{"id":15,"date":"2010-03-18T06:08:43","date_gmt":"2010-03-18T06:08:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/php7.innershed.com:10000\/virtual-server\/link.cgi\/212.71.245.84\/http:\/\/www.connectafrica\/WP1\/?page_id=15"},"modified":"2012-10-27T12:26:03","modified_gmt":"2012-10-27T12:26:03","slug":"organisational-structure","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.connectafrica.net\/?page_id=15","title":{"rendered":"Organisational Structure"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"padding-left: 60px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-160\" title=\"Organogram of Management at Connect Africa\" src=\"http:\/\/www.connectafrica.net\/WP1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/OrganisationStructure-final2.jpg\" alt=\"organogram | Connect Africa | image\" width=\"499\" height=\"334\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.connectafrica.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/OrganisationStructure-final2.jpg 499w, https:\/\/www.connectafrica.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/OrganisationStructure-final2-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 499px) 100vw, 499px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Connect Africa Services (Section 21)<\/strong><strong><br \/>\n<strong>Based in Johannesburg, South Africa <\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Sets overarching policy, principles, objectives and strategy<\/li>\n<li>Fundraises from major international donors<\/li>\n<li>International representative \u201cface\u201d of Connect Africa<\/li>\n<li>Participation in international debate on ICTs for rural development<\/li>\n<li>Develops new programmes of activity to further mission<\/li>\n<li>Investigates new technology applications<\/li>\n<li>Provides advice and technical expertise to country offices<\/li>\n<li>Negotiates contracts and manages relationships with international supplier organisations<\/li>\n<li>Manages cash flow from country offices and reinvests any surplus funds<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Connect Africa Country Office (Non-Profit)<\/strong><strong><br \/>\n<strong>Based in respective commercial capital <\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Negotiates contracts and manages relationships with ICT stakeholders, e.g. government, telecom operators, ISPs, NGOs<\/li>\n<li>Establishes country level toolkit of services and standards<\/li>\n<li>Negotiates contracts with regional managers and local operators<\/li>\n<li>Administers financial flows between suppliers and regional managers<\/li>\n<li>Raises funds from national donor organisations<\/li>\n<li>Provides training for regional managers and local operators to ensure consistency of service delivery<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Regional Manager (Commercial for-profit)<\/strong><strong><br \/>\n<strong>Based in regional\/district hub<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Holds contract with Connect Africa Country Office to deliver services in the region\/district<\/li>\n<li>Recruits, trains and manages local operators<\/li>\n<li>Administers financial flows between Connect Africa country office and local operators<\/li>\n<li>Develops and manages relationship with local operators and the people in each community<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Local Operator (Commercial for-profit)<\/strong><strong><br \/>\n<strong>Based in the local community<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Operates the rural service centre and delivers all services (click here to see a day-in-the-life of a Connect Africa local operator)<\/li>\n<li>Markets Connect Africa services in the community<\/li>\n<li>Maintains accounts and collects payment for services from customers<\/li>\n<li>Tracks demand for services for analysis at the village\/regional\/country level<span id=\"_marker\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0 Connect Africa Services (Section 21) Based in Johannesburg, South Africa Sets overarching policy, principles, objectives and strategy Fundraises from major international donors International representative \u201cface\u201d of Connect Africa Participation in international debate on ICTs for rural development Develops new &hellip; 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