Chief Executive Officer (CEO) – Grade 25 at Eastern Cape Development Corporation (ECDC)

Key Performance Areas include: 

• Attain financial and operational sustainability whilst delivering of the ECDC mandate.
• Enable a sustainable, development-driven economic growth of the Province, by stimulating activity in selected sectors and all geographic areas. 
• Lead on matters relating to the 4th Industrial Revolution, Innovation and digitization. 
• Manage Strategic stakeholder relations across the board. 
• Formulation of policy and contribution to the Board of Directors. 
• Ensure that relevant government strategies relevant to the mandate of ECDC are fully implemented and integrated in the ECDC offerings. 
• Offer strategic leadership, executive management, responsible entrepreneurship, ambassadorship, and statutory compliance. 
• Ensure that the Corporation’s strategies, policies, procedures and resources are effectively and efficiently planned and implemented to comply with the requirements of the PFMA and the ECDC Act. 
• Ensure that skills development for corporate and business unit staff is effectively initiated and implemented, in order to optimize capacity and core competencies.
• Identify and secure key strategic and operational alliances for the Corporation in the public, private and developmental sectors. 
• Provide leadership to ensure operational efficiency and effectiveness 
• Oversee governance, control and legal systems 
• Develop and maintain a shared vision and mission amongst management and staff, so that the organization survives and thrives whilst assuming total responsibility for the Corporation. 

Qualifications:

• A Master’s degree in relevant field, preferably in commerce or development finance, is required. An MBL or MBA will be an advantage. 
• 10 years of working experience at an Executive level. 
• Experience in development finance institutions, lending environment or private sector commercial environment is desirable 
• Knowledge of public sector working will be advantageous.