CorpsAfrica Country Director Jobs in South Africa

CorpsAfrica Country Director Jobs in South Africa

About CorpsAfrica

Founded in 2011, CorpsAfrica provides the opportunity for Africans to serve as volunteers in their own countries, along the lines of the Peace Corps model. We train college-educated young Africans and send them to live for up to one year in rural, high-poverty communities to facilitate small-scale, high-impact projects that are identified by local people.

CorpsAfrica aims to promote a culture of public service in Africa by giving participants the opportunity to apply their education, skills, and energy toward helping their fellow citizens overcome extreme poverty.

CorpsAfrica has steadily expanded operations from Morocco to Senegal, Malawi, Rwanda, Ghana, Kenya, Ethiopia, Uganda, and The Gambia. We are working to launch in two more countries in 2024, potentially South Africa. As we reach a point of significant inflection leading to future expansion, we seek to add motivated, capable, and highly effective leaders to our team to support our next phase of growth.

Overview of the Position

CorpsAfrica is looking for a mission-focused, seasoned, strategic, and process-minded leader to launch the CorpsAfrica program in South Africa. The Country Director will build the South Africa program using the CorpsAfrica model and lessons learned across our other country programs. He or she must have a commitment to mission and strategic focus balanced with tolerance for risk and innovation.

The successful candidate will possess a demonstrated passion and commitment to youth leadership, community-led development, impact evaluation, transparency, and accountability. The South Africa Director will report directly to the Chief Executive Officer of CorpsAfrica.

Please Note: In 2024, CorpsAfrica plans to launch offices in two new countries selected from Benin, Côte d'Ivoire, South Africa, and Tanzania. We are currently seeking qualified applicants for Country Director positions in these locations, acknowledging the possibility of delaying the office launch to a subsequent year if South Africa is not among the chosen countries for 2024.

In such a scenario, we will promptly inform and re-engage all candidates when we are prepared to proceed starting the office in South Africa.

Reports To: CorpsAfrica’s Chief Executive Officer

Specific responsibilities:

Identify and hire strong staff members to manage Volunteer support, training, and other key positions.

Manage a team of talented staff members and build an organizational culture in line with CorpsAfrica’s values

Identify an office space and establish

a functioning office

Put in place policies and procedures to ensure effective and efficient operations.

Oversee compliance with all laws and regulations.

Build and manage a local Board of Directors for CorpsAfrica/South Africa.

Be responsible for strong financial oversight and management of budgets

Oversee multiple aspects of the operation, including recruitment of the Volunteers, Volunteer site selection and development, pre- and in-service training programs; assignment of Volunteers to selected sites throughout the country, working with communities and appropriate government authorities at all levels, and supporting Volunteers throughout their service – offering guidance, mentorship, coaching, networking opportunities, etc.

Raise funds for CorpsAfrica in South Africa, which involves identifying and cultivating prospective donors, writing proposals, hosting events, extensive networking, etc.

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CorpsAfrica Country Director Jobs in South Africa

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