Main Purpose of the Job:

As the CEO, you will provide strategic vision, planning, and operational leadership to optimize the organisation's operations, ensuring cost-effective and efficient pathology and laboratory health services for the South African public health sector. The role involves growing and maintaining the organisation with excellence, vision, and insight to meet Board, shareholder, and employee expectations, ultimately building a strong and successful institution.

Key Job Responsibilities:

1. Strategy Formulation and Implementation:

   • Collaborate with the Board to define and articulate the organisation’s vision.
   • Develop strategies aligned with the vision, submitting annual plans for Board approval.
   • Determine supporting structures and culture to achieve the organisation’s vision and mission.

2. General Management:

   • Promote a culture reflecting the organisation’s values, encouraging good governance and high performance.
   • Recruit top talent to fill strategic and operational roles, fostering a people-centric organisation focused on strategic priorities.

3. Stakeholder Management:

   • Gain and maintain stakeholder support for the benefit of the organisation.
   • Act as the spokesperson and representative for the organisation.
   • Ensure a positive image and actively advocate for the organisation's principles and values.

4. People Management:

   • Effectively manage, coach, and nurture human capital development.
   • Translate and interpret the organisation's vision and objectives through communication.
   • Institute a culture of measuring and managing performance, rewarding contribution.

5. Financial Management:

   • Efficiently manage all financial aspects, overseeing budgeting, management, and reporting.
   • Develop annual budgets supporting operational plans and manage resources within budget guidelines.

Minimum Requirements and Key Competency:

• Pathology/public health medicine specialist qualification registered with the HPCSA and 10 years of management experience at the executive level in a laboratory or health environment. OR
• PhD in Medical Scientist/Medicine/Nursing/Pharmacy, registered with HPCSA, SANC, or Pharmacy Council, with 12 years of management experience, preferably in a laboratory or health environment. OR
• Equivalent postgraduate business qualification (e.g., CA(SA), MBA) and 12 years of experience in related businesses with extensive executive experience, preferably in a laboratory or health environment.

Attributes:

• Inspire a sense of vision, purpose, and direction.
• Knowledge of applicable legislative prescripts and regulations in the public and health sector environments.
• Strategic planning and execution.
• Financial and HR management.
• Leadership and team management.
• Experience in managing a large complex business.