Deloitte • Lagos, Nigeria • via Smart Recruiters Jobs United Way Greater Nigeria (UWGN), an affiliate of United Way Worldwide (UWW) is a nonprofit organization that strives to improve the health, education, and financial security of everyone in every community. United Way Worldwide is one of the largest charities in the world, with 1,800 local affiliates in over 40 countries and territories raising $5.2 billion annually. United Way Worldwide provides services to a network of member United Ways, donors and partner organizations around the world. At the global, national and local level, it has long-standing partnerships with Fortune 500 corporations, non-profit and voluntary sector leaders and mayors, governors and other elected officials.

To effectively deliver on its local strategic plan, United Way Nigeria is seeking to fill the critical role of Executive Director. The Executive Director (ED) is responsible for the overall leadership, strategy execution, stakeholder engagement and organization stewardship. The ED ensures the effective execution of the organization’s mission, strategy, and values while maintaining strong relationships with donors, partners, government, and other stakeholders.

Strategic Leadership & Organizational Direction

• Provide visionary leadership and translate the organization’s mission and strategic plan into measurable outcomes.
• Lead the execution of board-approved strategies, ensuring alignment across programmes, operations, and partnerships.
• Continuously assess external trends (policy, donor priorities, development landscape) and reposition the organization accordingly.
• Drive organizational values, ethics, and culture across all levels of the organization

Stakeholder Engagement, External Representation and Board Engagement

• Develop and maintain high-level relationships with private sector actors, donors, development partners, agencies of agencies, and civil society.
• Act as the principal representative and spokesperson of the organization
• Drive strategic advocacy and positioning efforts to enhance the organization’s visibility, credibility, and influence
• Represent the organization at national, regional, and international forums.
• Serve as the primary liaison between management and the Board of Directors
• Support the Board in governance, compliance, and strategic oversight responsibilities.

Organizational Accountability, Leadership and Performance

• Ensure strong systems for accountability, risk management, compliance, and internal controls.
• Oversee organizational performance across programmes, finance, operations, and people.
• Ensure safeguarding, ethics, and compliance standards are upheld at all times.

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