Job Description
1. Participates in the development and implementation of the University's strategic plan (Responsibility):
- Contributes to the development and implementation of the University’s strategic documents
- Prepares analytical materials, presentations, and reports
- Participates in the initiation and management of the University’s strategic projects
- Assesses current strategies of the Schools, identifies risks and areas for improvement
2. Coordinates interaction between departments to ensure effective implementation of strategic plans; maintains communication between the University departments, schools, and institutions for synchronization of strategic initiatives (Responsibility):
- Facilitates interaction between University departments, schools, organizations, and relevant stakeholders
- Regularly collects and analyzes data on key performance indicators (KPIs) of schools and departments
- Organizes and conducts regular meetings with internal auditors on strategic initiatives and develops proposals for implementing their recommendations
- Coordinates with the Risk Management Coordinator during the development of risk mitigation strategies and response measures to minimize the impact of identified risks
3. Provides administrative support to the Office and performs other tasks assigned by the management:
- Manages the office budget
- Provides support in preparing materials for strategic committee meetings and leadership sessions
- Executes specific tasks assigned by the supervisor related to the implementation of the Office’s responsibilities.
Qualifications
Education
- Higher education (preferably in management, economics, education, strategy, or related fields).
- Bachelor's or Master's degree.
Work experience requirements
- Minimum of five years of experience in strategic planning, project management, or analytics.
- Ability to work with data, prepare presentations, and reports for senior management.
- Experience in liaising with external partners, government agencies, and international organizations (preferred).
Knowledge, skills, and competencies requirements
- Strategic planning and change management.
- Professional judgement for problem-solving.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
- Strong analytical and report-writing skills.
- Critical thinking and interpersonal communication.
- Ability to build effective relationships and work in a team.
- Responsibility and accountability.
- Mandatory requirement: Candidate must have a thorough knowledge of the Constitution of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan “On the Status of Nazarbayev University, Nazarbayev Intellectual Schools, and Nazarbayev Fund”, as well as other legislative and regulatory acts of the Republic of Kazakhstan in the field of strategy, management, economics (specify field).
Language requirements
Fluent in English, Kazakh, and Russian.
Additional Information
Recruitment and selection process
Recruitment and selection at Nazarbayev University include the following process: preliminary selection based on experience and qualifications, assessments (e.g. technical skills/capabilities, aptitude, personality, work samples, in-basket exercises, and informal interviews), and motivation.
Formal interviews form the final stage of the selection process.
They are typically based on organizational values and behaviors and conducted in English.
You are encouraged to share your views and values to identify how they fit into Nazarbayev University core values