Chief Executive Officer at National Arts Council of South Africa (NAC)

Requirements for the full job specification is available upon request.

The CEO reports directly to Council and is responsible for the overall management of NAC operations, and provides leadership to staff in developing, articulating, and achieving the vision for the entity’s legislative mandate through:

• Implementing the strategic goals and objectives of the NAC
• Enabling the Board to fulfil its governance function
• Giving direction and leadership toward the achievement of NAC’s philosophy, mission, strategy and annual goals and objectives
• Assertively advocating for the arts on behalf of the cultural and creative sector
• Working with internal and external stakeholders to promote the arts
• Increasing the pool of arts practitioners receiving funding from the NAC
• Creating markets access for practitioners to showcase their art locally and abroad
• Experience in securing alternative sources of funding and the management of an approved fundraising strategy
• Develop innovative blended finance mechanisms that mobilise private sector and donor contributions alongside National Treasury Allocations
• Ensuring adherence to strict governance in the administration of NAC grant funding
• Provide thought leadership in the development and administration of the arts.

Minimum education requirement

• Honours degree or equivalent NQF level 8 qualifications in the areas of arts management / administration, business management, financial management, public administration, social sciences or relevant discipline.
• Master’s Degree or equivalent NQF level 9 qualification relating to the above fields is preferred.

Required experience

• Minimum of 10 years’ demonstrable experience of senior management role
• Experience in heading a public organisation in related sectors or units of a public organisation is preferred
• Minimum of 5 years’ experience with background in the Arts and Culture field is preferred
• Knowledge of Corporate Governance of public sector entities
• Knowledge of Public Finance Management and its regulations and but not limited to the PFMA
• Experience in Development Finance, Financial Structuring, PPP and large scale project implementation.