Job Title: Chief Operating Officer
Job Code:COO/ALW/130411
Number of Positions Open:1
Location: Nairobi, Kenya
Closing Date: Open Until Filled
Summary:
Our client is the premier community of young, dynamic and influential leaders in Africa.
Summary:
Our client is the premier community of young, dynamic and influential leaders in Africa.
They aim to catalyze
prosperity in Africa by: Celebrating and promoting entrepreneurship as the
surest way for Africa to achieve prosperity, and creating and strengthening
relationships between leaders in Africa such that these relationships can lead
to greater intra-African trade, investment, partnership and collaboration.
Primary Responsibilities:
Primary Responsibilities:
- Provide
effective and inspiring leadership by being actively involved in all
programs and services, developing a broad and deep knowledge of all
programs.
- Identify
opportunities for our client to leverage cross-program strengths to take
advantage of new opportunities and/or to address organizational
challenges.
- Lead, coach,
develop, and retain our client’s high-performance senior management team
with an emphasis on developing capacity in strategic analysis and planning
and program budgeting.
- Develop and
implement training programs and retreats to expand the capacity of all
staff.
- Prepare and
submit an annual operational budget, manage effectively within this budget,
and report accurately on progress made and challenges encountered.
- Ensure the
continued financial viability of our clients operational units through
sound fiscal management.
- Manage and
cultivate existing relationships with funders to secure and expand recurring
revenue streams.
- Provide
programmatic leadership and input for all strategic plan implementation
processes with the CEO and staff. Coach program directors as they
implement the strategic plan and transition program operations.
- Develop and
implement a system for tracking and reporting on the progress of the
strategic plan implementation.
Experience:
- 7+ years of
experience
Skills and Certification:
- Minimum
BS/BA degree and a track record in senior program management.
- A passion
for Africa
- Excellence in
organizational management with the ability to coach a senior-level staff
to manage and develop high-performance teams and develop and implement
program strategies.
- Deep
experience in program budgeting and fiscal management.
- Track record
of effectively leading a direct service organize with a complex array of
programs with the ability to leverage strengths across program areas;
excellent project management skills.
- Analytic and
decisive decision maker with the ability to prioritize and communicate to
staff key objectives and tactics necessary to achieve organizational
goals.
- Ability to
point to specific examples of having led organizational transformation
projects and program development.
- Unwavering
commitment to quality programs and data-driven program evaluation.
- Fundraising
experience with the ability to engage a wide range of stakeholders and
cultures.
- Strong
written and verbal communication skills; a persuasive and passionate
communicator with excellent public speaking skills.
- Action-oriented,
entrepreneurial, flexible, and innovative approach to operational
management.
- Passion,
humility, integrity, positive attitude, mission-driven, and self-directed.
Other Information:
The position will entail extensive travel across the continent to engage with the most dynamic people bringing innovation and prosperity to Africa!
How to Apply:
Interested candidates holding the necessary requirements, good performance and / or references are encouraged to apply with detailed CV’s, inclusive of names and contacts of 3 referees, current telephone number and email address
The position will entail extensive travel across the continent to engage with the most dynamic people bringing innovation and prosperity to Africa!
How to Apply:
Interested candidates holding the necessary requirements, good performance and / or references are encouraged to apply with detailed CV’s, inclusive of names and contacts of 3 referees, current telephone number and email address
