Senior Policy and Guidance Coordinator(m/w/x)

Description

You will lead the stewardship of the policy framework, ensuring all guidance is strategically aligned. By advising senior leadership and managing a global network, you'll drive organizational effectiveness.

Requirements

• •12 years experience with Undergraduate, 11 with Graduate, or 10 with Doctorate
• •Degree in Business Administration, Economics, or Law
• •Degree in Organizational Management, Public Management, or Organizational Development
• •Degree in Law or other relevant field
• •12 years experience in humanitarian response management
• •Expertise in developing guidance and standards
• •Ability to consult senior-level professionals globally
• •Experience assessing policies from cross-functional perspectives
• •Ability to set and exceed high standards
• •Ability to build collaborative team culture
• •Substantial experience in a leadership role
• •Client-oriented professional with anticipation skills
• •Ability to create change in dynamic environments
• •Skill in broad programme management
• •Political decision making and negotiating skills
• •Tolerance to frequently changing situations
• •Leadership qualities, integrity, tact, and diplomacy
• •Ability to translate strategic aims into plans
• •5 years Donor/UN/NGO experience
• •Expertise in Business Process Re-engineering
• •Change management and organizational development skills
• •Critical thinking and problem solving skills
• •Expertise in managing complex policy processes
• •Experience identifying and engaging high-level stakeholders
• •Experience in operations and headquarters locations
• •Experience working on organizational reform processes
• •Strong oral and written communication skills
• •Expertise in analysing complex data
• •Proficiency in tracking and managing data
• •Demonstrated collaboration and influencing skills
• •Strong organizational and management skills

Tasks

• •Steward the organization's policy and guidance framework
• •Maintain an authoritative central policy database
• •Track guidance validity and flag revision requirements
• •Promote systematic updates based on user feedback
• •Apply governance standards and accountability frameworks
• •Assess organizational reform impacts on regulations
• •Analyze in-house guidance to support corporate oversight
• •Forecast guidance needs based on strategic priorities
• •Lead high-level reviews of draft policies
• •Assess operational implications and cross-functional risks
• •Coordinate a global network of policy specialists
• •Promote streamlined and risk-based policy approaches
• •Integrate field perspectives into guidance development
• •Simplify reporting requirements to avoid duplication
• •Strengthen global accountability and role alignment
• •Track changes to authorities and escalate issues
• •Advise on realignment of delegated authorities
• •Review audit impacts on compliance and reporting
• •Research best practices in organizational governance
• •Leverage GenAI to improve policy retrieval
• •Support stakeholders with reader-friendly communication
• •Align with evolving UN and external standards
• •Lead risk assessments and manage resource allocation
• •Manage a small team of policy coordinators
• •Coordinate strategic reform initiatives for the service

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