Associate - Digital & Tech Transformation

7 days ago


Nairobi, Nairobi Area, Kenya Tony Blair Institute for Global Change Full time

JOB SUMMARY

To enable Global Client Solutions to successfully achieve its vision, we are looking for multiple (3-4) well-rounded Associates who can support the sectoral and functional experts to define our strategy and offers for governments; help to launch and execute new projects alongside our global country teams and partner governments; and develop key assets, collateral and thought leadership. Specifically, we are looking for new Associates to support us on: Tech & Digital Transformation, Peace, Security & Foreign Policy, and Strategy, Policy & Delivery.These roles require candidates who are creative problem solvers, strategic thinkers, and passionate about politics and the opportunity to work across a global portfolio. The ideal candidate has experience developing strategies and methodologies, and the ability to interact with clients (both within and outside of TBI) with professionalism, confidentiality and integrity.Example of the types of projects that the Associates may work on include: supporting the Director for Tech and Digital Transformation to outline their global offer and our positioning on key debates; providing hands-on support to get a new Delivery initiative up and running in one of our 30+ countries; developing central playbooks and a methodology for our work in Strategy & Policy; or conduct analysis to recommend what our offers in Peace, Security & Foreign Policy should be.This role will report to the relevant Director or Sr Advisor, and has a close working relationship with the other sectoral and functional areas within Global Client Solutions, Country Teams, and other interfacing teams such as the Partnerships & Initiatives team.Please note, it is essential you have an existing right to work in UK or Kenya to apply for this role.

RESPONSIBILITIES

The key responsibilities of this role will include:Developing and evolving the Global Client Solutions Strategies & OffersWorking directly with the Sector/Function Directors, Sr Advisors, and Country Teams to e.g.:Outline our global/regional priorities and offers to governments for our Sectors & FunctionsConduct analysis to inform the strategic direction of our offers, and help to outline and launch new offersCreate government-facing pitch decks & explainers on our workExtract best practice methods and approaches, and build centralised collateral to share with our global organisationCome up with innovative ideas for and build new tools, solutions and assets to enable our work with governments, such as benchmarking solutions, playbooks and assessmentsProviding hands-on country support and application of our offersEnable in-country teams to access our centralised expertise and assets, including providing advice and training on how to leverage them for their country needsSupport in-country teams to develop their offers to government, by e.g. supporting Country and Regional Heads on strategy and initiative design, or creating government facing materials such as presidential briefings or proposalsConducting analysis to inform country-specific proposals and client deliverablesPotential travel to countries to provide support on the ground – e.g. country workshops (as needed)Capturing lessons learnt and best practices from country engagements to improve the quality of our work, and support the evolution of tools, templates, and guidesEnabling a culture of expertise and sharing across the InstituteWorking with teams across the Institute and with our Communities of Practice to gather user needs for collateral and assets, as well as local, sectoral and functional knowledge to codify and incorporate in our offersWorking with interfacing teams to ensure distribution and uptake of products, and gather feedback from usersSupport the management of our TBI Communities of Practice to encourage expertise exchange and identifying opportunities for collaboration across geographiesProvide inputs into internal Learning & Development materials to upskill & train colleagues on our offers and approaches

REQUIRED SKILLS

Project management, Reporting, Partnerships, Team leadership, Communication

REQUIRED EDUCATION

Bachelor's degree



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