Stakeholder Analysis and Systems Manager

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United Kingdom.

📋 Description

• Lead the mapping of stakeholders and conduct institutional and political-economy analyses in key countries and organizations.

• Keep track of changes in leadership, institutional priorities, decision-making cycles, funding opportunities, risks, and emerging prospects.

• Convert intricate information into strategic options and actionable recommendations for senior leaders and relationship managers.

• Take ownership of and enhance Fika’s stakeholder architecture, governance structures, segmentation, and prioritization.

• Strengthen Salesforce and related tools to serve as the definitive source for relationships, interactions, commitments, and next steps.

• Establish standards for data quality and develop decision-support dashboards.

• Collaborate with relationship managers and country teams to keep current priority records updated.

• Spearhead the adoption and ongoing enhancement of stakeholder systems, including automation and AI-driven workflows.

• Provide guidance on engagement objectives, sequencing, associated risks, and next steps.

• Create stakeholder and engagement strategies for Safe Access, country adoption, development finance pathways, and strategic priorities.

• Evaluate events and gatherings in relation to stakeholder, policy, and financing priorities.

• Monitor commitments and hand-offs while identifying relationships that require intervention.

• Prepare leadership briefs, stakeholder profiles, institutional analyses, and meeting recommendations.

• Organize pre-briefings and debriefings, documenting decisions, commitments, and follow-up actions.

• Maintain records of engagement histories and institutional contexts.

• Generate regular summaries of stakeholders highlighting changes, opportunities, risks, and suggested actions.

• Define metrics for relationship progression and their contribution to policy, financing, or adoption outcomes.

⛳️ Requirements

• Minimum of seven years of progressive experience in institutional research, stakeholder analysis, political-economy analysis, public affairs, policy, advocacy, strategic partnerships, international development, or a related area.

• A bachelor’s degree or an equivalent combination of relevant education and professional experience.

• Advanced skills in stakeholder mapping, institutional research, and political-economy analysis.

• Experience utilizing Salesforce or another CRM for relationship management and organizational decision-making.

• Exceptional abilities in research, synthesis, executive writing, and briefing.

• Capability to translate complex qualitative and quantitative data into clear recommendations for senior decision-makers.

• Strong judgment and discretion when managing sensitive institutional and relationship information.

• Ability to establish shared standards and influence teams without formal authority.

• Experience collaborating across countries, cultures, and time zones.

• Experience in Africa and/or global development is preferred.

• Background in analyzing or engaging with governments, multilateral development banks, bilateral institutions, foundations, or global coalitions is preferred.

• Familiarity with transport, climate, infrastructure, health, public policy, or development finance is preferred.

• Experience with dashboards, automation, data visualization, or AI-driven research workflows is preferred.

🏝️ Benefits

• Flexible work arrangements.

• Comprehensive support for mental and physical wellness.

• Annual salary reviews in line with the compensation policy.

• Opportunities for professional development.

• Targeted development programs.

• Reasonable accommodations during the application and employment process.