Vacancy Detail

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.

     

    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!

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