Surge Africa design and implement innovative measures that improve approaches to climate adaptation through policy, media and resilient development. We acknowledge that climate change is multifaceted and must be tackled by anchoring strategies using a multi-layered approach towards various levels of our societies, which is why our programs are tailored to strategically advance climate resilience by influencing and advancing an inclusive decentralization of people, energy, economic and landscape governance. Surge Africa has a regional presence in Africa with a footprint of operations in Nigeria, Ghana, Kenya and South Africa through numerous programs and initiatives. Through our media work, we saw it necessary to bridge regional gaps, by initiating programs in Latin America to promote our shared values for justice and equality in climate justice advocacy.
- Experience 8 years
- Location Nigeria
Role Overview:
- The Associate Director will be responsible for designing, implementing, and overseeing Surge Africa’s operations and programmatic systems to ensure organisational sustainability. Read more here. This role is fully remote.
Responsibilities
- The Associate Director design, implement, and oversee effective management and growth of systems, operations and programs within the organization, overseeing finances and HR, regulatory compliance and organisational sustainability.
- Work closely with the Director to promote the growth and healthy development of the organisation including strategic planning, annual goal setting, and day-to-day operations.
- Lead in building and implementing SAO’s strategic roadmaps, ensure the improvement of quality delivery of programs.
- Facilitate grant writing activities and see to fundraising.
- Assist in management and oversight of budget, fundraising, and project reporting.
- Expand our network of partners and manage stakeholder engagement
- Manage staff officers in specific work streams
- Coordinate hiring of staff.
Qualifications
- 8 + years relevant experience in a senior managerial role (With explicit experience in the Climate).
- A strong sense of teamwork and ability to both manage multiple teams, and execute multiple programs concurrently
- Strong relationship management skills with experience engaging with broad array of networks, partners and funders
- An extremely proactive and determined attitude.
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
- Excellent interpersonal and time management skills.
- Ability to multitask and good hold of strong organisational skills,
- Polite, clear and compelling communication skills.
- Experience in human resources policies and procedures and/or with compensation and benefits
- An excellent understanding of climate change and its landscape.
Method of Application
Interested candidates should send a detailed CV (no more than 2 pages) and a cover letter explaining what makes them suitable for this role to [email protected]
