Executive Director (Pretoria Region) - Pretoria
Are you a dynamic and visionary leader ready to make a significant impact? Join us as our Executive Director, spearheading strategic initiatives and shaping the future of space science and engineering with innovation and passion.
Reporting to the CEO, the Executive Director has overall responsibility for the management of the Space Science Programme, ensuring it is appropriately positioned on a sustainable basis to deliver strategic programmes for the benefit of the sectors, markets and communities that it serves. The Executive Director is also a Member of the Executive Team and as such shares a collective
responsibility for the strategic oversight of the organization.
KEY PERFORMANCE AREAS:
KPA 1: Strategy Planning, Development and Implementation
KPA 2: Operations Management
KPA 3: Business Development
KPA 4: People Management
KPA 5: Financial Management
KPA 6: Corporate Governance
KPA 7: Stakeholder Management
KPA 8: Space Science Research
KPA 9: General Management
EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE:
A PhD degree in a relevant Space Science field
An MBA will be an added advantage
At least ten (10) years experience at senior management level in the Space Science environment
Three (3) to five (5) years experience at executive management level
Exceptional research track record
KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS:
Leadership abilities
Organisational skills
Analytical skills
Critical thinking abilities
Project management
Productivity management
Business development
Strategic thinking
LANGUAGE SKILLS:
Ability to read, analyse, and interpret the most complex documents. Ability to respond effectively
to the most sensitive inquiries or complaints. Ability to write speeches and articles using original or
innovative techniques or style. Ability to make effective and persuasive speeches and
presentations on controversial or complex topics to top management, public groups, and/or
boards of directors
NUMERICAL SKILLS:
Intermediate Skills: Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest,
commissions, proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume. Ability to apply
concepts of basic algebra and geometry. Ability to understand basic accountancy and
financial statements.
REASONING ABILITY:
Highest Skills: Ability to apply principles of logical or scientific thinking to a wide range of
intellectual and practical problems. Ability to deal with nonverbal symbolism (formulas, scientific
equations, graphs, musical notes, etc.,) in its most difficult phases. Ability to deal with a variety of
abstract and concrete variables.
COMPUTER SKILLS:
To perform this job successfully, an individual should have knowledge of:
Internet explorer internet software
Outlook software
Excel spreadsheet software
Word processing software
PowerPoint presentation software
WORK ENVIRONMENT:
Travel both nationally and internationally is a job requisite
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