Synergos Regional Director, Southern Africa
Synergos is looking to recruit an innovative and entrepreneurial leader to be its Regional Director for its Southern African region to champion Synergos’ efforts to change the systems that perpetuate poverty and social injustice. Synergos supports leaders, leadership networks and partnerships that promote equitable access to basic human rights and needs – with particular emphasis on health and nutrition, the wellbeing of children and women, and education.
Synergos
Regional Director, Southern Africa
Based in Johannesburg
Synergos is looking to recruit an innovative and entrepreneurial leader to be its Regional Director for its Southern African region to champion Synergos’ efforts to change the systems that perpetuate poverty and social injustice. Synergos supports leaders, leadership networks and partnerships that promote equitable access to basic human rights and needs – with particular emphasis on health and nutrition, the wellbeing of children and women, and education.
The successful candidate will be an experienced professional, with a demonstrated capacity to generate ideas and resources, build trusting relationships and manage people and programs. He or she will have diverse networks in the non-profit, public and private sectors in Southern Africa, communication skills and fluency and the capacity to bridge social, economic and political divides. Prior experience working in the development field is advantageous.
A passionate advocate for social justice, the successful candidate will have the strategic capacity and entrepreneurial skills to help Synergos play a significant role inspiring, supporting and facilitating multi sector partnerships in Southern Africa. The successful candidate should also have prior experience in generating resources to support promising programs and initiatives.
As part of a global organization, with its head office in New York, the Regional Director will need to operate both independently and collaboratively, working with the Global and Regional Boards, the President and CEO, other Senior Directors and staff, partners and funders. He or she will need to have excellent planning, budget and management skills, and the ability to contribute regularly at a strategic and operational level to global and local partners.
A post-graduate qualification would be desirable. Candidates are expected to have at least 15 years of relevant experience including some time in a senior management position.
Compensation will be competitive and commensurate with experience and skills.
Interested candidates are requested to send a copy of their CV, together with a covering letter, which addresses suitability for the role to laurenfk2012@gmail.com
Deadline for Submissions: 18 March 2011
For further information please refer to our website www.synergos.org
Should you not hear from us, you should assume that your application has been unsuccessful. Shortlisted candidates will be contacted for an interview.
Synergos
Regional Director, Southern Africa
Based in Johannesburg
Synergos is looking to recruit an innovative and entrepreneurial leader to be its Regional Director for its Southern African region to champion Synergos’ efforts to change the systems that perpetuate poverty and social injustice. Synergos supports leaders, leadership networks and partnerships that promote equitable access to basic human rights and needs – with particular emphasis on health and nutrition, the wellbeing of children and women, and education.
The successful candidate will be an experienced professional, with a demonstrated capacity to generate ideas and resources, build trusting relationships and manage people and programs. He or she will have diverse networks in the non-profit, public and private sectors in Southern Africa, communication skills and fluency and the capacity to bridge social, economic and political divides. Prior experience working in the development field is advantageous.
A passionate advocate for social justice, the successful candidate will have the strategic capacity and entrepreneurial skills to help Synergos play a significant role inspiring, supporting and facilitating multi sector partnerships in Southern Africa. The successful candidate should also have prior experience in generating resources to support promising programs and initiatives.
As part of a global organization, with its head office in New York, the Regional Director will need to operate both independently and collaboratively, working with the Global and Regional Boards, the President and CEO, other Senior Directors and staff, partners and funders. He or she will need to have excellent planning, budget and management skills, and the ability to contribute regularly at a strategic and operational level to global and local partners.
A post-graduate qualification would be desirable. Candidates are expected to have at least 15 years of relevant experience including some time in a senior management position.
Compensation will be competitive and commensurate with experience and skills.
Interested candidates are requested to send a copy of their CV, together with a covering letter, which addresses suitability for the role to laurenfk2012@gmail.com
Deadline for Submissions: 18 March 2011
For further information please refer to our website www.synergos.org
Should you not hear from us, you should assume that your application has been unsuccessful. Shortlisted candidates will be contacted for an interview.
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