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The
Nigerian Women’s Trust Fund (WF) was created in 2011 to increase
the representation of women in Nigerian governance at all levels
and address the growing concerns about the gender imbalance in
elective and appointive position.
We are recruiting to fill the position below:
Job Title: Chief Executive Officer
Location: Abuja
Reports to: Board of Directors
General Summary
- The CEO shall devote the bulk of the time, attention and
abilities to the oversight for vision, strategy and running the
secretariat of the Nigerian Women Trust Fund (WF).
- The responsibilities include stakeholder management,
communication and fundraising as well as delivering the broad
goal specified in the WF’s planning framework as well as other
associated functions as the organization may from time to time
require.
Technical Knowledge, Skills and Experience
- Advanced degree, ideally an MBA, with at least 10 years of
senior management experience and a track record of effectively
leading a diverse staff and stakeholders who span local,
regional and national interests and locations.
- Past experience working with a Board of Directors with the
ability to manage board member relationships and expectations
will be a bonus.
- Ability to work effectively in collaboration with diverse
groups of people, passion for the core objectives of the WF,
integrity, positive attitude, mission-driven and self-motivated
also required.
- The CEO should be able to promote a performance and
outcomes-based organization and staff and have the ability to
point to specific examples of having developed and
operationalized strategies that have taken an organization to
the next stage of growth.
Physical Requirements and Work Environment:
- This is a desk job that requires the CEO to report daily to
the office as the head of the management team.
- Reasonable accommodations will be made to enable a person
with physical challenges to perform the job.
Key Success Factors:
- Proven leadership, coaching, and relationship management
experience
- Strong written and oral communication skills; a persuasive
and passionate communicator with excellent interpersonal and
multidisciplinary project skills
- Excellence in organizational management with the ability to
coach staff, manage, and develop high-performance teams, set
and achieve strategic objectives, and manage a budget
- Unwavering commitment to quality programs and data-driven
program evaluation
- Strong marketing, public relations, and fundraising
experience with the ability to engage a wide range of
stakeholders and cultures
- Project programming design abilities.
- Action-oriented, entrepreneurial, adaptable, and innovative
approach to business planning
- Strong interpersonal and team building skills
- Demonstrated commitment to the beliefs and goals of the
Fund
Term of Service
Remuneration is competitive for the industry. The CEO will be
appointed for an initial term of two years with the opportunity
of renewal. A probation period of six months will be built into
the initial two-year contract.
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their
applications and CV’s to:
info@nigerianwomentrustfund.org with the
subject: ‘CEO POSITION’.
Application Deadline 15th April,
2015.