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General Manager
Job Location:
Job Location:
Port Elizabeth - South Africa
Monthly Salary:
Not provided by the employer
Monthly Salary:
Posted:
16 August 2026 (Yesterday)
Posted:
Application Deadline:
13 November 2026
Application Deadline:
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Vacancies:
Job Summary
Our client a well-established purpose-driven organisation is seeking a General Manager to join their team in Gqeberha.
This senior leadership role will drive strategy operational excellence and long-term sustainability while ensuring exceptional client experiences strong governance and effective people leadership.
An awesome career opportunity awaits!
This senior leadership role will drive strategy operational excellence and long-term sustainability while ensuring exceptional client experiences strong governance and effective people leadership.
An awesome career opportunity awaits!
Requirements:
- Bachelors degree in Business Commerce Finance Property Engineering Public Administration Human Resources Health Sciences Social Sciences or a related discipline.
- Valid drivers licence.
- Postgraduate qualification such as an MBA MCom MPA or equivalent would be advantageous.
- Executive leadership or governance qualification would be advantageous.
- Proven experience leading a complex organisation or significant business unit.
- Experience reporting directly to a Board or governing body.
- Proven experience leading multidisciplinary management teams.
- Experience managing significant operational budgets and financial performance.
- Demonstrated experience in organisational strategy change management and continuous improvement.
- Experience working within highly regulated environments.
- Strategic oversight of significant property portfolios capital development programmes or infrastructure projects.
- Experience working with property professionals architects engineers contractors and consultants.
- Strong understanding of property development investment and strategic asset management.
- Strong governance risk management and compliance knowledge.
- Excellent strategic commercial and operational leadership capabilities.
- Exceptional communication relationship-building and stakeholder management skills.
- High emotional intelligence self-awareness and resilience.
- Strong ethical values and sound judgement.
- Ability to balance empathy and leadership with accountability and financial sustainability.
- Develop and implement the strategic direction and translate Board priorities into measurable organisational outcomes.
- Provide strategic and operational leadership across Property Finance Human Resources and Social Investment.
- Lead and develop the Senior Leadership Team creating alignment accountability and a high-performance culture.
- Provide strategic oversight and governance of the organisations property portfolio including acquisitions disposals developments and major capital expenditure.
- Identify opportunities for property development redevelopment expansion and strategic investment.
- Oversee major capital projects and infrastructure investments.
- Ensure property decisions balance owners experience financial sustainability and long-term organisational value.
- Work closely with the Board to support effective governance and strategic decision-making.
- Ensure the Board receives accurate timely and comprehensive information.
- Implement Board decisions and report on progress against strategic priorities.
- Identify manage and escalate significant strategic operational financial cybersecurity business continuity and reputational risks.
- Strengthen internal controls fraud prevention and ethical governance practices.
- Ensure compliance with applicable legislation.
- Maintain exceptional client / owners experiences while protecting the organisations reputation.
- Build effective relationships with government departments regulators professional advisers strategic partners and other stakeholders.
- Develop leaders build organisational capability and support succession planning.
- Lead organisational change and continuous improvement initiatives.
- Champion innovation and appropriate digital transformation.
- Foster a culture of accountability collaboration ownership trust and compassionate service.
- Ensure strategic priorities are translated into effective execution project delivery and measurable outcomes.
Required Experience:
Director
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