Chief Executive Officer (Sweat Equity) at OppApp

OppApp is a new early-stage Educational technology (EdTech) and Service Provider startup based on an ambitious & exciting, yet realistic product vision. Africa is the world's youngest continent and expanding the fastest. The number of young people working in Africa will rise to 375 million by 2030. The International Monetary Fund estimates that by 2035, there will be more young Africans joining the workforce each year than there are in the rest of the world put together due to population growth on the continent. The number of young individuals looking for work is much higher than the number of opportunities that are open to them. The skills of young people entering the workforce and the needs of companies are also out of sync.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Chief Exective Officer (Sweat Equity)

Location: Lekki Phase 1, Lagos (Remote)
Employment Type: Full-time
Reporting Relationship: The Ceo Will Report To The Board Of Directors.

Job Details

• The individuals who will be hired for this position will be given a significant amount of equity given that the company is at ideation stage.
• The person is fully remote.
• The company is in its pre-seed with interest from few VCs once an MVP is made and possible grants from NEAR protocol.
• We are at a critical stage in our growth and have an urgent need for a Chief Executive Officer. Ideally, we want someone with previous startup experience who has experience in all phases of the design process

Scope and Responsibilities
The CEO will be responsible for the following areas:
Leadership & Management:

• Drive the impact the organization needs to gain competitive advantage.
• Ensure ongoing programming excellence, rigorous program evaluation, and consistent quality of finance and administration, fundraising, communications, and systems. Recommend timelines and resources needed to achieve the strategic goals.
• Actively engage and energize OppApp supporters, volunteers, Board of Directors and Board of Advisors, members, event committees, partnering organizations and funders.
• Develop, maintain, and support a strong Board of Directors. Serve as ex-officio of each committee, seek and build Board involvement with strategic direction for both ongoing local programming and operations as well as for the national and online expansion. Work with Board to recruit new members.
• Ensure effective systems to track scaling progress, and regularly evaluate program components, to measure successes that can be effectively communicated to the Board, funders, and other constituents.
• Responsible for the recruitment, employment, and management of all personnel, both paid staff and volunteers. Ensures that sound human resource practices are in place.
• Develop and maintain sound financial practices. Working with the finance & administration staff, Finance Committee, and the Board, prepare the budget and see that the organization operates within budget guidelines.
• Monitor financial performance and provide regular feedback to Board.
• Together with the Board, lead strategic planning and implementation process of OppApp’s five-year strategic plan.

Fundraising & Communications:

• With the Vice President of Development, expand OppApp fundraising strategy and capabilities to meet revenue growth goals.
• Expand and enhance a diversified fundraising program which would include, but not be limited to, major individual giving, foundation, corporate, membership, in-kind and special events.
• Management of existing and cultivation of new donor relationships.
• Expand programming revenue generation, and corporate and foundation fundraising activities, to support existing program operations and global expansion.
• Expand individual supporters in all geographies.
• Act as the lead spokesperson for OppApp.
• Deepen and refine all aspects of communications—from online presence to external relations with the goal of creating a stronger brand.
• Use external presence and relationships to garner new opportunities.

Planning & New Business:

• Design further expansion and execute the five-year strategic planning process for program expansion into new markets.
• Assure the organization has a long-range strategy which achieves its mission, and toward which it makes consistent and timely progress.
• Build partnerships in new geographies, establishing relationships with the entrepreneurs, funders, and political and community leaders at each expansion site.
• Create, implement and evaluate program initiatives that reflect the mission, vision and values of OpenApp.

Qualifications
All candidates should have proven leadership, coaching and relationship management experience. Expectations and other preferred qualifications include:

• Candidates should possess a Bachelor's Degree or Higher Degree qualification
• A minimum of 10 years of experience with five (5) years of substantial management experience.
• Track record of effectively leading and regionally and/or nationally scaling a performance and outcomes-based organization and staff.
• Ability to point to specific examples of having developed and operationalized strategies that have taken an organization to the next stage of growth.
• Strong track record of delivering and exceeding operational and financial results, building a superior team and developing strong relationships with external constituencies.
• Must be able to drive and manage change, be creative and possess a strong desire to win and passion to excel.
• Action-oriented, entrepreneurial, adaptable and innovative approach to business planning.
• Demonstrated skill and success in strategic planning, as well as execution of strategic plans.
• Ability to work effectively in collaboration with diverse groups of people and effectively manage diverse points of view.
• Excellence in organizational management with the ability to coach staff, manage, and develop high-performance teams, set and achieve strategic objectives, and manage a budget.
• Unwavering commitment to quality programs and data-driven program evaluation.
• Proven abilities in working with, and managing, a diverse Board of Directors – particularly in strategic planning, policymaking, fundraising, board development, board committees, etc.
• The ability to engage and excite an audience - large or small - as a public speaker is required, as the CEO is often the public "face" of the organization across existing and emerging channels of communication.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills; a persuasive and passionate communicator with excellent interpersonal and multidisciplinary project skills.
• Proven ability to fundraise - particularly with corporations, foundations, high profile & high-net-worth individuals.
• A passion for entrepreneurship - entrepreneurial experience preferable but not required. An understanding of the international landscape of entrepreneurship organizations is a major plus.
• Strong marketing, public relations, and relationship building experience with the ability to engage a wide range of stakeholders and cultures.
• Demonstrated organizational skills and experience in budget management.
• Proven track record of managing staff, including staff development, coaching and mentoring to grow staff into expanding roles and responsibilities.
• Ability to grow the team from 20 to 100 over the next five years.
• Ability to persuade and motivate others, and to gain the respect and attention of the Board leadership and influential volunteers.
• Solid financial management experience to ensure the financial wellbeing of a profit organization.
• Experience in working with a large number of active volunteers is a plus.
• Must have proven, strong communications skills, to become the spokesperson and advocate nationally for OpenApp. Internal communications skills are equally as important.

Benefits
What’s in it for you:

• Meaningful early-stage shares equity
• Large token allocation
• A well thought through concept and business plan with early-stage validation
• No salary until funding can be achieved, all pending salary arrears will be prorated and paid upon funding.
• Remote Flexibility
• Tons of influence and input, you will not be a cog in a wheel here!
• Co-Founder and Director

Application Closing Date
31st January, 2023.