Responsibilities
There are several responsibilities that are associated with the role of Chairman. These responsibilities include:
- Raise a company operating fund
- Leading, chairing and overseeing the performance of the leadership team
- Facilitating change within the organisation. This includes ensuring that all changes are communicated accurately and transparently
- Running irregular board of directors meetings and ensuring each of the leadership team are accountable
- Ensuring the efficient functioning of the leadership team
- Co-ordinating the leadership team to ensure that appropriate policies and procedures are in place for the effective management of the organisation
- Providing support and supervision to the CEO and senior team
- Addressing board-level conflict to help create the best possible operating environment
- Reviewing governance in the organisation to ensure that all decisions are in line with legal and regulatory requirements
- Strategically reviewing the structure of the leadership team
- Ensuring the effective management of the organisation
- Sitting on grievance and appeal panels when necessary
- Communicating the vision of the organisation
- Acting impartially at all times. This includes acting in the best interests of the organisation overall without bias for any individual or group
Requirements
- Strong ability to raise funds
- Highly developed leadership skills and proven leadership excellence
- Excellent written and oral communication and interpersonal skills
- Complete impartiality to ensure fairness in decision making at all times
- The ability to ensure that decisions are made efficiently and effectively. This includes the ability to follow up on decisions, to make sure that they are implemented
- Excellent time-keeping and reliability
- Well-developed diplomacy skills
- Proven experience of managing organisations and people