{"id":11,"date":"2023-01-10T13:53:01","date_gmt":"2023-01-10T13:53:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/micro.green-park.co.uk\/btrust\/?page_id=11"},"modified":"2025-05-14T12:33:12","modified_gmt":"2025-05-14T11:33:12","slug":"person-specification","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/micro.green-park.co.uk\/btrust\/person-specification\/","title":{"rendered":"Person Specification"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"hero\">\n\t<div class=\"hero__container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"hero__row\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"hero__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/micro.green-park.co.uk\/btrust\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/171\/2023\/01\/banner2.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"banner2\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"title\">\n\t<div class=\"title__container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"title__row\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"title__content\">\n\t\t<h1>\n\t\t  Person Specification &#8211; Chief Executive Officer\t  <\/h1>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"content\">\n\t<div class=\"content__container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"content__row\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"content__column\">\n\t\t  \t\t\t\t<h3><strong>Skills<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Independent Work Ethic:<\/strong> Demonstrates the ability to work autonomously, managing tasks and responsibilities without constant supervision.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Creative Problem-Solving:<\/strong> Possesses strong capabilities in innovative thinking and creative solutions, particularly in challenging or unfamiliar situations.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>Knowledge<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Understanding of Developer Education<\/strong>: Has familiarity with educational programs in software development, such as coding camps or upskilling initiatives, especially in underrepresented regions. An understanding of open-source engineering environments will be advantageous.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Insight into the Global South Developer Landscape<\/strong>: Knowledgeable about the unique aspects and needs of the developer community in the Global South, with a focus on African regions.<\/li>\n<li>Understanding of how open source software communities operate, challenges that they face and how they are funded.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Bitcoin Ecosystem Awareness:<\/strong> While not initially essential, a firm grasp or willingness to learn about the Bitcoin ecosystem, including its challenges, opportunities, and comparative strengths against other cryptocurrencies, is highly desirable.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>Experience<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Leadership in Not-for-Profit or Commercial International Organisations: <\/strong>At least four years (preferred) of experience in leading not-for-profit or commercial organisations with a significant presence in Africa and\/or the Global South. Candidates with slightly less experience will also be considered.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Management of Dispersed Teams:<\/strong> Proven experience managing a geographically dispersed team comprising at least three members, including those in the Global South, preferably in an African region.<\/li>\n<li>Proven track record (4+ years) of leading technology\u2010driven programs or organizations in emerging-market contexts.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Objectives and Deliverables (Year 1-3)<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Year 1:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Developing a comprehensive three to five-year strategy and operational plan to fully operationalise \u20bftrust\u2019s Genesis Principles and mandate (including targets, budgets, and staffing plan).<\/li>\n<li>Recruiting a team in line with the agreed strategy.<\/li>\n<li>Monitor and improve the \u20bftrust Builder Program pipeline, with the goal of graduating 5 quality Global South developers to a career in open source.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Year 2:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Report on milestones achieved in year 1 per the agreed strategy and operational plan.<\/li>\n<li>Provide learning and evidence from the field to help with insights for the revision of operational plans as required.<\/li>\n<li>Delivery of milestones agreed with the board for Year 2.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Year 3:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Report on milestones achieved in Year 2 per the agreed strategy and operational plan.<\/li>\n<li>Provide learning and evidence from the field to help with insights for the revision of operational plans as required.<\/li>\n<li>Delivery of milestones agreed with the board for Year 3.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Remuneration and Benefits<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Leave:<\/strong> Annual, sick, and parental leave as applicable in the candidate&#8217;s location.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Pay:<\/strong> Market competitive based on applicant location: circa $120 &#8211; 150k equivalent paid in BTC.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Expenses:<\/strong> Travel, accommodation, and incidental costs paid.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Other benefits:<\/strong> As applicable in the candidate location \/ as negotiated with the post holder.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Location<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Remote but extensive travel is required in line with the requirements of the operational plans.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-11","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/micro.green-park.co.uk\/btrust\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/11","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/micro.green-park.co.uk\/btrust\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/micro.green-park.co.uk\/btrust\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/micro.green-park.co.uk\/btrust\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/micro.green-park.co.uk\/btrust\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11"}],"version-history":[{"count":13,"href":"https:\/\/micro.green-park.co.uk\/btrust\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/11\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":80,"href":"https:\/\/micro.green-park.co.uk\/btrust\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/11\/revisions\/80"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/micro.green-park.co.uk\/btrust\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}