Overview
The Director, Strategy & Planning will drive the development and implementation of the External Relations (ER) multi-year strategy, focusing on growing private revenue and enhancing organizational impact. This role involves clarifying vision, developing processes, and providing strategic thought partnership to leadership.
Tasks Summary
- Lead the development and implementation of ER multi-year strategy.
- Provide support and oversight to key strategic initiatives in ER.
- Collaborate closely with and provide advisory support to global senior leaders.
- Lead the annual strategy and financial planning process across ER.
- Oversee planning, monitoring and delivery of the multi-year ER business transformation and ER Theory of Change.
- Develop and manage quarterly strategy and risk reviews.
- Act as part of COO’s core team, supporting weekly updates and risk tracking.
- Develop vision for Strategy & Planning team and manage the pipeline of projects.
- Effectively and independently scope, build, and manage complex projects.
- Direct line management of 4 strategy professionals.
- Develop team’s capabilities in structured analysis, critical thinking, facilitation, and collaborative problem-solving.
- Play a leadership role in various leadership teams, driving inclusive and collaborative culture.
Experience Requirements
- Considerable relevant work experience, at least three of which in a strategy or business transformation role, with gradually increasing responsibilities and a track record of high performance.
- Experience developing multi-year growth strategies, preferably for revenue-generating teams.
- Repeated experience in executing strategic change and organizational change management.
- Repeated experience in project managing large-scale, cross-functional projects and project portfolios.
- Good knowledge of private fundraising in humanitarian or development settings.
- Experience in implementing or adapting project methodologies, templates, tools and processes.
- Demonstrated ability to work effectively with stakeholders at all levels.
- Experience in a strategy or business transformation role at either a top tier strategy consulting firm, or in the strategy development function of a global organization.
- String knowledge of private fundraising, communication and advocacy in humanitarian or development context.
- Experience leading teams to success.
- Experience in a humanitarian or development organization, or similar.
Qualification Requirements
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent
- An MBA or a Master’s degree in international development, human rights or another field related to the IRC’s work (preferred)
