Deputy Head, Regional Agenda, North America

Position description

The annual salary range for this role is $190,000-$220,000 in New York.

 

 

Why we are recruiting

The North America Team – within the Center for Regions, Trade, and Geopolitics – serves as the primary interface between the World Economic Forum and public sector constituents in the United States and Canada.  

 

There is growing demand to feature the voice of policy makers from the region in the Forum’s extensive range of events, activities, and research.   This role will boost the capacity to track developments in the region, and expand engagement with critical stakeholders.

 

This role sits at the intersection of strategy, stakeholder engagement, and people management, and will play a pivotal role in shaping the Forum’s presence and impact in North America.

 

Reporting Lines & Interactions

The position will report to the Head, Regional Agenda, North America, within the Centre for Regions, Trade, and Geopolitics. 

 

The role has both an internal and an external dimension: Internally you will manage a small team while simultaneously interacting with a range of colleagues, including business, Centers, and events teams globally.  Externally, you will manage ties with select government constituents, helping design and implement the Forum’s engagement with government stakeholders around the United States and Canada.

 

Breakdown of Main Responsibilities

 

People Management:

Focuses on the development, well-being, and performance of their team members in the lens of the Forum Leadership Model – driving change, building collaboration, inspiring and delivering results. Guide, support, and motivate employees to achieve their goals and contribute to the overall success of the team and organization. Key responsibilities include setting goals, providing feedback, resolving conflicts, and fostering a positive work environment.

 

External Engagement: 

Cultivate relations with government officials and their staff by effectively communicating Forum messaging to key offices.  You will ensure relevant voices from the public policy sphere are represented throughout Forum activities and serve as a critical bridge between the Forum and government. You will develop a trusted network of thought-leaders and influential thinkers and actors in the region to help inform the Forum’s work.  Represents the Forum externally in an effective and impactful way.

 

Internal Engagement and Responsibilities:

Assist in representing the team as needed inside the organization.  You will interact extensively with other Center colleagues inside the Forum to understand the substantive topics they are working on, and how a North American public policy angle can add value to that work. 

 

Strategy Formulation and implementation

Based on real-time events and evolving trends in the region, you will be a key figure in the development of the Forum’s North American public sector engagement strategy, identifying opportunities to seize and challenges to address.  This will involve substantial internal coordination as you build the needed coalitions to achieve these goals.  Make strategic decisions and solves complex problems for the function.

 

The Successful Candidate will be assessed on

• The ability to map – and track – U.S. and Canadian government stakeholders and identify strategic engagement opportunities that bring value to the Forum
• Quality of analysis and insights on the key issues and people affecting the region, and bring a systems approach to applying it to the work of the Forum
• Developing trusted relationships with prominent staff and leaders inside government and other relevant entities, such as think tanks, associations, etc.
• Embracing the mission-driven nature of the Forum, modelling and embodying the Forum’s neutral and non-partisan approach
• Seamlessly integrate the work of the team, contributing creative thinking and leveraging evolving technology to enhance operational excellence.
• Success in leading quarterly planning sessions to define team goals, KPIs, and milestones, and schedule and facilitate weekly 1:1 meetings to drive alignment and accountability.  Maintain a shared project tracker or dashboard to visualize task ownership and team progress.

 

Preferred Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in political science, international relations, economics, or another related field.
• Demonstrated success leading teams, including strategy setting and team development.
• Demonstrated success engaging senior officials within government, and a strong preference for private sector experience, particularly in forging public-private collaboration
• Comfortable stepping into the spotlight internally and externally, as well as operating behind the scenes.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills in English.   Fluency in another language, especially French, is a plus, as is prior exposure to an international work environment.
• Ability to synthesize substantive topics for effective knowledge sharing and communication with internal and external stakeholders
• Demonstrated experience in a fast moving and collaborative matrixed work environment
• Outstanding organizational skills and able to juggle multiple tasks and assignments simultaneously

 

Why work at the Forum:

The Forum believes that progress happens by bringing together people from all walks of life who have the drive and the influence to improve the state of the world by building awareness and cooperation, shaping mindsets and agendas, and driving collective action. Join us and become a driver for positive change!

Application instructions

Please be sure to indicate you saw this position on geopolist.com