CFA Engagement Model

Fractional
Leadership Placements

Part-time C-suite executives for hospitals that need senior leadership without full-time cost. Board-ready professionals, performance-linked terms, optional conversion to permanent hire.

Typical duration: 6 to 18 months

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2-3 days/week on-site or hybrid

Board-ready healthcare executives

Performance-linked terms

Optional permanent hire conversion

How It Works

The Fractional Leadership Process

Leadership Assessment

Weeks 1 to 2

Assess the leadership gap, define the mandate, agree performance metrics, and determine the right executive profile.

Leadership gap analysisMandate briefExecutive profile specification

Executive Matching

Weeks 2 to 4

Identify the right leader from our network. Board interviews, reference checks, and terms negotiation.

Candidate shortlistBoard interviewsEngagement terms

Embedded Leadership

Months 1 to 18

Executive works part-time in the C-suite role. Drives strategy, builds team, and delivers against mandate objectives.

Monthly board updatesQuarterly performance reviewsTeam development reports

Transition Planning

Final quarter

Either convert to permanent hire or structured exit with successor development and full knowledge transfer.

Successor development planTransition roadmapKnowledge transfer documentation

Who This Is For

The Right Fit

Hospitals that cannot afford or justify a full-time C-suite hire

Organisations needing experienced leadership for a specific transformation

Facilities where the founder needs a professional operator alongside them

Boards wanting to test an executive before committing to permanent hire

Investor groups needing professional management across a portfolio

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Need a C-suite leader without the full-time commitment?

We will match you with an executive who fits your institution, your culture, and your mandate.

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Confidential Engagement

Partner With Consult For Africa

We support hospital operators, investors, development partners, and institutions seeking disciplined execution, institutional strengthening, and measurable performance transformation.

Engagement Areas

• Hospital management & embedded leadership
• Turnaround & financial performance recovery
• Strategy, service-line & revenue growth
• Capital project planning & commissioning
• Digital systems & performance dashboards
• Healthcare HR & executive coaching (Maarova™)
• Public sector & PPP transformation

Accreditation & Quality Readiness

• JCI accreditation preparation
• COHSASA accreditation readiness
• SafeCare quality improvement pathways
• Clinical governance & patient safety systems

Engagement Process

• Confidential executive review
• Diagnostic & performance assessment
• Scope definition & transformation pathway

Discreet engagement • NDA available • Executive response within 48 hours

FractionalLeadership Placements

The Fractional Leadership Process

The Right Fit

Need a C-suite leader without the full-time commitment?

Partner With Consult For Africa

Fractional
Leadership Placements