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Strategy & Innovation Analyst

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Washington, D.C., USA
Full-time
  • Identifies, cultivates and analyzes qualitative and quantitative data in the external competitive market as well as in the internal organization to support business needs, particularly in social innovation.
  • Develops competitive landscape analyses for countries, regions, or sectors of interest by analyzing and forecasting funder, competitor and other market trends.
  • Identifies external and internal innovation opportunities that aligns with market trends and business need.
  • Collaborates across other functional teams to support integration of information into strategic planning recommendations.
  • Ability to manage key stakeholder and client relationships, internally and externally
  • Interprets and translates data into written text and meaningful formats, including production of data visualizations (graphs, charts, tables, maps), summaries, briefs, reports and presentations for executive leadership and functional teams.
  • Updates data from multiple sources within the database system on a regular basis to provide information to management to make strategic business decisions.
  • Leads project management and coordination/development of work plans, deliverables, and activities.
  • Maintains report forms, formats, information dashboards, data generators, reports and other resources.
  • Manages internal relationships and cultivates new relationships to support strategy and innovation priorities
  • Performs other duties as assigned.
Areas of Responsibility: 

Problem Solving & Impact:

  • Works on problems that are diverse and require analysis of data and evaluation of identifiable factors.
  • Demonstrates good judgment in reframing problems and selecting methods and techniques to obtain results and solutions.
  • Networks with internal and external personnel in area of expertise.
  • Decisions and actions may affect a work unit or area within a department.

Supervision Given/Received:

  • Manages/supports team projects and ensures quality deliverables.
  • Leads/supports project planning and management of data collection and reporting.
  • Makes recommendations to management by presenting data summaries, briefs, reports, and presentations.
  • Serves as a resource for management to make informed business decisions.
  • Typically reports to an Associate Director or Director.
Educational Background: 
Bachelor's Degree or its International Equivalent Business Administration, Social Innovation, Finance, or Related Field.
Skills/Experience: 
  • Experience and/or knowledge of fundamental concepts, practices and procedures of strategic analysis, social entrepreneurship (or intrapreneurship), social impact investing, design thinking and/or social innovation.
  • Excellent and demonstrated project management skills.
  • Excellent quantitative and analytical skills.
  • Excellent oral and written communication skills.
  • Strong critical thinking and problem-solving skills
  • Ability to analyze and interpret data, identifies errors, and prepares reports.
  • Ability to negotiate, influence and collaborate with others.
  • Typically requires 2-5 years of experience with market research, entrepreneurship, business analysis, finance and/or project management.
  • Prior experience as a social entrepreneur or working with a management consulting, social impact and/or non-governmental organization (NGO) is preferred.
  • Demonstrated experience in client management and business/partnerships development
  • Demonstrated experience with analyzing data and creating specifications for reports based on business needs/requests.
  • Demonstrated understanding and familiarity with international and domestic funders across multiple sectors.
  • Demonstrated ability to work in ambiguity and has an entrepreneurial spirit
  • Must be able to read, write, and speak fluent English.
  • Design thinking skills preferred

Technology to be Used: 

  • Personal Computer, Microsoft Office (i.e. Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.), e-mail, telephone, printer, calculator, copier, cell phones, PDAs and other hand held devices.
Compensation/Benefits: 

FHI 360 fosters the strength and health of its workforce through a competitive benefits package, professional development and policies and programs that support healthy work/life balance. Join our global workforce to make a positive difference for others — and yourself.

Organization Info

Fhi 360

Overview
Headquarters: 
Washington, DC, United States
Annual Budget : 
More than $500M
Founded: 
1974
About Us
Mission: 

To improve lives in lasting ways by advancing integrated, locally driven solutions for human development.

Why Work For Us?: 

We Believe…

…the key to improving the lives of the world's most vulnerable people lies in generating, sharing, and applying knowledge.

…sustainability comes from improving the capacity of individuals and countries to address their needs.

…in partnerships with governments, civil society organizations, the private sector, and communities.

…in approaches that address human needs as a whole

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Listing Stats

Post Date: 
Jul 20 2019
Active Until: 
Aug 21 2019
Hiring Organization: 
Fhi 360
industry: 
Nonprofit