General Manager jobs in South Africa

Accountable to the Board of Trustees the CEO will have responsibility for the strategic development and running of the organisation, including the management of all staff and volunteers and the building of relationships with important supporters and partners.

This includes:

• Developing and delivering an ambitious strategy;
• Managing, developing and coaching our dedicated staff;
• Ensuring the financial viability of our client, including identification of potential funders and the preparation of bids;
• Delivering on the highest standards of governance;
• Oversight of Safeguarding while ensuring the safety of staff, volunteers and Participants;
• Monitoring the delivery of projects and key performance indicators and reporting to the Board and to funders, as required.

Our client's participants are energetic but can have complex needs so we are looking for someone with energy, passion and empathy. A knowledge of the justice system and prior experience of working with ex-offenders or those at risk of offending is required.

As a charity, we are dependent on grants, so the person needs to have personal credibility to build and nurture relationships with current and potential funders and to be tenacious in identifying new potential sources of funding. Ideally, the person will also have a broad personal network and experience in fundr...