South African National Aids Council (Sanac) Vacancies

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**Job Title:** Chief Executive Officer (CEO) **Company:** South African National Aids Council (Sanac) --- **Overview** The South African National AIDS Council (SANAC) leads South Africa’s response to the national HIV and AIDS, TB & STIs epidemics. SANAC is building a dynamic team to facilitate its effective leadership of the national response. This permanent Chief Executive Officer (CEO) position reports to the Chair of the Board of Trustees and is located at the SANAC Head Office in Centurion. The CEO provides overall leadership, strategic direction, and financial oversight to the SANAC Trust, playing a pivotal role in advancing South Africa’s multisectoral response to HIV, TB, and STIs. The role requires an accomplished and credible executive capable of leading in a complex, highly visible, multi-stakeholder environment, effectively engaging government, civil society, the private sector, development partners, donors, and other strategic stakeholders. **What you will do** The Chief Executive Officer will provide strategic and executive leadership across the organisation, with responsibilities including, but not limited to: * Providing visionary and strategic leadership to SANAC in achieving its mandate and long-term objectives. * Leading and supporting the development and implementation of the National Strategic Plan on HIV, TB, and STIs. * Advising the SANAC Board and relevant national structures on strategic priorities, policy matters, and resource mobilisation. * Ensuring sound governance, accountability, and compliance with the SANAC Trust Deed and applicable governance principles. * Anticipating changes in the national and international health, development, and funding environment, and positioning SANAC to respond to emerging opportunities and risks. * Strengthening strategic partnerships across government, civil society, the private sector, donors, and development partners. * Promoting effective coordination and integration across sectors and spheres of government and supporting the functionality of SANAC’s multisectoral structures. * Representing SANAC and advocating on HIV, TB, and STI matters at national and international level. * Providing leadership to the Executive Management team and ensuring effective implementation of SANAC’s Strategy, Annual Performance Plans, and operational priorities. * Building and leading a high-performing Executive team and promoting a culture of performance, ethics, and accountability. * Strengthening human capital management, organisational effectiveness, leadership development, performance management, and organisational culture. * Ensuring effective organisational performance monitoring and reporting against approved strategic objectives and targets. * Providing oversight of risk management, internal controls, policies, and organisational systems. * Ensuring that SANAC has effective systems supporting financial management, human capital, information technology, and communications. * Maintaining a strong and constructive relationship with the Board and its Committees, and supporting effective governance and accountability. * Strengthening SANAC’s long-term financial sustainability and resource base. * Providing strategic financial oversight, leading resource mobilisation and donor engagement, overseeing the development of funding proposals, and cultivating high-level relationships with government, local and international donors, and other funding institutions. * Ensuring the sustainable and effective use of SANAC resources and maintaining appropriate financial management and control. * Championing evidence-based policy formulation, research, innovation, and knowledge-sharing in support of the national HIV, TB, and STI response. * Cultivating strategic relationships with the Department of Health, donors, development partners, and the private sector, identifying opportunities for new partnerships, and promoting innovative approaches that strengthen SANAC’s contribution to the national response. * Carrying significant responsibilities relating to the Global Fund Country Coordinating Mechanism (CCM), including providing strategic and ethical leadership, overseeing alignment of Global Fund-supported programmes with national priorities and the NSP, supporting effective governance, and representing the CCM in relevant stakeholder and Global Fund engagements. * Ensuring SANAC mandate, vision, and values are reflected in all job outcomes. **Requirements (from the original advert)** * **Qualifications and Experience:** * A Master’s degree in Public Health, Health Science, Health Management, Development Studies, Social Sciences, or a related qualification. * A relevant postgraduate qualification in Public Health System Strengthening, and/or Health System management is mandatory. * A minimum of 10 years’ experience in senior executive or leadership roles. * At least 10 years of experience in the field of Health with particular focus on communicable diseases including but not limited to HIV, TB, and STI’s. * Proven experience managing complex multisectoral stakeholder structures within the public sector, civil society, and/or donor sectors. * Extensive understanding of South Africa’s health and development landscape, including HIV, TB, and STIs. * Demonstrated success in strategic planning, resource mobilisation, and high-level policy engagement. * A Doctoral degree will be advantageous. * **Skills and Attributes:** * Ethical, visionary, and resilient leader with strong strategic and systems-thinking capability. * Sound judgement, integrity, and the ability to build trust and influence at the highest levels. * Strong capability in governance, financial oversight, resource mobilisation, performance management, stakeholder engagement, negotiation, executive leadership, crisis management, and adaptive leadership. * Excellent communication, analytical, presentation, and public-engagement skills. **Who should apply** The South African National AIDS Council invites applications from suitably qualified and highly experienced strategic leaders for the position of Chief Executive Officer. The ideal candidate is an accomplished and credible executive who can lead in a complex, highly visible, multi-stakeholder environment and effectively engage government, civil society, the private sector, development partners, donors, and other strategic stakeholders. Preference is given to South African candidates who meet the job requirements and who will add to the culture and gender diversity of the organization. **Deadline** 21st October 2026 Close of Business **Reference** Original posting: https://www.govpage.co.za/vacancies/south-african-national-aids-council-sanac-vacancies-2 Source: govpage

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