Johannesburg: Chief Executive Officer posted by AtripleA recruitment & temps

About the Role

The Chief Executive Officer role is a critical position that requires leadership and strategic vision to drive the organization’s growth and success. As the head of the organization, you will be responsible for developing and implementing strategies that align with the organization’s mandate, managing operational plans, and ensuring effective stakeholder engagement.

Key Responsibilities

• Compile an approved strategy aligned with the organisation’s mandate by collecting input from senior managers and other relevant stakeholders.
• Manage alignment with the national development plan and ensure that the strategy is compiled and submitted for final approval by the agreed deadline.
• Develop a plan that delivers the strategic objectives, align organisational resources with plan deliverables, and oversee the implementation of agreed deliverables by the specified deadlines.
• Ensure that the organisation’s are resourced and fully capacitated by managing the employment and implementation of resources that are skilled, and systems that deliver the required efficiencies and effectiveness annually.
• Communicate the strategy with all employees and stakeholders by designing and implementing a strategy communication approach and implement it by the agreed deadline.
• Ensure that the organisation’s are managed in a financially sound and risk-appropriate manner by developing, implementing, reporting on, and complying with appropriate processes and procedures as per agreed deadlines.
• Resolve challenges hindering or threatening the successful achievement of the strategy by monitoring organisational performance, identifying areas of risk or challenges, and addressing these within agreed challenge-resolution timelines.

Requirements

• Strong business acumen and strategic thinking
• Excellent leadership and management skills
• Ability to communicate effectively with various stakeholders
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Proven experience in executive and strategic management
• Knowledge of the Electronic Communication Act 36 of 2005, PFMA, National Treasury Regulations, and Government Prescripts

Qualifications

• A Postgraduate Degree preferably in Telecommunications Information Communication Technology (ICT) and/or ICT Policy and Regulation and/or Commerce and/or Public Administration and/or Equivalent qualification.
• Master’s degree relevant to the ICT sector will be an advantage.
• At least 5 to 10 years relevant experience in Executive and Strategic Management, with 5 years within the ICT sector (experience in the public sector or private sector).
• Minimum of 5 years’ experience interacting with Board of Directors.