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- Volunteer Role - Commission-Based Model
- Remote/Global/Executive Leadership role
- 10hrs a week
About Project Yananai
Project Yananai is a global non-profit headquartered in the United Kingdom, with Affiliate Entities and Management Teams in India, South Africa, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. Our mission is to inspire and empower individuals and communities by fostering enduring relationships, enhancing sustainable skills, and delivering compassionate humanitarian aid. We are dedicated to nurturing resilient societies that are self-sufficient, spiritually fulfilled, and equipped to break cycles of poverty.
Strengthen Leadership. Enable Mission Continuity. Drive Global Impact.
Project Yananai is entering an exciting phase of growth. Registered in the UK, with operations across India, South Africa, Zambia and Zimbabwe, we are building an organisation focused on empowering individuals and communities, strengthening sustainable livelihoods and delivering compassionate humanitarian support.
We are now seeking an exceptional Deputy Chief Executive Officer (DCEO) to join our Global Executive Leadership Team and work in close partnership with the CEO.
This is a newly created role for a senior leader who can operate comfortably at both strategic and operational level — someone who can help turn ambition into execution, bring clarity across a growing organisation and provide confident leadership when the CEO is unavailable.
You will be much more than a traditional deputy. You will be a trusted partner to the CEO, a strategic integrator across the executive team and an ambassador for Project Yananai externally.
The opportunity
As DCEO, you will provide the leadership capacity and organisational resilience needed to support Project Yananai through its next stage of development.
You will partner with the CEO to translate our Strategic Growth and Impact Plan into clear priorities, ensure that those priorities are delivered across the organisation and help connect our executive functions around shared goals.
When required, you will step into the CEO's responsibilities, providing continuity of leadership and representing the organisation with confidence to donors, partners, government bodies, media and other key stakeholders.
This is an opportunity to have genuine organisational influence at a pivotal moment — helping shape how a growing international non-profit operates, leads and delivers impact.
What you will do
- Act as the CEO's senior deputy and assume executive responsibility during periods of absence, including strategic decision-making, external representation, oversight of programmes, finance and compliance, and leadership of the Global Executive Leadership Team.
- Turn strategy into execution
- Work alongside the CEO to translate organisational vision into practical priorities, milestones and actions — ensuring that strategic commitments become measurable results.
- Drive alignment across the executive leadership team, working across Advancement, People & Governance, Finance, Mission Operations and Communications to remove silos and ensure teams are working towards common objectives.
- Monitor organisational performance against KPIs and strategic objectives, identify bottlenecks and risks, and help ensure that plans are delivered effectively, on time and within budget.
- Represent Project Yananai with major donors, partners, government stakeholders and other external audiences. Build trusted relationships that strengthen our mission, reputation and fundraising potential.
- Work alongside the Chief People & Governance Officer and Global General Counsel to support strong governance, risk management and compliance across our international operations.
- Help create a culture of collaboration, accountability and innovation. Mentor senior leaders, support succession planning and champion diversity, equity and inclusion across the organisation.
Who we are looking for
We are looking for a seasoned executive, rather than simply an experienced functional leader.
You will ideally bring 10–15+ years of senior leadership experience within the non-profit, international development or humanitarian sector, together with a track record of leading organisations through growth, transformation or complexity.
You will be able to demonstrate:
- Experience operating at executive or enterprise leadership level.
- A proven ability to deputise for a CEO or assume full executive responsibility when required.
- Experience leading across multiple countries and cultures, ideally with exposure to Africa and/or South Asia.
- Strong strategic and operational leadership, with the ability to move seamlessly between big-picture thinking and execution.
- A sophisticated understanding of governance, risk and compliance within an international non-profit environment.
- Strong fundraising and partnership instincts, with the credibility to engage senior donors and high-value partners.
- Strong financial and commercial acumen, including experience overseeing budgets of £5m+.
- Exceptional communication, influencing and stakeholder-management skills.
- The emotional intelligence and resilience to lead through uncertainty, change and organisational growth.
- Experience with French, Portuguese or relevant local languages would be advantageous.
