Blue Crane Foundation: Senior Operations Manager

Blue Crane Foundation is a start-up organisation with a mission to strengthen informal and rural Community Based Organisations (CBOs) through capacity building and training.

Blue Crane Foundation seeks to appoint a Senior Operations Manager, based in East London, Eastern Cape.

Responsibilities: 

• Lead Blue Crane Foundation's strategy development, policy formation and implementation;
• Establish and maintain excellent external partnerships;
• Provide guidance on beneficiary support requirements;
• Develop appropriate best training and mentoring practices for CBOs;
• Develop annual work plans and budgets;
• Manage available resources;
• Lead fundraising strategic plans and activities;
• Recruit, mobilise and manage performance of senior teams;
• Lead financial management and corporate governance;
• Develop and facilitate local Board of Trustees.

Requirements:

• Demonstrable track record of minimum 10 years of programme management in the public or NGO sector with at least six years of senior managerial positions;
• Master’s degree in public health, business management, community development or in other relevant topics;
• Executive experience of people management and leadership;
• Demonstrable organisational, logistical and communication skills;
• Substantial representational skills and proven track record in dealing with various stakeholders successfully at different levels;
• Good track record of financial management and budget monitoring;
• Extensive experience in monitoring and evaluation programmes;
• Working experience in rural communities and or townships settings in South Africa;
• Experience in high level report writing;
• Ability to travel approximately 20 percent of time;
• Fluency in English. 

To apply, submit a CV and motivation letter to andre@blue-crane.org.

Please quote the source of this advertisement in your application - NGO Pulse Portal.

Blue Crane Foundation’s website is undercontruction.

For other vacancies in the NGO sector, refer to www.ngopulse.org/vacancies.

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