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Malawi Head of Country

Our client, a global education institution is currently recruiting.
Job Purpose:
The Head of Malawi is primarily responsible for the successful implementation of strategy in accordance with established policies, agreed targets and key performance indicators.
The role will involve the formulation and execution of agreed business plans to achieve consistent membership and student growth and to develop strong reputation in Malawi.  This will involve building relationships with key stakeholders, identifying key service propositions, ensuring the provision of quality student services and proper budget utilisation.

Key Responsibilities:
• Provide strategic and visionary leadership for the delivery of strategy and ensure a long-term and strategic positioning of the brand in the market,
• Determine and take forward the employer and relationship management approach in your geographical region. Target specific sectors as appropriate in consultation with the Regional Director and Global HQ in order to help employers grow by developing their finance capability and brand reputation and so enhancing reputation in the marketplace,
• Build and maintain influence by engaging at a strategic level with stakeholders and influential groups connected with the accounting profession, including key individuals in government departments, local accountancy bodies and regulators, employers, senior members, educational institutions and tuition providers etc,
• Work with the Employer and Relationship Management Unit to determine a plan of activity for global employers, cross border employers in your market, and priority national employers
• Manage the provision of quality engagement services to members and students in your market,
• Stay abreast of key issues relevant to the accountancy profession and business community and ensure that is well positioned as a key influencer on these issues ensuring the delivery of thought leadership agenda,
• Represent as a local figurehead and key spokesperson in local media on subjects in relation to the accountancy profession
• Ensure the successful implementation of the Fit for the Future strategic initiatives including the enabling of the delivery of Market Operations Transformation,
• Develop, train and motivate the local team in line with the organisation wide competency framework.

Key Metrics:
The Head of Malawi leads a team of 3-4 whose main functions include strategic planning, business development, relationship management, marketing, communications and market intelligence.  He/She is accountable for the successful delivery of strategy and key performance indicators include (but are not limited to) brand recognition by employers, member growth and stakeholder satisfaction.
Knowledge, Skills and Experience:
• be educated to degree level and possibly also possess a relevant professional qualification i.e.   ACCA, CIM, MBA etc (advantageous)
• have a good knowledge of the accounting community and accountancy related issues, a good appreciation of economics, business law and public affairs (essential)
• be an excellent communicator with first class presentation skills, both written and oral, (essential)
• be a proven leader with excellent people-management and influencing skills,
• be able to work under pressure, on own initiative and within agreed budgets,
• be able to deliver agreed KPI’s,
• have proven experience as a team player with excellent people and influencing skills
• be able to contribute to policy agenda as required.
• fluent spoken and written English (essential)

Interested, qualified and suitably experienced candidates who wish to apply for the above mentioned position are to send through their CVs in Microsoft Word Format to Nisha Christmas on nchristmas@priconsultants.com

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