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NATIONAL RADIOACTIVE WASTE DISPOSAL INSTITUTE (NRWDI)
 
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER (CEO)
Division: Office of the CEO
Position Type: 3-Year Contract Position
Remuneration Package: Salary: Negotiable
Reports To: Board of Directors
 
 
Minimum Requirements
  • A post-graduate qualification in a relevant scientific and/or engineering field, and preferably with also a business-related qualification (a relevant PhD qualification will serve as an advantage);
  • At least 15 years senior management experience, of which 10 years must have been at an executive management level;
  • At least 5 years of exposure to the nuclear energy / radioactive waste management industry; and
  • A strong leadership track record, gained mainly in the public sector.
 
Location: Pelindaba, Pretoria West
 
Closing Date: 4 January 2021
 
Job Description
To build NRWDI business profile and presence, throught its vision “to be a world-class radioactive waste disposal organization”. To provide strategic leadership in order to position the Institute as a continental and global leader in the provision of nuclear radioactive waste management services.
 
 
Key Areas of Responsibility
The key performance areas of the role include:
  • Fulfilling the functions of the CEO as articulated in Section 17 of the NRWDI Act;
  • Providing overall strategic leadership and direction;
  • Ensuring proper management, operational efficiency, and corporate reporting requirements;
  • Ensuring appropriate focus to meet strategic organisational and customer needs;
  • Taking an active role in driving financial sustainability and growth;
  • Taking an active role in driving an appropriate organisational culture, and in maintaining effective management teams and management processes that enable NRWDI to function optimally;
  • Overseeing NRWDI’s ongoing radioactive waste management and disposal operations, and leading the coordination and implementation of National radioactive waste disposal programs;
  • Directing NRWDI’s business in full conformance to applicable legislation and in pursuance of its mandate, and in support of broader socio-political imperatives, with specific reference to the Country’s Developmental State objectives, including compliance with Government policies, regulatory guidelines, and directives;
  • Overseeing risk management within the organisation;
  • Ensuring monitoring and evaluation of NRWDI’s performance, and taking corrective action to maintain sustained performance;
  • Promoting good governance and a high standard of ethics;
  • Promoting the public’s understanding of radioactive waste management; and
  • Building and maintaining sound stakeholder relations with high-level government officials, Parliament, radioactive waste generators, industry, and key local, national and international stakeholders, including heads of relevant research & development and higher education institutions.
 
 
Knowledge and Skills:
  • Strategic leadership capacity;
  • Strong business acumen;
  • Ability to lead diverse teams with high-level technical skills;
  • Strategic thinking abilities;
  • Excellent networking and relationship-building skills;
  • Effective all-round communication skills;
  • Multi-disciplinary technology management; and
  • Knowledge and understanding of the South African Nuclear industry.
 
Competencies:
  • Strategic and analytical thinking
  • Leadership skills
  • Excellence orientated
  • High performance skills
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N.B. Background verification, including criminal record, credit checks, security clearances, qualification and citizenship checks, as well as competency assessment and psychometric testing, will form part of the selection process.

NRWDI subscribes to the principles of Employment Equity, including welcoming applications from persons with disabilities.

Communication will only be conducted with short-listed candidates. If applicants have not heard from NRWDI within 4 weeks after the closing date, they must assume that their applications were unsuccessful.

Application letters must be accompanied by a comprehensive Curriculum Vitae, including certified copies of qualifications and ID, and must be sent to: 
recruitment@nrwdi.org.za. 

Closing Date: 4 January 2021