We're looking for a candidate to fill this position in an exciting company.Develop a vision for the country in collaboration with Regional Directors, on how we can best support users on our platform to drive impact and sustainability and foster a culture of growth, collaboration and innovation in the country. Lead on the development of country strategy and participate in regional and global strategy across the Foundation network.Provide executive leadership to the broader Foundation, by working collaboratively with other leaders around the world to ‘think big’ about the opportunities we have to increase our impact, address the obstacles we face, and foster a culture defined by the Foundation’s principles.Foster collaboration with other country chapters to share learnings on impact, fundraising, brand, and other joint programs.BrandGrow and protect our brand as the world’s leading open hub for civic organising in the country.Be our public face in the country, sought after as a speaker and inspiring leader. Maintain networks at senior levels across civil society, business, media and government, to help grow influence for change.org users. It’s rare that a candidate has a ‘perfect’ set of relevant experiences, we do not expect this, and all candidates are encouraged to apply, even if you are missing some of the items in the list below. Experiences we’ll be looking out for, and which we think will be helpful coming into a role like this are:People Management. Experience building teams from the ground up. Exceptional people skills; passionate about achieving team success; able to inspire and motivate the team. The ability to recruit, coach and mentor a new team and guide next-level leaders. An aptitude for managing skip-levels (e.g. a manager of managers) and demonstrated success in developing internal talent.Operational Management. Experience driving sustainable operations, adept with drafting and managing budgets. Strategic excellence. Demonstrated success with the development, communication and implementation of a clearly defined country vision.Impact oriented. Experience at a mission-driven organization, an impact-focused company, or done extensive volunteer work in the social change or humanitarian space.Breadth & depth of knowledge. Tactical expertise and the commensurate ability to be hands on and dive in. Strong knowledge and deep interest in the South African media and political landscape.Excellent spokesperson with a strong personal profile. Ability to inspire others to want to follow or be involved with their projects. Fundraising Experience: Demonstrated success attracting and maintaining philanthropic support.
