Strategic Planning & Stakeholder Management Specialist

Position Overview We are seeking a highly motivated and detail-oriented Strategic Planning & Stakeholder Management Specialist to join our team. In this role, they will bridge the gap between strategy formulation and execution by supporting long-term planning initiatives and managing critical relationships with internal and external stakeholders. 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 committees’ 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.

Bachelor’s degree in business administration, Strategy, or a related field. 3–5 years of professional experience in strategic planning, corporate development, project management, account management, or management consulting. Strong analytical skills to synthesize qualitative and quantitative data. Proven stakeholder management with mid-to-senior level stakeholders. Exceptional written and verbal communication skills in Arabic and English. Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (PowerPoint, Excel, Word) and smart utilization of AI applications.

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 committees’ 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.