Director, Strategy & Planning

Overview

Lead the development and implementation of the External Relations (ER) multi-year strategy, driving impact and strategic change to advance the organization's ambitious global strategy.

Tasks Summary

• Lead the development and implementation of ER multi-year strategy by conceptualizing the approach, managing consultations and analysis, and building business cases for private revenue growth.
• Provide support and oversight to key strategic initiatives in ER, such as market entry decisions and collaborative fundraising models.
• 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, identifying metrics to measure progress towards goals.
• Act as part of COO’s core team, supporting updates and risk tracking.
• Develop vision for Strategy & Planning team and manage project pipeline.
• Scope, build, and manage complex projects, resolving risks and roadblocks.
• Direct line management of 4 strategy professionals, developing their capabilities.
• 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 people management responsibilities.
• 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.
• Capability to manage multiple demands and to adapt to new challenges and shifting priorities.
• 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.

Other Details

Languages Required:

Languages Preferred: • Knowledge of French or Arabic

Contract Duration:

Work Modality: hybrid

Remuneration: • Pay Range UK: £75,000 - £80,000 • Pay Range US-New York City: $130,000 - $155,000