Background information about the job or company (e.g., role context, company overview)

International Transformation Foundation (ITF), an international youth-led non-profit organization providing youth educational and self-development programs, encompassing leadership and entrepreneurship, to harness creativity for a youth system that provides jobs, offers security, opportunities to grow, and contributes to the development of our communities.

The ITF is recruiting a board of Directors member of the following background:

Technology & Systems

Responsibilities or duties

The ITF board of directors is legally and ethically responsible for all activities of the organization. To that end it:

• Determines how the organization will carry out its mission through long and short-range planning.
• Adopts an annual budget and provides fiscal oversight.
• Hires and evaluates the performance of the Secretary General.
• Establishes policies and strategies for the effective management of the organization.

Other Responsibilities:

• Overseeing and guiding ITF’s strategy.
• Holding the Secretariat accountable.
• Offering wisdom and credibility to ITF.
• Understand and promote the organization’s mission.
• Attend board meetings and appropriate committee meetings.
• Review agenda and supporting documents prior to meetings.
• Participate in fund raising activities and special events.
• Strictly adhere to conflict-of-interest policies.
• Strictly adhere to confidentiality policies.

Qualifications or requirements (e.g., education, skills)

• Between 25 – 35 years.
• Experience leading a team or an organization (preferably a non-profit).
• Being a representative of one of ITF’s donor organizations or target communities is an added advantage.
• Having auditing, or other organizational investigatory expertise.
• Evidence of commitment to integrity or an ability to inspire ethical behavior.
• History of personal and career achievements.
• Access to networks which could potentially be beneficial to ITF.

Experience needed

• 2-5 years of work experience in any of the following fields: Technology & Systems.

• Determines how the organization will carry out its mission through long and short-range planning.
• Adopts an annual budget and provides fiscal oversight.
• Hires and evaluates the performance of the Secretary General.
• Establishes policies and strategies for the effective management of the organization.
• Overseeing and guiding ITF’s strategy.
• Holding the Secretariat accountable.
• Offering wisdom and credibility to ITF.
• Understand and promote the organization’s mission.
• Attend board meetings and appropriate committee meetings.
• Review agenda and supporting documents prior to meetings.
• Participate in fund raising activities and special events.
• Strictly adhere to conflict-of-interest policies.
• Strictly adhere to confidentiality policies.

• Experience leading a team or an organization (preferably a non-profit).
• Having auditing, or other organizational investigatory expertise.
• Evidence of commitment to integrity or an ability to inspire ethical behavior.
• Access to networks which could potentially be beneficial to ITF.
• Technology & Systems expertise.

• Between 25 – 35 years.
• Experience leading a team or an organization (preferably a non-profit).
• Being a representative of one of ITF’s donor organizations or target communities is an added advantage.
• Having auditing, or other organizational investigatory expertise.
• Evidence of commitment to integrity or an ability to inspire ethical behavior.
• History of personal and career achievements.
• Access to networks which could potentially be beneficial to ITF.
• 2-5 years of work experience in Technology & Systems.