Strategic Advisor At Tony Blair Institute

There is a job vacancy for the position of Strategic Advisor At Tony Blair Institute.

Key Responsibilities:

Reporting to and working closely with the Executive Director, Strategic Partnerships and Initiatives, the Strategic Advisor will:

Design and incubate special initiatives for senior leadership, drawing on inputs from across the organisation and its network
Support the framing of strategic ideation and guide discussions from big ideas to actionable execution plans
Support path to institutionalise successful initiatives, including handover to Advisory, Politics or Political team

Conduct analysis and compile briefings for the Executive Director and senior leadership on market trends, partnership landscape, and new opportunities
Work closely with other teams across TBI to understand the needs, opportunity impact and delivery models. This will include some travel and interaction with our global team
Understand our partnership and client portfolio and contribute ideas for new opportunities to expand impact
Develop guides and tools for TBI teams to execute, evolve and scale strategic initiatives and partnerships
Work closely with TBI teams and partners to troubleshoot implementation challenges when they arise and lead teams toward solutions to deliver greater impact
Contribute to impact reporting for SPI
Other advisory support as requested by the ED and senior SPI leadership

Comprehensive experience in a manager position in a consulting firm, public sector, or private sector organisation supervising and executing across multiple workstreams simultaneously
Demonstratable strength in structured problem solving, top-down communication and portfolio thinking
Experience in project design and management
Experience with international development, public sector, and/or tech and digital transformation projects is highly desired
The ability to operate in rapidly changing and growth business environment
An ability to understand and communicate between public and private sector audiences
A High EQ and excellent communication skills, from executive office level through to technical level, and who is adept at speaking to senior leadership, knows how to navigate ambiguous environments and is comfortable at managing up and beyond hierarchy
Experience in working in entrepreneurial and matrixed environments and who is comfortable across cultures and geographies
A natural networker and convener and can manage a multitude of relationships navigating a matrixed internal organisation
Direct experience working in Lower and Middle Income countries (LMIC’s) is highly desired
Excellent written and oral communication skills

Open to travel and curious to learn from colleagues across our global team (10% – 20%)
Keenly interested in the work of TBI and share in our mission and values

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