Executive Manager: Corporate Services

To oversee, direct and provide strategic leadership, advisory and support service with regards to corporate services to the core functional areas of business, management, and the Board.

Provide leadership on all support services including HR, Communication, Research & knowledge management and Strategic Services. To take an administrative role in ensuring policies are effective, consistent and in line with the intentions of and relevant legislation

To provide critical support and coordination role for, committed to high standards and quality responsible for ensuring the integrity and efficiency of wide information, administration and governance systems and procedures, and the effective co-ordination of administrative support throughout the organisation

**Responsibilities**:
**Strategic leadership and management** Planning, cascading and assisting with the alignment of team/unit strategy to overall objectives through understanding the priorities and goals of the line functions within his/her unit and working with relevant managers to cascade strategy to the operational level. This is achieved by contributing ideas, fresh perspectives and innovative approaches to contribute meaningful viable solutions to problems, overcoming constraints and generating new solutions to problems, at and from a departmental level. Strategic planning and directing of the various line functions under him/her with the help of general managers or managers

**Financial Management** Planning and allocation of the departmental budget through responsible financial analysis of needs and ensuring on-going departmental budget management in line with legislative and regulatory frameworks. The overall purpose of the financial management element must be aligned to policies, procedures and decisions to achieve organisational objectives effectively and efficiently.

**Good governance and risk management** Analysis and assessment of organisational risks at departmental and functional level and maintaining a sound overall risk management framework, through ongoing analysis and risk mitigation actions. These must be aligned to the legislative and regulatory frameworks within which the operates.

**People management and empowerment** The management of staff within the department through individual and group communication, on-going engagement (motivation), work allocation, performance management, empowerment, coaching and mentoring to achieve goals/targets. Senior managers are also responsible to ensure that skills development is aligned to needs, that key authority and responsibilities are assigned and reviewed and that the functional needs of the department in terms of human resources are met and aligned to the strategic leadership and management element.

**Stakeholder relationship management** Developing relationships and working effectively with persons, stakeholders and organisations that co-operate and work with the and have a role to play in its success in order to create, participate in and promote harmonious and supportive relationships with others.

**Essential Requirements**:
**Qualification**:

- Masters degree in Human Resource Management/ Business Management / Administration or relevant equivalent

**Experience**:

- 8-10 years related experience of which 5 years must be in a senior management level
- Knowledge and understanding of the main corporate support functions

**Preferred Requirements**:
**Qualification**:

- Relevant Masters degree in Human Resource Management/ Business Management / Administration or equivalent with an Executive Development Programme

**Experience**:

- Proven experience as a Programme Head/ Business Head
- Experience in developing organisational strategy and annual performance plans
- Experience in Corporate Governance and the implementation thereof
- Experience of service delivery excellence (channel management)