Vacant position:

Leading Expert of the Development Strategy Support Division of the Strategy Department

The main functional responsibilities of the structural unit:

- Organization and support of the strategic planning process (holding strategic sessions based on the results of monitoring the implementation of the Strategy Implementation Plan and, as necessary, activities to develop strategic goals, work out ways to achieve strategic goals);

- Participate in the development of the University Development Strategy and in the formation of key strategic development documents;

- Ensuring control over the achievement of strategic goals (audit of the Strategy, monitoring of the plan for implementing the objectives of the Strategy and the University Development Plan, the sustainability of the functioning of the strategy processes);

- Control over the implementation of the Development Strategy in the structural divisions of the university;

- Provision of consulting services to structural divisions on the University Development Strategy;

- Qualitative monitoring of the implementation of the Strategy Implementation Plan and drawing up a report based on the monitoring results;

- Organization and coordination of work on the university`s participation in world rankings (institutional, subject, in terms of employability, etc.).

Main job responsibilities:

- Participation in the development of the University Development Strategy:

preparing the text of the Strategy, making adjustments to it, preparing the presentation of the Strategy;

- Organization of the work of the working group, drawing up relevant business letters, minutes of strategic sessions and meetings;

- Ensuring that structural subdivisions are informed about the adopted Strategy: preparing information for the university website, etc.;

- Monitoring the implementation of the Development Strategy Implementation Plan, analyze supporting documents;

- Collection and analysis of data for entering information into databases in international rankings (QS, THE, Greenmetric WUR, etc.);

- Preparation of materials for reports on the results of monitoring and reports on the work done by the Department;

- Active participation in the promotion of the university in world rankings (institutional, subject, in terms of employability, etc.);

- Active participation in the organization of the activities of the department, the implementation of instructions, decisions of orders and orders of the management bodies of the Company, the Department.

Business trip:

Needed

Education:

Higher social-humanitarian, legal, economic, technical education

Academic degree at least a Master`s degree 

Required professional experience (duration, scope, other)

At least 3 years, academic, administrative experience in university departments, offices related to strategy development and participation in world rankings

Professional competencies:

1. Participation in elaboration of Development Strategy, Strategy implementation plan, University development plans;

2. Constant monitoring of Strategy, Strategy Realization Plan of the University and academic institutions;

3. organisation of strategic sessions and preparation of presentation materials for them;

4. analysis of data for Development Strategy and Development Plan Implementation Report;

5. Carrying out organisational and technical work on the University`s participation in world rankings;

6. Participate in the development of internal regulatory documents of the Department.

Personal competencies and qualities:

Communicability, responsibility, honesty, determination, punctuality, leadership, teamwork and uncertainty, flexibility, adaptability, time management, management skills, presentation skills, developed emotional intelligence, stress resistance.

Knowledge of languages, including the state language (list of languages that the candidate must speak)

Kazakh - fluent

Russian - fluent

English - read, write, understand at least Pre-Intermediate

Computer skills:

Fluent in MS Office (Word, Outlook), Excel, Google Drive/Docs/Meet, ZOOM, PowerPoint, Canva, working with Social Media, email, world rankings database, document management.

CV submission deadline:

24 January 2022

The contact person:

hrteam@abaiuniversity.edu.kz