Lead Strategic Coordinator

About the Role

Key Responsibilities

• Coordinate the preparation and consolidation of the Integrated Work Program, Annual Work Program, budget inputs, and related strategic plans for the Complex/Directorate.
• Support the Vice President (VP)/Director General (DG) in setting, monitoring, and reviewing Complex/Directorate KPIs, priorities, resource allocations, and implementation progress.
• Provide strategic and technical advice, executive briefs, and decision-support inputs on policy papers, strategy proposals, reports, and Bank-wide matters requiring VP/DG attention.
• Coordinate and follow up on the implementation of VP/DG directives, BED decisions, strategic initiatives, and cross-Complex/Directorate actions, reporting progress regularly.
• Ensure quality assurance for key documents submitted through the VP/DG Office, including Board-related documents, verifying completeness, accuracy, compliance, and timely submission.
• Strengthen stakeholder engagement, internal feedback mechanisms, and communication across business units, other Complexes/Directorates, IsDB entities, and relevant external institutions.
• Undertake background research, prepare supporting technical material for high-level engagements, and carry out other assignments as requested by the VP/DG.
• Performance Monitoring and Reporting
• Provide secretariat support to committees and forums chaired by the VP/DG.
• Prepare for VP/DG participation in high-level institutional and multilateral engagements.
• Follow up on audit, evaluation, risk recommendations, and management action plans.
• Oversee the cascading of KPIs and alignment of scorecards between the VP/DG level and business units.
• Utilize the Bank's corporate systems and dashboards for performance tracking and records management.
• Coordinate and oversee the preparation and completion of special reports and speeches, as requested by the VP/DG.
• Design and oversee an Information Intelligence System for the VP/DG to support monitoring and informed decision-making.
• Oversee the design and implementation of an efficient Document and Information Management System in the Front Office.
• Review all key outgoing documents to ensure quality, compliance with procedures, completeness, and incorporation of comments from high-level meetings before VP/DG sign-off.
• Lead Complex/Directorate-wide communication efforts on staff engagement activities, initiatives, accomplishments, newsletters, annual report compilation, and staff surveys to gauge service levels.
• Knowledge Sharing and Development
• Stay informed of new trends and developments relevant to the Complex/Directorate and share new concepts with the VP/DG and other stakeholders within the Complex/Directorate and the Bank.
• Produce and submit executive information briefs to the VP/DG on emerging international development issues/news related to the Complex/Directorate's mandate.
• Undertake research and represent the Complex/Directorate at appropriate professional and public forums, promoting its activities and programs internally and externally, as required by the VP/DG.
• Provide overall coordination of staff and operational management of the VP/DG Office within delegated authority.

Qualifications and Experience

• A minimum of 10 years of relevant experience is required for this role.
• Application Information
• This is a contract position with salary details not disclosed. Interested candidates are encouraged to apply.