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Description

• To lead the next phase of institutional growth, our client is seeking an outstanding Managing Director who will provide strategic direction, strengthen organisational performance and deliver sustainable long-term value.
• The ideal candidate is a transformational executive with proven success managing complex, high impact organisations and delivering measurable results in fast moving environments.

Key Deliverables
The Managing Director is accountable for:

• Raising, managing and growing capital for the organisation.
• Building and expanding the customer base across core market segments.
• Driving product innovation and implementing adaptive go to market strategies.
• Establishing efficient internal and external business systems to support quality delivery.
• Building, developing and sustaining a high performing team.
• Creating, expanding and maintaining a robust stakeholder and partner ecosystem.
• Delivering a comprehensive growth plan that ensures organisational sustainability.
• Delivering consistent shareholder and stakeholder value.

Core Responsibilities
Strategic Leadership and Planning:

• Develop and execute the organisation’s strategic plan and mission priorities.
• Monitor industry trends, competitive positioning and regulatory developments.
• Ensure alignment between organisational structures, processes and strategic objectives.

Corporate Governance:

• Report to the Board of Directors on strategy, operations, performance and risks.
• Ensure full adherence to corporate governance principles and compliance standards.
• Manage compliance related issues and ensure timely escalation when necessary.

People and Culture Leadership:

• Oversee recruitment, development, performance management and retention systems.
• Promote ethical conduct, integrity, transparency and teamwork across the organisation.
• Drive succession planning and leadership capacity building.

Operations and Business Performance:

• Lead the development and improvement of operational processes and internal controls.
• Ensure technology enabled operations and continuous innovation in service delivery.
• Oversee the editorial and content production functions to ensure output quality.
• Drive efficiency, effectiveness and excellence across business units.

Project, Financial and Market Oversight:

• Manage key projects from conceptualisation to completion, ensuring timelines and budgets are met.
• Oversee organisational financial planning, budgeting, treasury and reporting.
• Drive investment initiatives, portfolio diversification and financial sustainability.
• Strengthen marketing strategy, brand positioning and revenue generation.

Qualifications and Experience

• MBA or relevant postgraduate degree or professional certification.
• Minimum of five years in an executive management role.
• Demonstrable experience working at a strategic leadership level.
• Proven competence in technology, financial markets or information and intelligence sectors.
• Strong project management experience.
• Ability to perform under pressure with resilience, agility and sound judgement.

Skills and Competencies:

• Strong leadership presence with the ability to build and inspire high performing teams.
• Extensive professional network across regulatory, financial, economic and business sectors.
• Excellent written, oral and public communication skills.
• High analytical capability, strategic thinking and problem solving skill.
• Strong digital literacy and social media awareness.
• High ethical standards, confidentiality and professionalism.

Values and Attributes:

• Integrity, discretion and ethical judgement.
• Respectful and diplomatic stakeholder engagement.
• Professionalism, accountability and commitment to excellence.
• Sensitivity to diversity in multi stakeholder environments.

Reporting Line:

• The Managing Director reports directly to the Board of Directors and the Chairman and serves as a key member of the Executive Management Team.

Remuneration and Executive Benefits
The role offers a competitive executive compensation package, including:

• Competitive salary structure
• Performance based benefits as defined in the employment contract
• Executive allowances and professional privileges
• Additional incentives aligned with organisational policies.

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Job Description

• Our client is seeking to engage a Chief Operating Officer (COO) to contribute to the organization’s growth and success.

Key Responsibilities

• Strategic Planning and Mission Accomplishment
• Corporate Governance
• People Management
• Project Management
• Operations Management
• Financial Planning and Control
• Marketing Management
• Values.

Requirements

• Education to BA / BS level at minimum
• MBA or Post Graduate Education/Certification
• At least three years of working experience in a managerial role.

Essential Knowledge and Experience:

• Demonstrable experience of working at a strategic level.
• Experience in project management.
• Resilience and flexibility, able to work calmly under pressure and deal with a fast-changing workload and sometimes demanding deadlines.
• Proactive, ingenious, and creative approach to solving problems.
• Ability to produce well-presented, coherent written and visual materials quickly.
• Outgoing, helpful disposition and the ability to deal with people respectfully, diplomatically and firmly as appropriate.
• Experience of effective teamwork in a virtual setting with staff worldwide.
• Excellent English language communication skills, including the ability to produce precise, grammatically correct written documents and presentations.
• Able to deal with confidential matters discreetly.
• Organized, systematic and able to organise a filing system that makes it easy to collate, curate and retrieve documents electronically (digitally) and physically.
• Numeracy and financial literacy.
• Experience of and sensitivity to diversity in all its forms in a multi ethnic and globally oriented organisation.

Desirable Knowledge and Experience:

• Competency in other major local and world language(s) in addition to English will be desirable or a future goal.
• Advanced graduate degree study.

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Job Overview

• The Grants and Project Coordinator is a critical, high-impact role responsible for securing and managing the organization's funding pipeline.
• This involves identifying and successfully obtaining grants while simultaneously overseeing end-to-end project execution to guarantee strict compliance with all funding and regulatory requirements.
• This role demands meticulous attention to detail, robust project management skills, and exceptional diplomacy in liaising with internal teams, partners, and external donors.

Key Responsibilities
Funding Acquisition & Compliance:

• Research: Proactively research and identify suitable, high-value grant opportunities for the organization.
• Proposal Development: Develop and submit persuasive, compliant grant proposals, including accurate budget formulation.
• Documentation: Manage all grant application processes and maintain accurate, up-to-date documentation.

Project Management & Financial Oversight:

• Execution & Oversight: Coordinate the planning and execution of all grant-funded projects to meet established objectives and deadlines.
• Financial Accountability: Monitor project budgets and expenditures meticulously, ensuring full financial compliance and tracking milestones.
• Reporting: Prepare and submit timely, comprehensive progress and final reports for both internal management and external funders.

Stakeholder Management:

• Relationship Building: Establish and maintain strong, effective relationships with donors, funding partners, and internal collaborating teams.
• Confidentiality: Uphold the highest standards of professional integrity, discretion, and confidentiality in all dealings.

Requirements

• Interested candidates should possess relevant qualifications with experience.