resources it needs to perform its responsibilities, and that the records of its actions reflect that it has done so.

Functional responsibilties

1. Support the SHF Board

  • Lead the development and implementation of governance related policies, processes and procedures that facilitate the board's operations.
  • Coordinate and lead the planning and preparation of Board and Committee meetings and guiding the work of the Administration Associate in order to handle logistics, procurement needs, etc.
  • Coordinate and facilitate governance related meetings, including proposing and seeking consensus on agenda topics, identifying the relevant participants, preparing the strategic documents and presentations to guide governance policies, etc.
  • Liaise and engage with Board members to fulfil requests for information.
  • Maintain a record of Board decisions and how they have been implemented in order to provide recommendations to improve decision making and make it relevant to the programmatic mission. Additionally, act as an information liaison officer to facilitate the flow of relevant information between the Board, Executive Director and Secretariat.

a. Education
A Master's degree in public administration, economics, law, political sciences, social sciences or related discipline is required.


A bachelor's degree with a combination of two additional years of relevant experience may be accepted in lieu of the master's degree.


b. Experience


A minimum of five (5) years of progressively responsible professional experience is required in the areas of international development affairs, diplomacy, outreach, facilitation, analysis, or advice and reporting.

A successful track record of interacting with high level officials and intergovernmental bodies working with complex and sensitive issues.

Experience of working with bilateral and multilateral development agencies, including an aptitude for, and knowledge of, current issues in development is desirable

Ability to commute/relocate:

  • Gauteng, Gauteng: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (required)
Application Deadline: 2023/02/28

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