Country Director at Salt House

Job Description

Lead. Scale. Inspire.

• Develop and implement strategies aiming to promote our mission to be leaders in inclusive development research, dialogues and research.
• Manage the Salt House Business portfolio—draft business proposals, co-design training resources, and develop and facilitate audits, training and consultancy.
• Collaborate with the team to identify grant opportunities,  draft grant proposals and secure sponsorships for our portfolio programmes.
• Build an effective team of leaders by providing guidance and coaching to co-managers to achieve collective objectives.
• Ensure adherence to the organisation’s daily activities, deliverables and long-term plans to established policies and legal guidelines.
• Leading organisation-wide collaboration for fundraising campaigns, and positioning Salt House for financial success.
• Forge and maintain relations of trust with shareholders, partners, clients and government authorities.
• Oversee the managers of each department in the organisation and represent their interests when reporting to the board of directors.
• Review reports by subordinate managers to acquire an understanding of the organisation’s financial and non-financial position.
• Works with the board to plan, create, and implement programs and activities to ensure we achieve organisational goals and mission for the continent.
• Monitor all internal communication and control to ensure the organisation complies with its fiduciary duties, financial plans, financial audits, and tax filing. 

Qualifications

• Excellent understanding of inclusive development, SDGs and emerging sustainability theories and practices.
• Proven work experience as a Non-Profit Executive Director or Strategic Business Development professional.
• Experience running fundraising campaigns and  initiatives, engaging with multiple stakeholders and
• Knowledge of people recruitment and how to get individuals involved to achieve collective organisational success.
• Strong knowledge of financials and how to build financial forecasting documents for the board of directors.
• Excellent communication, writing and presentation skills.
• The ability to leverage communication technology tools such as Microsoft 365 is preferable.
• Relevant training and/or certifications as a Non-Profit Executive Director.
• Relationship building, leadership and stakeholder management.

Desirable Skills

• Experience in contributing to building revenue and expense budgets, forecasting and resource development
• A successful track record of working with high-performing staff teams and creating positive workplace environments.
• Professional use of ICT systems such as Microsoft 365 Suite, Mailchimp, Zoho and Client Management Softwares.
• Demonstrated success in developing and engaging effective non-profit boards
• Experience in leading productive communications and group facilitation which include expression of conflict and passion, employee development, assessment and coaching, matrix management and decision making.
• Must demonstrate superior skills in gaining the trust and confidence of a wide range of people, providing strong leadership and influence.