Executive Director - NGO

Role Objectives:

The executive director is crucial in terms of leadership and management and holds many responsibilities that are essential in maintaining the sustainability of the organization.

- Anticipate and drive organization changes in order to best support strategic orientation and performance plans

- Ensuring that the objectives of the organisation are achieved

- Making sure that programs and activities are being laid out efficiently and as effectively as possible.

- Recognizing and supporting change within the organisation.

- Utilizing essential interpersonal, communication, and listening skills

- Providing the organisation with support in necessary financial, human, and technological resources.

Responsibilities:

I. Planning & Strategic Management

- Provide strategic vision and direction to programme through membership of the Senior

Leadership Team

- Participate fully in developing annual programme strategies, with staff and board members

- Ensuring fundraising programs are carried out with high ethical standards and funds are being accepted and used responsibly

- Participate in conceptualizing and designing cost effective, innovative programmes - Provide overall supervision to the implementation and integration of activities in all programme sectors,

II. Budgeting

- Allocation of resources and ensuring that appropriate controls are maintained at all levels

- Presenting the annual budget on time and making sure that all other financial tasks are completed in an efficient and timely matter

III. Monitoring & Evaluation

- Assessing whether programs and activities have been successful

- Review monthly, quarterly, half-yearly and annual progress reports, programme reports, and donor reports

IV. Administration

- Develop & implement relevant structures, policies and procedures to ensure efficient operations - Contribute to policy formulation - Support the HR Head, in compliance with labor laws and practices;

V. Team Management

- Being a leader by setting high standards and living by these standards, mentoring and motivating staff

- Encouraging good performance and values

- Ensure regular and effective staff development trainings & programmes

- Provide for staff welfare and benefits

VI. Internal & External Communication:

- Represent the organisation at National & International level - Work closely with board, partners, donors, project heads and government bodies - Ensuring high level external representation and lobbying.

Requirement

- Post graduate and Management degree - Proven working experience in Development Sector (NGO) - Demonstrable experience leading an Organisation - Total experience of atleast 15 years with minimum 5 years in an NGO - Hands-on experience in project management - Excellence in organizational management with the ability to coach staff, manage, and develop high-performance teams,

Competencies:

- Strategic Vision & Agility - Building sustainable relationships/ Networking - Negotiation/Influencing skills - Commitment - Interpersonal Skills - Stakeholder management

Reporting To: Board of Directors