The leadership qualities that matter
- Beyond experience and credentials, we are looking for someone who brings judgement, humility and integrity.
- You will be comfortable making difficult decisions, calm when circumstances are challenging and able to bring people with you through change.
- You will be a natural mentor and coach — someone who invests in developing other leaders rather than simply directing them.
- Most importantly, you will have a genuine commitment to community-led development, breaking cycles of poverty and creating lasting peace and prosperity, together with alignment with Project Yananai's values and mission.
- A bachelor's degree is required; an advanced degree such as an MBA, MPA, MPhil or equivalent is desirable.
Why Project Yananai?
This is not an opportunity to simply inherit an established structure. You will help build it!
You will join at a pivotal stage in Project Yananai's development, working directly with the CEO, Global Executive Leadership Team and Board to strengthen the organisation and prepare it for its next phase of growth.
You will have the opportunity to:
- Shape organisational strategy and its execution.
- Work across an international, multi-country organisation.
- Influence the development of a growing executive leadership team.
- Represent Project Yananai with significant external stakeholders.
- Strengthen organisational resilience, governance and performance.
- Contribute directly to programmes and initiatives designed to create lasting social impact.
- Work remotely with international travel as required.
- Develop your own executive leadership experience within a growing global organisation.
Project Yananai is an equal opportunity organisation. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all colleagues. We encourage applications from people of all backgrounds and cultures. Project Yananai is a UK registered charity number 1209060.
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ParalympicsGB’s vision is: Through Sport, inspire a better world for disabled people.
We pursue world-leading performance at the Paralympic Games and leverage that to drive social impact and inspire a better world for disabled people. Our Non-Executive Directors are committed to creating the best performance environment possible while also being committed to improving the lives of disabled people and promoting inclusion, diversity, equity, and accessibility for all.
We’re seeking candidates with the right experience to support us in our journey towards the LA 2028 Paralympic Games Cycle and beyond. We are particularly interested to hear from people with significant finance experience who are chartered accountants, and candidates with significant business leadership experience..
This voluntary role would bring a leadership perspective to the work of the Board in these areas and provide guidance and support to the relevant teams at ParalympicsGB. It would strongly suit someone with experience as a senior strategic leader. Previous non-executive experience is desirable but not essential.
If our vision excites you, if you have relevant experience and expertise, and if you can commit your time to providing guidance, support and constructive challenge, we’d welcome your application to the role.
Full details on the role and how to apply can be found in the Applicant Information Pack.
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Volunteer Chief Executive Officer (CEO)
Organisation: Tell My Truth and Shame the Devil C.I.C.
Reports to: Founders & Group Directors – The SHG Family Group Corporation
Location: Remote (Nigeria)
Salary: Volunteer Position (Designed to become a paid executive role as the organisation
scales.)
About Us
Tell My Truth and Shame the Devil C.I.C. is a social impact organisation within The SHG
Family Group Corporation.
Our mission is to give survivors of childhood trauma, abuse, neglect and adversity a safe
platform to tell their truth, remove shame and inspire healing in others.
We are currently establishing our first operations across Nigeria before expanding throughout
Africa and eventually globally.
This is not simply another charity.
We are building one of Africa's largest survivor storytelling, advocacy and trauma recovery
movements.
The founders are now transitioning from day-to-day operations into visionary leadership,
creating an opportunity for our first Chief Executive Officer to build and lead this
organisation.
The Opportunity
We are looking for an exceptional individual who naturally takes ownership.
Someone who is courageous.
Someone who makes things happen.
Someone who isn't intimidated by building something from the ground up.
This role is ideal for someone who dreams of one day becoming a transformational CEO and
wants the opportunity to prove themselves by helping build an organisation capable of
changing millions of lives.
Although unpaid initially, this is intended to become one of the flagship executive positions
within The SHG Family Group Corporation as funding, partnerships and revenue continue to
grow.
Your Mission
Your mission is to build the operational engine that allows Tell My Truth and Shame the
Devil to become Africa's leading survivor advocacy organisation.
