Chief Executive Officer South African Cities

2 weeks ago

Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa Pinpoint One Human Resources Full time

Location:
Johannesburg

Purpose:

  • The CEO reports directly to the Board as the Accounting Officer of South African Cities Network
(SACN) and is responsible for the overall success of SACN

  • Fulfil the mandate of SACN
  • Implement the new SACN strategy conceived within a 10year strategic outlook that aligns with the
Integrated Urban Development Framework (IUDF), the National Development Plan (NDP) 2030

Vision, the New Urban Agenda (NUA), UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) 2030 Agenda

(in particular SDG 11:
Make cities inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable), the Paris Climate

Agreement, and the African Union's Agenda 206- Provide effective and transformative leadership

  • Develop and nurture the relationships with the partners of SACN
  • Develop, nurture and leverage wide and diverse stakeholders
  • Effective and transparent management of the reputation risks of SACN

Salary:
Negotiable

Package:
Will Be Communicated

Country:
ZA

Minimum requirements:

  • Master's degree or equivalent in Development Studies or Urban Planning/Development or
Management of SocialSciences. (a PhD will be an added advantage)

  • 10 years' experience in applied research in the urban and cities\' development field
  • 10 years' experience on Executive and Board level
  • Experience in the Public Sector especially in the local government sphere
  • Knowledge of the humanities, social sciences, technology and skills development
  • Proven experience in negotiation valuecreating partnerships across diverse sectors and
organisations

  • Experience in multidisciplinary environments

Additional comments:

  • Communicating on behalf of the organisation, with stakeholders holders, Local Government,
government entities and the public

  • Engaging with Local Government councilors
  • Engaging with other Global institutions to strengthen the SACN mandate
  • Implementing the organization's vision and mission
  • Evaluating performance and outputs of the members of the Executive
  • Staying abreast of the legislative changes impacting on metros and Local Government
  • Be alert to revenue generation and collaboration opportunities
  • Ensure that the organisation maintains high social responsibility wherever it does business
  • Assessing risks to the organisation and implementing risk mitigation strategies
  • Setting strategic goals and making sure they are measurable and describable
  • Providing leadership in the development and implementation of Annual Performance Plans for the
organization

  • Developing an agile organisational performance reporting, monitoring and evaluation framework to
ensure organisational success

  • Ensuring the effective implementation of a highly functional individual performance management
system

  • Developing and implementing a robust revenue enhancement and costcontainment plan
  • Ensuring the creation of highperforming and engaged organisational culture in the organization
  • Drive organic and inorganic growth in respect of the revenuegenerating business units
Behavioural Skills requirements

Leadership Skills

Must be able:

  • To create a positive work environment where all staff are motivated to do their best
  • To convey confidence in a group's ability to prevail over challenges to reach its goals
  • To link mission, vision, values, goals, and strategies to everyday work
  • To take calculated risks or a fresh approach to improve performance or reach a challenging goal
  • To set clear, meaningful, challenging, and attainable group goals and expectations that are aligned
with those of the organization

Management Skills

Must be able:

  • To ensure the various program's goals, purpose, and criteria for success are achieved
  • To ensure resources and skill sets among staff are available
  • To integrate the ideas and needs of stakeholders in developing feasible strategies to achieve goals
  • To obtain stakeholder acceptance of and support for the strategies
  • To evaluate progress and success against performance standards
Planning

Must be able:

  • To see where current trends will lead, and how they may influence the organization's direction
  • To form and articulate a clear picture of the future the organization should strive for. Explains why
that future is important and how current decisions make or break the chance to reach it

  • To use a global perspective, reliably forecasts future needs and devises plans to meet those
needs

  • To analyze options and decisions based on longterm outcomes
  • To translate the vision for the organization into clear strategies
Change Leadership Skill

Must be able:

  • To manage, lead, and enables the process of change and transition while helping others deal with
the impacts

  • To recognize and communicate the potential benefits of change
  • To recognizes and manages the challenges that can accompany change
  • To encourage others to value change
  • To develop improved ways of doing things, including new approaches or methods
Influencing Skill

Must be able

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