The Chief Executive Officer is responsible for the formulation and implementation of the ZADT strategy through planning, organising, leading and coordinating operational activities at the highest level of management, with a view to creating value for stakeholders. Leads in the formulation of a strategy by involving senior management and Board Members to participate in strategy formulation and the strategy will guide ZADT in its operations. Contributes to the development of ZADT�s vision, mission and corporate strategy in liaison with senior management so that standards by which ZADT should abide are clearly spelt out. Leads and gives direction to the annual organisational planning and budgeting processes and ensures alignment with the strategy. Develops a road map to implement the business strategy and ensures regular reviews of the strategy. Keeps the Board fully informed on the condition of ZADT and on all the important factors influencing it. Identifies problems and opportunities and addresses them; brings those which are appropriate to the Board and/or its committees; and, facilitates discussion and deliberation. Informs the Board and its committees about trends, issues, problems and activities in order to facilitate policy-making and recommends policy positions. Liaises with the Board to ensure that vibrant policies are put in place to support the corporate strategy so that set targets are achieved. Ensures that the lending model is viable enough to sustain the business operations. Ensures legal compliance through the filing of all legal and regulatory documents and monitors compliance with relevant laws and regulations. Provides general oversight of all ZADT activities, manages the day-to-day operations, and assures a smoothly functioning and efficient organization. Ensures program quality and organizational stability through development and implementation of standards and controls, systems and procedures, and regular evaluation. Establish the secretariat. Creates a work environment that recruits, retains and supports quality staff and fair processes for selecting, development, motivating, and evaluating staff. Recommends staffing and financing to the Board of Directors and in accordance with Board instructions, recruits staff, negotiates professional contracts, and ensures that appropriate salary structures are developed and maintained. Specifies accountabilities for management staff and evaluates performance regularly. Facilitates the integration of ZADT into the community by using effective marketing and communications activities. Acts as an advocate, within the public and private sectors, for issues relevant to ZADT, its services and constituencies. Listens to clients, volunteers, donors and the community in order to improve services and generate community involvement. Assures community awareness of ZADT�s response to community needs. Serves as chief spokesperson for ZADT, assuring proper representation of ZADT to the community. Initiates, develops, and maintains cooperative relationships with key stakeholders such as Ministry of Agriculture, Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Youth and Indegenisation and other government departments. Works with legislators, regulatory agencies, volunteers and representatives of the notforprofit sector to promote legislative and regulatory policies that encourage a healthy community and address the issues of ZADT�s constituencies. Makes all operational decisions within policy and all decisions that guarantee the development of a sound operations framework; Decides on pricing i.e. interest rates and advises the Board on the same; Makes decisions on fund disbursement and cash flow; Decides on lending i.e. risk taking decisions and advises the Board on the same; Decides on human resources matters (who to recruit, performance management, termination etc) Business plan (short, medium and long term); Procurement plan (short � medium term); Performance management plan (short to medium term); Annual training planning for subordinates. Manpower planning annually

Job evaluation subgrade: F