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Chief Executive Officer - Akashinga
| Organisation: | Akashinga |
| Sector: | Conservation |
| Location: | US or Sourthern Africa, Zimbabwe |
| Closing date: | 10 October 2025 |
Akashinga partners directly with communities in holistic wildlife protection, working closely with all levels of society to move away from the adversarial, exclusively male-led models of protection and rehabilitation. The model brings a more effective, just, and sustainable concept of conservation which is highly adaptable to varying landscapes. Akashinga has evolved from an organization primarily focused
on environmental law enforcement to one that is elevating local women and communities to drive conservation across ecosystems.
Since 2019 Akashinga has grown significantly, with a portfolio of 13M acres being protected across Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Botswana, and Namibia.
The Chief Executive Officer, who can be based in the US or Southern Africa, will assume full executive leadership, reporting to the Board of Directors and will be responsible for setting strategy, strengthening systems, expanding resources, and advancing Akashinga’s global reputation. The CEO will be a strategic thinker and problem solver who can provide effective leadership to a team of 6 globally distributed direct reports who manage an overall team of 400+ employees mostly in Zimbabwe and Mozambique. The CEO will also serve as a persuasive, collaborative external spokesperson, advocate, and fundraiser
The CEO’s responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following:
Strategic Leadership and Governance
• Lead the development and implementation of Akashinga’s strategic plan and ensure progress against measurable goals in partnership with the Board of Directors.
• Plan, attend, and support US Board meetings, in partnership with the Chair of the Board, and support Board communication, training, and decision-making at Board’s discretion.
• Collaborate with the US Board to develop and implement organizational policies and strategic initiatives.
• Provide regular updates on the organization’s activities, financial status, and progress toward goals.
• Support US Board development and engagement efforts.
• In collaboration with the head of development, support the development and engagement of Advisory Committee as key advocates of Akashinga and a pipeline of Board candidates.
Fundraising and Resource Development
• Working in close partnership with the development team, the CEO will help deepen organizational capacity for fundraising, providing mentorship and collaboration around development and adding new expertise to the team as needed.
• Identify and cultivate new sources of funding and support and secure major gifts and grants as
appropriate.
• Cultivate and secure new partnerships with NGOs, communities, and governments
Strategic Leadership and Governance
• Lead the development and implementation of Akashinga’s strategic plan and ensure progress against measurable goals in partnership with the Board of Directors.
• Plan, attend, and support US Board meetings, in partnership with the Chair of the Board, and support Board communication, training, and decision-making at Board’s discretion.
• Collaborate with the US Board to develop and implement organizational policies and strategic initiatives.
• Provide regular updates on the organization’s activities, financial status, and progress toward goals.
• Support US Board development and engagement efforts.
• In collaboration with the head of development, support the development and engagement of Advisory Committee as key advocates of Akashinga and a pipeline of Board candidates.
Fundraising and Resource Development
• Working in close partnership with the development team, the CEO will help deepen organizational capacity for fundraising, providing mentorship and collaboration around development and adding new expertise to the team as needed.
• Identify and cultivate new sources of funding and support and secure major gifts and grants as
appropriate.
• Cultivate and secure new partnerships with NGOs, communities, and governments
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| Contact person: | Molly Brennan |
| Contact number: | none |
| Email: | NonprofitSearchOps@divsearch.com |
