Manager / Deputy Manager - Strategy Coordination

Location: Ahmedabad, Gujarat

Education: Masters degree in Public Policy, Development Studies, Management, or a related field

Experience: Minimum 5 years of experience in strategic support, programme coordination, or executive assistance roles

Skills & Competencies required

• Position Summary:

• The position will serve as a key enabler to the CEO by providing strategic, analytical, and coordination support across programmes. The role is aimed to enhance the CEO’s effectiveness through high-quality information management, cross-functional coordination, and preparation of key documents and presentations. This position will act as a facilitative role to ensure timely information flow, tracking, and strategic inputs.

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  Skills:

• Demonstrated experience in preparing high-impact presentations and documents for senior leadership.

• Strong analytical skills and comfort with handling data from multiple sources.

• Prior exposure to development sector organisations or complex multi-stakeholder environments.

• Proficiency in MS Office (Word, PowerPoint, Excel); familiarity with data visualization tools is a plus.

• Excellent communication skills in English and Hindi. Local language skills are added advantage.

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  Key Competencies:

• Collaborative and non-hierarchical approach

• Strategic thinking with attention to detail

• Ability to synthesise complex information into actionable insights

• High degree of discretion and professionalism

• Excellent written, visual, and verbal communication

• Self-driven and proactive; can manage multiple priorities independently

Job Profile

• Executive coordination & Calendar management

• Manage and prioritise the CEO’s calendar, meetings, and engagements.

• Coordinate inputs and background materials from relevant teams for the CEO's internal and external interactions.

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  Presentation & document preparation

• Draft, design, and edit high-quality presentations, reports, and talking points for the CEO.

• Prepare briefing notes and strategy decks for board meetings, donor reviews, programme visits, and internal communications.

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  Programme & project tracking

• Maintain a central dashboard for tracking programme milestones and key strategic initiatives.

• Liaise with Programme/SHT teams to collect progress updates and flag areas requiring attention.

• Ensure timely follow-up on decisions and agreed actions.

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  Strategic data analysis & insights

• Collect and analyse data from multiple teams to support evidence-based decision-making by the CEO.

• Summarise key insights in a concise and visually clear format for review.

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  Cross-functional communication & coordination

• Work on a communication link between the CEO’s office and various teams to ensure alignment and follow-through.

• Facilitate information flow without interfering in line management or decision-making by SHTs.

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  Organisational vitality assessment

• Track and synthesise programme progress indicators, team-level trends, and internal feedback mechanisms.

• Provide timely inputs to the CEO on internal functioning and alignment challenges, in consultation with respective focal.

• Support efforts to strengthen institutional responsiveness, collaboration, and delivery.

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  Systems strengthening & operational alignment

• Identify coordination gaps and workflow improvement areas across teams, and support the CEO in addressing them constructively.

• Assist CEO on practical solutions to improve internal systems, decision-making frameworks, and tracking mechanisms.

• Assist in building organisational agility and coherence through improved collaboration and follow-through processes.

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  Key Benefits:

• Opportunity to work with a renowned NGO.

• On-site and off-site training opportunities.

• 5-day work week.

• Group medical insurance for employee, spouse, and children.

• Group Term life insurance as per policy

• Group Accidental Insurance as per policy.

• Maternity and paternity leave as per organizational policy.

• 15 General Leaves and 16.5 earned leaves annually (earned leaves can be encashed if not utilized).

• 10 declared public holidays and 3 optional holidays.

• Diwali break every year.

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  We strongly encourage women, LGBTQ+ individuals, and specially abled candidates to apply

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  Apply Now: Please submit your application at the earliest through our website –‘Get involved’ section - careers page.

• Please note that we will begin the search immediately, and if a suitable candidate is found, we will close the application process!