Non-Executive Director: ConnectForChange Trust at Vodacom

Your responsibilities will include:

• Advise on the strategic aims of the Trust
• Scrutinise the performance of the Trust in meeting agreed goals and objectives
• Monitor the reporting of performance
• Interrogate the financials to ensure the integrity and accuracy of the financial information
• Ensure that financial controls and systems of risk management are robust and defendable
• Ensure all governance procedures are adhered to
• Uphold high standards of integrity and compliance

Core Competencies, Knowledge & Experience

The ideal candidate for this role will have:

• Strong business acumen and commercial astuteness
• Politically astute and sensitive to the SA governments’ development agenda
• Strategic thinker with critical evaluation skills and the ability to get to the heart of an issue quickly
• An understanding of governance as well as an appreciation of the legal and regulatory frameworks within which Vodacom operates
• An independent and objective mind set capable of asking challenging questionsand demonstrating sound judgement
• Telecommunications industry knowledge would be an advantage