Senior Strategy Specialist at the OPEC Fund for International Development

The OPEC Fund for International Development is a multilateral development finance institution established in 1976. Our 12 Member Countries are:  Algeria, Ecuador, Gabon, Indonesia, the Islamic Republic of Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Libya, Nigeria, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Senior Strategy Specialist

Location: Austria

Job Profile

• The Strategic Planning Unit provides relevant strategy, planning, economic and other important inputs that guide operational departments in the development of their work plans, and helps senior management decision-making processes that feed into overall strategy development.
• The role will entail significant involvement in the development of the Fund’s short and long-term strategies, business plans and other strategic initiatives.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Participate, as a significant part of the core team, in the OPEC Fund’s strategy development, articulation and dissemination.
• Play a lead role in the process of distilling this strategy into yearly business plans and strategic initiatives.
• Develop relevant strategy and policy papers for management's or governing board consideration and approval.
• Liaise with operations teams and provide support to the Director in monitoring progress towards assigned operational targets.
• Ensure that all new policy proposals and strategic initiatives are aligned with the Fund’s planning priorities and long term strategy.
• Provide support to Senior Management, as requested, on policy developments and the Fund’s response to emerging international issues.
• Provide support on external stakeholder engagement requirements, including inputs for periodic rating agency reviews.
• Play a lead role in the preparation of Country or Sector strategies as required.
• Represent the department, as required, in institution wide working groups and task forces. 
• Keep track of trends as they relate to the OPEC Fund’s external environment and propose initiatives to enhance competitive positioning.
• Serve as a focal point, as requested, on strategy issues to internal and external stakeholders.
• Support the development of junior staff by providing coaching and mentorship as required.
• Support the Director, Strategic Planning in any other assigned tasks and initiatives as required.

Qualifications and Experience

• A minimum of a Master's Degree (or its University equivalent) in Economics, Macroeconomics or Development Economics, Finance, Engineering, Strategic Management or related fields.
• A minimum of 7 years of experience with at least 5 years in a related role at a development finance institution.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English. A good working knowledge of Arabic, French, and/or Spanish is an asset.

Competencies:

• Ability to work across teams in a collaborative and respectful manner.
• Strong sense of responsibility and problem solving abilities.
• Cross culturally sensitive and ability to communicate in a manner consistent with the international nature of the organization.
• Strong knowledge of development issues.
• Proven exposure to the operations and strategic considerations of multilateral development banks.
• Ability to manage multiple, simultaneous and shifting demands, priorities and tight deadlines with the capability to work within specified time limits.
• Strong analytical skills and demonstrated ability to distil integrate and translate complex issues into crisp and strategically relevant insights.
• Excellent written communication skills including long form documents and PowerPoint presentations.
• Ability to work efficiently in a well-structured, focused, timely manner.
• Experience in dashboard development tools and dashboard development a plus.
• Project management skills with an ability to monitor implementation of projects/programs.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.