Chief of Staff & Associate Director Strategy

Key responsibilities

Thought partner

Support high-stakes decision-making by conducting scenario analysis and evaluating strategic trade-offs.

Act as a strategic thought partner and thought provider to the CEO and be a sounding board to the ExCO team.

Develop a good understanding of current business and sectoral issues and be able to provide timely insights, analysis, and advice to the CEO.

Curate strategic insights from industry trends, market dynamics, and competitive intelligence

Coordinate and partner with others to drive an effective cadence of functional operating meetings, including ExCO, town halls, and strategy reviews.

Play an active role in the development and implementation of tools and resources to improve efficiency across all AECF’s processes, systems, programs, and initiatives.

Support the CEO's participation in internal and external high-stake meetings and stakeholder engagements.

Identify areas of change for better delivery and support change management plans.

Strategy advisory and planning

Lead periodic comprehensive reviews of the corporate strategy to ensure AECF can incorporate emerging trends and lessons and iterate as necessary while actively managing any issues that could affect its successful implementation.

Design, prioritize, and lead the implementation of key strategic initiatives and special projects, working closely with a wide range of cross-functional partners (Sectoral Teams, Operations Team, Donors, etc.).

Work closely with the executive team to develop, iterate, and pursue the execution of strategic priorities to realize our organizational strategic goals.

Establish a clear business rhythm across the organization to ensure the strategy's realization is in alignment with the organization’s values of innovation, collaboration, excellence, and valuing people.

Industries:Non-profit Organization Management

Function: Others