Chief of Staff - Head of Regional Planning and Coordination at Evidence Action

Duties and responsibilities

Special projects

• Support the development and execution of key regional initiatives. These will vary based on shifting priorities but may include:
  • (Current regional priority) supporting the launch of new country or project work, and development of cross-regional strategic initiatives.
  • dynamically providing support and gap-filling as needed on cross-cutting and/or department specific projects and/or teams.

Regional Coordination

• Plan content and oversee execution of bi-annual leadership team conferences, quarterly meetings, and more to ensure key region-wide issues are discussed and clear outcomes are identified
• Support the Regional Director in driving a strong, cross-departmental agenda of accountability, execution, and delivery and strategically align the Regional Director’s time with these priorities
• Support the Regional Director and other Senior Regional Leadership team members in regular management forums by pulling together the right stakeholders, analyzing and presenting relevant information/data, and elevating critical issues so that Senior Regional Leadership can effectively participate in forums and help make decisions

Regional performance tracking

• Ensure timely, high-quality and complete submission of work plans, quarterly and annual reports, financial reports, and any other reports required by regional leadership and/or other relevant stakeholders.
• Work alongside regional program, regional departments, and units to effectively track progress against the strategic plan and other organizational indicators
• Create regional dashboards and reports to support effective decision making and cross-company communications of business performance status.
• Executive-level presentations: create proposals, materials for key donor discussions, Board meetings, and enterprise-wide conversations

Team management

• Directly manage operation team assigned to Nairob-based Senior Regional Leadership team
• Design and manage an expansion team responsible for scoping non-assigned/non-program specific growth opportunities in the region.
• Coordinate with global team members in the execution of global objectives within the region.

Other

• Other duties may be assigned by the Regional Director from time to time.

Required

Qualifications

• Minimum of 3 years of project management or management consulting experience.
• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Economics, Public Administration, Public Policy or related advanced degree
• Strong capabilities in the following roles / functions:
  • Developing strategic insight by conducting qualitative and quantitative analysis
  • Proposal creation: develop superb pitches tailored to investor interests in both Word and PowerPoint formats.
  • Project/process management: Managing projects and building new processes which require inputs from a diverse set of stakeholders
  • Independent multitasking: Ability to work independently, across multiple efforts, and to concisely present findings and recommendations to Regional Director
  • Multifunctional: Proven desire to get hands-dirty and take on all tasks.
  • Strong communicative skills in English across verbal and written mediums