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About the Portfolio - Executive Director

 

The Executive Director is recruited, hired and employed by the Board of Directors as a salaried member of the staff. The Executive Director is responsible for the day-to-day running of the organisation, and reports to the Board in this regard.

The Executive Director serves the Board of Directors in an advisory capacity regarding operations in those programmes under the Executive Director's charge.

Incumbent: Prieur du Plessis

Appointed - Feb 2001

Member since - 1992

 

Prieur du Plessis

Responsibilities

Other responsibilities include:

  • Personnel matters; employing, training hiring and firing of staff.
  • Programme operations.
  • Overseeing actions set in motion by the BofD and represents the direct management, active and executive aspect of the BofD (which is mostly a decision making body).
  • Directing programmes according to the stipulations and rules of each programme's Business Plan as sanctioned by the BofD.
  • Directing programmes, volunteers and personnel according to directives from the Constitution, Bylaws and the Board of Directors.
  • Reporting to the Board of Directors.

Task Description and Duties

For an actual, current, task description of the Executive Director, please contact the President or the Director Administration.

The Board of Directors appoint an appropriately qualified, remunerated, full-time Executive Officer to report to the Board of Directors, through the President of the Board of Directors.

Below are extracts from the Constitution that explains the basis of the Executive Director's tasks.

Section 16.01 of the Constitution prescribes the following duties for the Chief Executive Officer. (please note: this extract may differ from the Constitution)

  1. The Executive Director shall direct and manage the day to day operations of the various programmes and projects run by The House.
  2. The Executive Director, working within the parameters, powers and restrictions of his or her task description and the various business plans of the projects, and the prescribed budgets of The House, shall, among other duties described in her or his task description or mandate, employ personnel, volunteers and consultants to execute the tasks at hand.
  3. Over and above other tasks the Executive Director facilitates administration, bookkeeping, budgets, and produces project performance reports and claim forms, reports to the Board of Directors at every regular meeting, and facilitates staff training and directs programmes according to predetermined business plans, budgets and project proposals.
  4. The Executive Director shall be an ex-officio, non-voting member of the Board of Directors and shall attend all regular meetings of the Board of Directors to report on the progress of each programme and project under her or his jurisdiction.
    Report on each project run by The House, enabling the Board of Directors to accurately evaluate the performance of each project.
  5. Attend meetings of Committees by request and shall work closely with all Standing Committees, seeking implement and execute tasks, systems and operation manuals passed by the Board of Directors and its Standing Committees.

Organisation Budget for 2003/2004

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Committees

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Current Director's special challenges and objectives

        During 2000 Government officials forced THGs founders to hand over control to 'previously disadvantaged' persons in the community. After many months of training the process of hand over was completed in Sept 2000, along with audited statements and management structures. By Dec 2000 the Hilbbrow programmes fell apart, the new management and staff had exhausted the resources and left the shelters in a lurch. As a long time member of the organisation I assisted Jean and Adele to pick up the pieces. I was appointed as CEO in Feb 2001 and am still trying to rebuild the organisation to its former glory. With the continued assistance and support of the founders and advisory committee I aim to complete the reconstruction process by December 2004.

 

 

 

Links to Archived Reports and Statements of the CEO

Links to Reports
Month Report Filed Month Report Filed
Oct '03 AGM report June '04  
Nov '03 bofd report July '04  
Dec '03   Aug '04  
Jan '04 bofd report Sept '04  
Feb '04 bofd report Annual

Jan03-Jan04 Activity Reports:
1) Drop-In, 2) Kulula, 3) Intombi, 4) Theosis Skills

March '04  
April '04  
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