Lead Strategic Coordinator

Role Overview

Lead Strategic Coordinator at the Islamic Development Bank, President Complex - DG Corporate Services Front Office, located at IsDB HQ in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. This is a fixed-term position at Job Grade E4, with a closing date of 4 November 2026.

Role Purpose

To provide senior strategic coordination, executive advisory support, and performance oversight to the Vice President or Director General in the effective planning, delivery, monitoring, and reporting of Complex and Directorate priorities. The role ensures timely follow-up on decisions, strengthens internal and external coordination, and delivers quality assurance for key reports, Board submissions, and executive documents.

Key Responsibilities

Strategic Planning & Executive Advisory

• Coordinate the preparation and consolidation of the Integrated Work Program, Annual Work Program, budget inputs, and related strategic plans for the Complex and Directorate.
• Support the VP/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 implementation of VP/DG directives, BED decisions, strategic initiatives, and cross-Complex/Directorate actions, reporting progress regularly.
• Provide quality assurance for key documents submitted through the VP/DG Office, including Board-related documents, ensuring 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 requested by the VP/DG.

Performance Monitoring & Reporting

• Provide secretariat support to committees and forums chaired by the VP/DG.
• Prepare VP/DG participation in high-level institutional and multilateral engagements.
• Follow up on audit, evaluation, and risk recommendations and management action plans.
• Cascade KPIs and align scorecards between the VP/DG level and business units.
• Use 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 monitor performance and inform decisions.
• 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 raised in high-level meetings before sign-off by the VP/DG.
• Lead Complex/Directorate-wide communication efforts on staff engagement activities, initiatives, accomplishments, newsletters, compile the annual report, and conduct staff surveys to gauge service levels.

Knowledge Sharing & Development

• Keep abreast of new trends and developments in the field of the Complex/Directorate and share new concepts with the VP/DG and others within the Complex/Directorate and Bank.
• Produce and submit executive information briefs to the VP/DG on emerging international development issues and news related to Complex/Directorate mandate.
• Undertake research and represent the Complex/Directorate at appropriate professional and public forums to promote 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 & Experience

• Master's degree in Business Administration, Economics, Finance, Engineering, International Relations, or any relevant discipline.
• Minimum 10 years of relevant experience.
• Experience working with policymakers, national and international agencies, and consultants, and exposure to working with major development agencies is preferred.
• Experience and exposure working with senior-level executives is preferred.

Skills & Competencies

• Results-based management and performance frameworks.
• Board-level drafting.
• Knowledge of multilateral development bank governance and procedures.
• Data analysis for performance dashboards.
• Broad and in-depth knowledge of technical concepts and practices relevant to the development sector.
• Knowledge of Complex/Directorate-specific operations and policies.
• Quality management.
• Passion for excellence.
• Problem-solving skills.
• Strategic planning skills.
• Analytical and critical-thinking skills.
• Resources management skills.
• Strong networking and negotiation skills.
• Advanced coordination skills.
• MS Office skills.
• English: mandatory.
• Arabic: preferred.
• French: preferred.

Additional Information

• Contract Type: Fixed Term.
• Required application documents: Resume/CV, copy of passport, and academic certificate.
• If you are currently an IsDB Regular staff member and are selected through the competitive selection process, your current contract type and other terms and conditions will remain unchanged.
• The Islamic Development Bank does not ask for payments of any kind from applicants throughout the recruitment process and does not request information on applicants' bank accounts.