Strategy Associate

Strategy Associate

Key Responsibilities:

Strategy Implementation

• Support development and tracking of organizational goals and strategic initiatives, with a strong emphasis on budget forecasting, financial modeling, and costbenefit analyses.
• Ensure departmental priorities align not only with overall strategy but also with financial targets and compliance requirements.
• Prepare internal reports and presentationsincorporating financial dashboards and variance analysesfor strategy reviews and senior leadership updates.

Monitoring & Evaluation

• Collaborate with departments to design and carry out M&E frameworks
• Track program progress, document findings, and ensure timely closure of action items
• Maintain and update financial dashboards and program records

Policies, SOPs & Compliance

• Review and streamline policies, SOPs across departments to ensure clarity, consistency, and internal audit readiness.
• Work with departmental leads and legal/compliance advisors to revise policies based on operational needs and regulatory best practices.
• Maintain a centralized, regularly updated digital repository of all policies, SOPs, and compliance documentation

Risk Management

• Support development and implementation of a structured risk management framework that incorporates financial, legal, and operational risks.
• Maintain the organizational risk register and track mitigation plans across departmentsensuring legal/compliance gaps (e.g., NGO regulations, labor laws) are identified and escalated.
• Coordinate periodic risk reviews and assist in escalating any critical financial or regulatory risks

Special Projects

• Plan, execute, and monitor timebound special projects initiated by the CEO’s Oce—especially those requiring financial feasibility analysis, contract negotiations, or internal control design.
• Liaise with internal and external stakeholders to ensure project timelines, financial compliance, and deliverables are met.
• Identify requirements for new systems or process tools; coordinate vendor evaluations, implementation timelines, and usertraining sessions.

Administrative, Strategic Coordination & Legal Support

• Conduct background research and prepare briefing materials
• Provide highlevel administrative and coordination support for strategyrelated initiatives and meetings, including preparing detailed minutes, following up on action points, and tracking approvals.
• Manage scheduling, meeting documentation, and action tracking for crossfunctional reviews
• Proactively identify opportunities to streamline internal systems and improve cross functional information ow

Candidate Profile :

• Master’s in Business Administration (MBA) with a specialization in

  Finance

  or a closely related field (e.g., Finance & Strategy).
• Additional certification or coursework in monitoring & evaluation, risk management, or non-profit governance is a plus.

Experience

• At least 1 year experience in a finance or strategyfocused role (preferably within the development/social sector, NGO, or impactdriven organization).
• Demonstrated experience in budget forecasting, financial modelling, and cost–benefit analysis—ideally having owned or coowned annual budgeting cycles and variance analyses.
• Exposure to designing and implementing M&E frameworks, including tracking key performance indicators, drafting progress reports, and ensuring timely closure of action items.
• Handson involvement in policy or SOP development—from initial research and stakeholder consultation through to final signoff.
• Familiarity with risk management practices, including maintaining a risk register, coordinating risk review meetings, and escalating financial or compliance-related risks to leadership.
• Proven track record supporting or leading special projects—especially those with a strong financial component (e.g., feasibility analyses, vendor negotiations, or system implementations).
• Willing to work at our campus at Shirakol.

Salary

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