Cameroon: Chief Operating Officer – AIMS Cameroon

We’re transforming Africa through innovative scientific training, technical advances and breakthrough discoveries!

Established in 2003 in Cape Town, South Africa, the African Institute for Mathematical Sciences (AIMS) is a Pan-African network of centres of excellence offering postgraduate training, research, and public engagement for the advancement of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) in Africa. Building on the success of its first Centre in South Africa, AIMS launched the Next Einstein Initiative (NEI) in 2008 to scale up and roll out the AIMS model across the continent. Five additional centres were established in Senegal (2011), Ghana (2012), Cameroon (2013), Tanzania (2014), and Rwanda (2016). Its global secretariat is situated in Kigali, Rwanda and it has global offices in United Kingdom, Germany and Canada.

AIMS vision is to lead the transformation of Africa through innovative scientific training, technical advances and breakthrough discoveries which benefit the whole of society and its mission is to enable Africa’s brightest students to flourish as independent thinkers, problem solvers and innovators capable of propelling Africa’s future scientific, educational and economic self-sufficiency.

Collectively, AIMS centres provide an intensive and broad education to over 275 African students each year and prepares them for leadership careers in academia, government and industry. The AIMS educational program relies on top international lecturers who teach in a 24-hour learning environment.

If you bring a collaborative spirit with a passion to effect change, consider this opportunity as the…

Chief Operating Officer – AIMS Cameroon

Responsible for spearheading the management of the non-academic and non-scientific operations of the Centre, the Chief Operating Officer will lead a multidisciplinary and multicultural team of 4-8 professionals ensuring the smooth running of the Centre’s administrative and financial operations and will add a strategic vision to everyday activities, working closely with the Centre President and the Managing Director, Operations at the AIMS’ Global Secretariat to ensure continuous improvements to gain administrative and financial efficiencies and effectiveness. The incumbent will ensure the continuity of resource management, programming, implementation, as well as reporting of the Centre’s activities, with the utmost respect for AIMS procedures. He or she will be the gatekeeper of administrative and financial procedures at the Centre.

Additionally and under the leadership of the Centre President, and at times under the leadership of the President and CEO – AIMS Global Network, the incumbent will contribute to attracting and nurturing fruitful relationships with key funding sources (governments and institutions), and effectively manage and leverage funds grounded in an effective governance structure, regulatory requirements and appropriate financial and administrative policies and practices.

This is a 2-year, full-time, contract opportunity based at the AIMS Center in Limbe, Cameroon.

Do you have what we need?

· Master’s Degree in Business or Public Administration, Finance, Economics, or Public relations with at least 10 years of experience in the management of higher education institution, having an MBA will be an added advantage

· 7-10 years of experience in managing large international settings, ideally as part of a global network

· Experience and understanding of the requirements for using and working with international donor funding e.g. DFID, IDRC, USAID etc.

· A proven record of developing and professionalizing growing organizations

· Experience working in international environments

· A consummate diplomat with the drive to innovate and lead change with a collaborative spirit

· Superb relationship management and problem solving skills to lead, manage and interact with a diverse team of professionals

· An influential communicator with strong verbal, writing and presentation skills.

· Functionally bilingual (French/English)

· Working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite, including Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, SharePoint, and Internet applications (Dropbox, Skype, Google Apps etc.)

· Excellent skills and experience in project proposal writing

Are you ready to be a part of the transformation?

Submit your letter of motivation, including salary expectations together with a detailed CV as one document, in English to: careers@nexteinstein.org(Please quote “Chief Operating Officer CAM” in the subject line). Applications will be accepted until September 15, 2019.

Should no feedback be received from AIMS-NEI within four weeks of your submission, kindly accept that your application will not be further pursued. AIMS-NEI reserves the right not to make an appointment at its sole discretion.

AIMS-NEI is an equal opportunity employer.