Centre Director Africa at SEI — Stockholm Environment Institute

Job description

Qualifications:

• We are looking for a candidate that has at least 10 years of leadership experience including people management responsibilities and a natural ability to lead people through engagement and empowerment, clear direction and delegation with a trust creating leadership. You have solid experience and understanding from a knowledge-based research organization (preferably 10 years), including at a minimum a Master’s degree in an area relevant to SEI, and a strong international reputation with active engagement in scientific and professional networks in at least one area of research central to SEI’s strategy;
• Excellent spoken and written English language skills; knowledge of at least one other language common in Africa is required together with comprehensive experience in the region.
• As a person, you have a genuine interest in leadership and a natural ability to develop and improve the organization. You are a strong communicator and have excellent relationship building skills.
• You enjoy representing SEI in different settings and have experience of and proven success in strategic fund raising.