Working alongside the founders, you will transform vision into execution.
Key Responsibilities
Strategic Leadership
● Lead the day-to-day operations of the organisation.
● Translate founder vision into measurable action plans.
● Build systems that allow the organisation to scale.
● Develop annual and quarterly objectives.
● Recruit and develop volunteer leaders.
● Build an exceptional organisational culture.
Partnership Development
Establish partnerships with:
● Trauma NGOs
● Crisis organisations
● Mental health charities
● Women's organisations
● Children's organisations
● Churches and faith groups
● Universities
● Hospitals
● Schools
● Community organisations
● Survivor support groups
Your objective is to create a national referral network throughout Nigeria so survivors can
safely access our platform.
Survivor Referral Programme
Develop systems allowing partner organisations to confidently refer survivors wishing to
share their stories.
Create safeguarding processes.
Develop onboarding systems.
Ensure every survivor experiences dignity, respect and confidentiality and payment.
Membership Growth
Work with the Membership Team to:
● Develop membership
● Improve member experience
● Increase retention
● Grow membership numbers
● Build community engagement
Social Media Operations
Oversee a content production system that consistently produces:
● Instagram Reels
● Facebook Reels
● TikTok videos
● YouTube Shorts
● LinkedIn content
Create workflows for:
● Content planning
● Recording
● Editing
● Scheduling
● Payment to survivors and NGO’s
● Publishing
● Performance reporting
Podcast Operations
Manage the complete survivor storytelling pipeline.
This includes:
● Recruiting podcast hosts
● Coordinating survivor interviews
● Scheduling recordings
● Quality control
● Video editing
● Metadata
● Secure storage
● Upload preparation
● Building a library of survivor stories
Team Leadership
Lead volunteer department heads including:
● Partnerships Team
● Membership Team
● Podcast Team
● Social Media Team
● Administration Team
● Survivor Liaison Team
Hold regular meetings.
Track progress.
Solve problems quickly.
Maintain momentum.
Who We're Looking For
You are someone who:
● Thinks like an entrepreneur.
● Thrives in uncertainty.
● Takes initiative without being asked.
● Loves solving problems.
● Is highly organised.
● Can inspire volunteers.
● Communicates confidently.
● Enjoys building systems.
● Can lead with empathy.
● Is resilient under pressure.
● Is passionate about creating social impact.
● Is excited about helping build an organisation from the ground up.
Essential Qualities
We value character as much as experience.
We are looking for someone who is:
● Bold
● Courageous
● Vision-driven
● Highly accountable
● Honest
● Compassionate
● Resilient
● Professional
● Emotionally intelligent
● Solution-focused
Experience
Experience in one or more of the following would be beneficial:
● NGO leadership
● Charity management
● Business leadership
● Operations management
● Project management
● Community development
● Partnership development
● Marketing
● Media
● Podcast production
● Digital strategy
● Team leadership
● Social enterprise
What Success Looks Like
Within your first year you will have helped establish:
● A national referral partnership network across Nigeria.
● A structured survivor onboarding process.
● A thriving membership programme.
● Consistent social media publishing systems.
● A fully operational survivor podcast production pipeline.
● High-performing volunteer leadership teams.
● Scalable operating procedures across all departments.
Future Opportunity
This is far more than a volunteer role.
It is an opportunity to become one of the founding CEOs within The SHG Family Group
Corporation.
As the organisation grows through grants, partnerships, sponsorships and earned income,
successful volunteer executives will be considered first for paid executive positions.
We are looking for leaders who see this as the beginning of a long-term journey rather than a
short-term opportunity.
If you have the courage to build something that could change lives across Africa, we would
love to hear from you.
To Apply
Please send:
● Your CV, portfolio, or LinkedIn profile (if available)
● A short introduction about yourself
● Why this mission resonates with you
● Any relevant experience, skills, ideas, or vision you would bring to the role
We welcome individuals who are passionate about helping create platforms that
inspire healing, justice, truth, education, empowerment, and lasting community
impact. That see themselves transforming their lifestyles to maintain the above for the
generations to come.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.