Director: Mandela University Africa Hub for Youth Entrepreneurship and Social Innovation (MUAH) (_0) at Nelson Mandela University

CORE PURPOSE OF JOB

• Provide visionary leadership, innovative strategy development, agile execution, and continual renewal to positioning the Mandela University Africa Hub as a dynamic, adaptive, and sustainable catalyst at the heart of fostering a self-reliant, creative and enterprising generation of entrepreneurs, social innovators and change-makers..

KEY PERFORMANCE AREAS

•  Strategic Thinking: Develop, mobilise and deploy creative and innovative knowledge and thinking to position the MUAH at the core of the living ecosystem for entrepreneurship development and social innovation.
• Strategic Management: Develop and recommend the HUB’s long-term strategy, vision, and performance targets, supported by annual implementation plans and budgets that drive sustainable growth.
• Entrepreneurship Development and Social Innovation Promotion: Develop and implement programmes that promote entrepreneurship and social innovation, recruit students, the youth and entrepreneurs to grow the MSMEs in key economic sectors.
• Governance & Compliance: Ensure effective management structures, sound policies, and robust governance systems while monitoring compliance with legal, regulatory, and applicable standards.
• Operational Effectiveness and Optimisation: Oversee capital and operational expenditure, ensure efficient resource allocation, and monitor HUB’s performance against agreed objectives.
• Organizational Development: Establish effective structures, systems, teams, and operating models that enable execution of strategy, excellence and realisation of the imperatives of sustainability of the MUAH.,
• Resource Mobilisation and Partnerships: Design integrative collaborative ecosystems for resource mobilisation and programme or project-based partnerships.

Core Competencies:

Advanced level of competencies required:

Leadership & Strategy

• Strategic Leadership
• Strategic Thinking
• Programme and Project Management
• Creative and innovative thinking
• Business & Financial Acumen

Entrepreneurship Development

• Risk Management
• Financial Management
• Monitoring and Evaluation
• Analytical Thinking
• Problem Solving
• People Management
• Communication & Stakeholder Relationship Management

Skills of Influence

• Marketing and Communication
• Partnership Management
• Interpersonal Relationships
• Conflict Resolution Management
• Technical Proficiency
• Computer Literacy

REQUIREMENTS

• A master’s degree in business management /Entrepreneurship.
• At least five years management experience in an entrepreneurship development environment.
• Proven track record of successful fundraising and resource mobilization.
• Incubation management experience will be an added advantage.