St Josephs Home for Chronically ill Children CEO Jobs in South Africa

St Josephs Home for Chronically ill Children CEO Jobs in South Africa

The St Joseph’s Home is a paediatric intermediate healthcare facility providing holistic medical and rehabilitation care for children with life threatening and life limiting conditions.

The Home was established by the Pallottine Missionary Sisters and is run according to a Christian/Catholic ethos.

The current staff complement is approx. 130, the majority of whom are nursing and professional
therapy staff with HR, Operations and Fund development as support services.

Security, cleaning and pest control and IT are outsourced services.

The key purpose of this role is to manage the implementation of the Home’s strategy, ensuring
that the vision and objectives of the Home are achieved:

The vision of the organisation is to become a centre of excellence, indispensable to the
community we serve and the Department of Health while remaining true to our founding ethos
of responding to the needs of the time.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities

The key responsibility of this role is to lead, inspire and manage the management team ensuring
effective day-to-day running of the Home, meeting the needs of the children, while maintaining
excellent standards of service and promoting a motivated and satisfied workforce.

  • Strategic planning
  • Create a vision that is singular and that provides unity and inspiration
  • Preparation and presentation of 5-year strategic plans for Board consideration
    and approval.
  • Manage the implementation of the Home’s strategy as approved by the Board.
  • Report to the Board on the implementation of the Home’s strategy.
  • Research best practice models and keep up to date with latest developments in the field.
  • Maintain and develop the relationship with the Dept. of Health and other government
    departments, e.g., the Dept of Social Development and the Dept of Education.
  • Reporting and Board relationship
  • Participate in Board meeting and other Board committees.
  • Prepare reports and meeting packs for the Board, Remuneration and Nomination
    Committee, and Risk and Audit Committee.
  • Prepare and/or edit reports and articles for public dissemination.
  • Complete recruitment, appointment, retention and management of
    a strong, appropriately skilled, capable management team with the knowledge and
    experience to implement the strategic vision and plans of the Home (with written approval of the Board).
  • Complete recruitment, appointment, retention and management of strong,
    appropriately skilled and capable staff.
  • Performance management of direct reports.
  • Ensure HR practices are updated and in line with relevant legal requirements.
  • Ensure that all managers adhere to the HR practices.
  • Together with Finance Manager, prepare annual budgets for approval by the
    Board.
  • Together with other members of the management team explore avenues for
    raising additional funding.
  • Be accountable for the successful financial management of the Home.
  • Governance and policy development
  • Ensure sound financial management processes.
  • Monitor the monthly management accounts.
  • Ensure that operational policies and procedures are updated and adhered to in
    all areas of the Home.
  • Relationship with the Pallottine Order
  • Provide the link between the Home and the Provincial Head of the Order by
    ensuring continual communication and opportunities for placement of Pallottine
    Sisters within the operations of the Home.
  • Donor relations and public awareness
  • Assist the resources development manager by opening doors and creating
    opportunities for building new relationships/business partnerships.
  • Manage the public reputation and image.
  • Attend the school governing Board meetings representing the interests of the
    Home and ensuring that the educational needs of the children are met.
  • Sit on the panel for recruitment of new school staff as required.

    Competencies
  • Building and maintaining collaborative relationships and partnerships
  • Gaining commitment
  • Strategic leadership
  • Strategic decision making
  • Leading and guiding others
  • Excellent verbal and written communication
  • Business acumen
  • Innovation and facilitating change

    Minimum Job Qualifications Required
  • The position requires a thorough understanding and adherence to the “Christian Values”
  • Relevant Tertiary qualification in health or allied sector
  • Post Grad qualification would be preferable
  • 5-10 years’ experience in leading a health service provider NGO

    How to Apply
  • Interested and qualified candidates should apply online by 26th July 2019
  • For more information and job application details, see; St Josephs Home for Chronically ill Children CEO Jobs in South Africa

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