Strategic Planning & Stakeholder Management Specialist

Position Overview

Key Responsibilities

• Strategic Planning: Assist in developing, refining, and monitoring corporate strategic plans and objectives.
• Research & Insights: Conduct market research, competitive benchmarking, and internal data analysis to provide actionable insights that inform leadership decisions.
• Stakeholder Mapping & Engagement: Identify, analyze, and map key stakeholders; create tailored engagement strategies to ensure their needs, concerns, and expectations are managed effectively.
• Facilitation & Coordination: Organize and facilitate strategic workshops, alignment meetings, and committee sessions with cross-functional teams and external partners.
• Communication & Reporting: Draft high-quality briefings, executive presentations, progress reports, and strategic communications for leadership and external stakeholders.
• Risk & Issue Management: Proactively identify potential alignment risks or stakeholder conflicts and propose collaborative mitigation strategies.
• Ad-hocs: Ad-hoc support as needed.

Qualifications & Skills

• Experience: 3–5 years of professional experience in strategic planning, corporate development, project management, account management, or management consulting.
• Education: Bachelor's degree in business administration, Strategy, or a related field.
• Analytical Skills: Strong ability to synthesize complex qualitative and quantitative data into clear, concise strategic recommendations.
• Stakeholder Management: Proven track record of interacting with and influencing mid-to-senior level stakeholders with diplomacy and tact.
• Communication: Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to tailor messaging to diverse audiences (both Arabic and English).
• Tools: Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (PowerPoint, Excel, Word), and smart utilization of AI applications.