East London: Chief Executive Officer (5Year – FTC) posted by Staff Solutions

About the Role

Staff Solutions is seeking an experienced and visionary leader to fill the role of Chief Executive Officer. The successful candidate will be responsible for driving financial sustainability, economic growth, and innovation in East London, while leading strategic stakeholder relations and formulating policy. With a strong background in development finance institutions or private sector commercial environments, the ideal candidate will bring expertise in management, oversight, and multiple departmental leadership.

Key Responsibilities

• Attain financial and operational sustainability whilst delivering of the company mandate.
• Enable a sustainable, development-driven economic growth of the Province, by stimulating activity in selected sectors and all geographic areas.
• Lead on matters relating to the 4th Industrial Revolution, Innovation and digitization.
• Manage Strategic stakeholder relations across the board.
• Formulation of policy and contribution to the Board of Directors.
• Ensure that relevant government strategies relevant to the mandate of the company are fully implemented and integrated in the company offerings.
• Offer strategic leadership, executive management, responsible entrepreneurship, ambassadorship, and statutory compliance.
• Ensure that the Corporation’s strategies, policies, procedures and resources are effectively and efficiently planned and implemented to comply with the requirements of the PFMA and the company Act.
• Ensure that skills development for corporate and business unit staff is effectively initiated and implemented, in order to optimize capacity and core competencies.
• Identify and secure key strategic and operational alliances for the Corporation in the public, private and developmental sectors.
• Provide leadership to ensure operational efficiency and effectiveness
• Oversee governance, control and legal systems

Requirements

• A Masters’ qualification in Commerce/ Development Finance. MBA/ MBL will be an added advantage.
• 10 years of working experience at an Executive level.
• Experience in development finance institutions, lending environment or private sector commercial environment is desirable
• Knowledge of public sector working will be advantageous.

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