General Manager London Hub

Position Title: General Manager London Hub

Reporting to: European & Caribbean Service Centre Manager & London Board

 

Location: London, England

 

Background

 

Camara is an International organisation dedicated to using technology to deliver 21st century skills, and as such improve education in disadvantaged communities around the world.

Founded in 2005 in Ireland, the organisation has built a proven model of 'education delivery' that is both sustainable and highly scalable. Camara has provided eLearning Centres to 2,500 schools in Africa, Ireland and the Caribbean - installed over 50,000 computers and trained over 12,000 teachers how to use the technology for learning purposes. Some 700,000 children in poor communities have been made digitally literate by us over this period.

Camara adopts a social enterprise model that sells a wide range of products and services (reused computers, educational software, training programs, and technical support) to our Educational Hubs at heavily subsidised prices. The Hubs then sell the Camara package into the schools and provideaftermarket support.

 

Basic objective of the Role: The General Manager role is based at the newly opened 4,000 squarefoot refurbishment centre in the Elephant and Castle, and will provide leadership and coordination to achieve targets developed in conjunction with the London Board and in collaboration with the greater Camara network.

 

Key Responsibilities

 

Management

 

• Source computing equipment directly from companies across the UK, manage the refurbishing operations, and arrange the shipment of computers to Camara hubs overseas.
• Maintain effective financial management and reporting, and ensure annual targets are met at an operational level.
• Implement policies at the Hub to ensure effective governance.
• Undertake other tasks as required.

Leadership

• Build and maintain a high performance culture through effective performance management, communication and coaching of staff and volunteers.
• Provide clear leadership and promote the vision, values, and policies to protect Camara’s integrity and reputation.
• Recruit and retain appropriately skilled staff and volunteers.

Stakeholder Management

• Develop and maintain mutually beneficial relationships with key stakeholders, partners and potential donor organisations.
• Leverage the greater Camara network and London Board to ensure the financial, social, and environmental sustainability of the Hub.

Qualifications and Experience Required:

 

• 5+ years business (including management) experience (essential)
• Marketing, business/donor development, or sales experience (essential)
• Fluent in English (essential)
• A Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Technology, Education, or a related field (preferable)
• Social Enterprise, non-profit, or education experience (preferable)

Key Competencies:

• Demonstrates passion and enthusiasm for Camara’s vision, and motivates, leads, and empowers others to achieve organizational goals.
• Ability to establish and maintain positive working relationships with corporate donors, staff, board, and other stakeholders.
• Has a personal commitment to organisational excellence; displays honesty, integrity, and a strong sense of ethics in all decision and actions.
• Effective time management skills.
• Excellent communication (written and verbal) communication skills.

Please send a CV and Cover Letter to HR@camara.org

 

Your cover letter should outline your relevant experience for this role and reasons for wanting to work with Camara.