Deputy Chief Executive Officer at Northern Rangelands Trust

Key Responsibilities:

• Supervise all internal functions, including finance, programs, operations, people, science, and conservation.
• Support the CEO as and when required.
• Provide oversight and coordination to the diverse technical teams and matrix (regions, conservancies, programs) to ensure seamless execution.
• Lead annual planning, budgeting, execution, process streamlining, and resource management to ensure efficiency and effectiveness.
• Oversee organizational change management and transformation, developing strategies to enhance the professionalization of the organization.
• Oversee NRT’s support to improving conservancy field operations, staff and conservancy board capacity, governance, and technical programmes.
• Create and implement Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for all departments to streamline processes and ensure compliance with organizational standards.
• Ensure organisational systems enable efficient and effective execution of the strategic plan; evaluate options for digitization of organisation, need for an organisation wide ERP system.
• Provide daily management, coaching and mentorship, and career development and training opportunities to all direct reporting staff.

Qualifications and Experience:

• Master’s in business administration, Project Management and any other related field.
• Proven experience of 10+ years in operations and 7+ years in leadership roles.
• Excellent decision-making, strategic thinking, and interpersonal capabilities.
• Strong understanding of finance, program management, human resources, and operationalprocesses.
• Experience with multinational conservation-focused NGOs .
• Experience with complex organization that required matrix management of technical teams across a vast landscape.
• Passion for community development and wildlife conservation.
• Willingness to work in hardship areas.