Job Title: Managing Director
Reference: MD
Location: Lagos, Nigeria
Employer: Mike Adenuga Foundation (MAF)
The Mike Adenuga Foundation (MAF) is a private non- profit Pan African organization with a vision to contribute to a better and more equitable future for Nigerians and other Africans. This we intend to achieve by creating or supporting initiatives that deliver infrastructure, resources, knowledge and skills for impactful socioeconomic development through improvements in education, health and enterprise collaborating with nonprofits including Non-Governmental Organizations and other public and private institutions working in the specific areas of interests of the foundation.
Our core program interests are in the field of education, health, entrepreneurship, rural development and special opportunity grants. To actualize its objectives, the Foundation desires to recruit highly competent, talented and self-motivated individuals to fill the positions as stated in this publication.
All positions are full time and based in Lagos, Nigeria requiring some measure of travels within and outside Nigeria where the Mike Adenuga Group of Companies undertake commercial activity.
The successful candidate:
• Works with the board to craft strategic vision, then aligns organizational resources to implement all approved programs.
• Sets an effective agenda and ensures performance goals are met.
• Responsible for administrative procedures and processes to maintain fiscal accountability and control equitable and fair personnel practices and efficiency of operations
• Oversees and coordinates donor management activities;
• 'Develops other revenue sources including business arrangements and funding proposals
• Oversees and coordinates donor management activities;
• Develops other revenue sources including business arrangements and funding proposals
• Develops and maintains effective working relationships with members of the board of trustees, committees and advisory board
• Serves as a mentor, guide and coach to staff
• Prepares and manages the annual budget
• Ensures compliance with all appropriate regulations
• Ensures appropriate information flow both within and outside the organization
• Represents the organization; serves as its public face as appropriate
• Oversees media/public relations and issues management activities.
Qualifications:
• The qualified candidate for this key executive position will be a skilled, visionary, and inclusive leader.
• At least 15-20 years of related work experience are strongly desired, six (6) of which must have been spent leading a similar organization or in a very senior position.
• The successful candidate will have a passion for the philanthropic purpose of the Mike Adenuga Foundation.
• S/he will have experience in the public domain, ideally having served as a key spokesperson of a similar organization.
• The candidate will be a person of integrity and stature with proven leadership experience, exemplary administrative management skills, and a strong commitment to the mission, vision
This position is full time and based in Lagos, Nigeria requiring some measure of travels within and outside Nigeria where the Mike Adenuga Group of Companies undertake commercial activity.
Method of Application:
Apply online with your Curriculum Vitae (prepared as a Microsoft Word document and saved with your full names, detailing contact telephone numbers, e-mail address and scanned passport photograph).
Deadline: 11th June, 2013.
All applications will be treated in strict confidence and only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
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