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Chief of Staff at Karam Foundation facilitating strategic execution and organizational growth. Partnering with the CEO on high-impact projects in a nonprofit environment.
Responsibilities:
- Act as a trusted thought partner to the CEO: help translate strategic goals into concrete operational plans.
- Prepare briefing materials, memos, and decision-making documents for high-level meetings.
- Identify priority areas and help set CEO focus — proactively flag opportunities, risks, and critical issues.
- Oversee special projects that don’t have a clear owner but are mission-critical (e.g., events, risk mitigation, process redesign).
- Partner with the CEO to actively shape and protect strategic priorities — ensuring focus, energy, and time are aligned with organizational goals, donor strategy, and long-term impact.
- Exercise judgment over what rises to the CEO’s attention, proactively assessing requests, opportunities, and commitments for strategic value and timing.
- Lead and coordinate cross-functional, high-impact initiatives from planning through execution.
- Serve as project lead on strategic priorities, tracking progress, managing roadblocks, and ensuring key deliverables are met.
- Define metrics for initiatives, monitor performance, and report on outcomes.
- Design, implement, and refine frameworks for organizational planning, decision-making, and accountability.
- Establish and manage leadership meeting rhythms (e.g., planning meetings, review cycles).
- Create systems to synchronize work across teams (status dashboards, shared planning tools, decision-tracking).
- Identify operational risks and inefficiencies; propose and implement solutions.
- Help shape and maintain a strong leadership culture by facilitating cross-team collaboration, trust, and transparency.
- Act as a connective tissue across departments, surfacing misalignment early and helping leaders resolve issues before they escalate.
- Support board operations: prepare board meeting materials, agendas, and follow-up.
Requirements:
- Proven experience (5+ years) in strategic planning, operations, or project management (preferably in a nonprofit, mission-driven, or startup environment)
- Higher education degree, graduate degree preferred
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills; comfortable preparing senior-level briefs, presentations, and reports
- Strong organizational skills and ability to manage multiple, complex priorities
- High emotional intelligence: ability to build relationships, influence without authority, and maintain confidentiality
- Demonstrated problem-solving ability and proactive decision-making
- Experience working cross-functionally with senior leaders
- Ability to work independently and take initiative in ambiguous settings
- Fluent in Arabic
Benefits:
- Health insurance
- Professional development opportunities
- Flexible working arrangements
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