Veröffentlicht: 22 Mai 2024
Schnell bewerbenBasel
100%
Festanstellung
Basel Institute on Governance
Basel Institute on Governance
The Basel Institute on Governance (Basel Institute) is an independent non-profit organisation working across sectors to counter corruption and related financial crimes and to improve the quality of governance. Registered as a Swiss foundation with headquarters in Basel, the Institute works globally to advance knowledge, practice and policy on anti-corruption, asset recovery and business integrity. With field operations worldwide, it has some 130 staff from 28 nationalities. The Basel Institute is an Associated Institute of the University of Basel.
Place of work: Basel, Switzerland
Employment rate: 100%
Start date: As soon as possible
Contract type: Open-ended
Salary: Standard competitive market remuneration, including benefits
Other: Frequent duty travel (in Europe and globally)
Job profile
After the passing of Ms Gretta Fenner in early April 2024 the Basel Institute is now looking for a successor.
We are advertising for a highly skilled and motivated Executive Director with a strong personality, thought leadership and charisma, who has a genuine commitment to the mission and strategy of the Basel Institute and is keen to pursue their implementation and development.
Reporting to the Foundation Board, this seasoned leader understands current trends in anti-corruption and related fields and has experience in developing and implementing successful responses with adequate fundraising plans. Supported by a strong management team, the Executive Director oversees the strategic orientation and operational adequacies of the organisation’s activities and staff, which include the International Centre for Asset Recovery (ICAR), the Private Sector team, the Green Corruption programme, the Prevention, Research and Innovation team, the Public Finance Management team as well as the Institute’s regional and special programmes. On a day-to-day operational basis, the Executive Director is supported by the Head of Operations and the back-office team. Above all, the post holder must be an effective leader, which requires clear communication skills and decisiveness.
Key responsibilities and objectives of the role
Required skills and qualifications
Application
Please send your written application (CV, letter of motivation, relevant reference letters and contact details of three professional references; all documents merged in a single PDF file), at your earliest convenience, but no later than 12 July 2024 by email to our HR Team Lead:
For further information about this position, please contact the President, Peter Maurer: ; for information about the recruitment process, contact the Secretary to the Board, Andrea Poelling: .
Please note that we are not accepting applications from specialised recruitment agencies.
Equal opportunity employer
The Basel Institute is an equal opportunity employer. It does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, non-disqualifying physical or mental disability, national origin, veteran status or any other basis covered by appropriate law. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit, and business need. We have been positively evaluated by the Swiss Federal Administration to gender pay equality.