NextEinstein Recruiting a CEO
The NextEinstein Initiative is currently recruiting a CEO. Applications are due before September 31st.
Here is an overview of NEI and the CEO position requirements:
The Next Einstein Initiative (NEI) is building a network of postgraduate centres of excellence for teaching and research in the mathematical sciences, throughout Africa, building on the proven success of the prototype African Institute for Mathematical Sciences (AIMS) in Cape Town, South Africa. The network of AIMS Centres will operate as a single, coherent, pan-African institution, performing the following tasks: recruiting outstanding African graduates and international lecturers; teaching broadly applicable problem-solving skills and fostering innovative thinking; enabling its graduates to pursue successful careers in education, science, technology, business and government, in Africa, and thereby building a pan-African high-skills community which can make a major contribution to Africa’s future economic and political self-sufficiency. By recruiting and developing scientific talent in Africa, NEI aims to discover people of rare creative genius, capable of revolutionary advances in various fields of human endeavour. By adding entrepreneurship and leadership skills to the curriculum, NEI aims to stimulate wealth creation. As well as the Next Einstein, we hope to discover the Next Gates, Brin and Page, in Africa.
NEI is now recruiting a Chief Executive Officer, to manage all aspects of the development and implementation of the NEI programme. The successful applicant will: be strongly committed to African development and the NEI goals; be a highly knowledgeable project manager preferably with an MBA and/or business building experience; possess significant experience in planning, developing and managing large partnership projects; be an outstanding project and staff manager with a track record of timely implementation; preferably have good academic/scientific knowledge; be fluent in English with a strong command of French; be an intelligent, well-organised, responsible and highly responsive individual with excellent interpersonal skills.
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