Overview

We are recruiting!

Our client in Maputo is looking for a National Director to join their team for a job vacancy within the NGO sector.

To apply or for more information follow the link below

Responsibilities:

  • Strategic Direction and Governance: Establish, guide, direct and oversee the strategic plans, advance the mission and objectives and promote sustainability and growth of the MA, in line with global strategic plans.
  • Sustainability and Fund Development: Oversee the development and implementation of realistic and effective fund development plans and strategies.
  • Marketing and Brand Awareness: Provide strategic and tactical guidance to the MA marketing, branding- and communication strategies and initiatives, together with the Fund Development and Communications department.
  • Innovation, Transformation and Process Optimisation: Evaluate the need for change and transformation initiatives in anticipation of the sector, National and International priorities.
  • Strategic Relationship Management: Establish and manage relevant strategic partnerships and relationships with both internal and external stakeholders, focused on the rights of children without parental care or at risk of losing their parental care, to ensure enduring business associations to assist in achieving strategic objectives.
  • People Management and Development: Set a medium to long term goals and objectives for subordinates and actively monitor progress of the achievement of objectives.
  • Child Safeguarding: Ensures that co-workers and programmes do no cause harm to children and young people and that they are not exposed to the risk of harm and abuse.

Requirements:

  • Degree in Social Sciences or a Business-related field such as marketing, accounting or management finance.
  • Preferably a master’s degree in business administration and/or Education and/or Social Sciences.
  • At least 10 years’ experience in developmental work in senior management and leadership positions.
  • Good understanding of policies and strategies relating to child development, programmes, education and advocacy.
  • Understanding of child rights, child development, family and community development, advocacy, rights-based programming.
  • Solid understanding and knowledge of childcare legislation and policies.
  • Intercultural, gender and diversity sensitivity: able to bridge different national or organizational cultures and to work effectively in a multi-cultural and multi-ethnic environment respecting diversity.