The Advisor to the President serves as a senior consultant responsible for providing professional advice and guidance to the KAPSARC President. He/She is responsible for advising and working closely with the President in pursuing KAPSARC’s aims and objectives by ensuring best-in-class support on strategic and business decisions.
He/She undertakes business relationships on behalf of the President in determining significant KAPSARC short-term and long-term objectives. The incumbent should be able to act independently in accomplishing assigned tasks with only minimal supervision and review of completed work by the President.
Required qualifications
A college degree in Business, Education, or Behavioral Sciences is required; a Master’s in Business Administration is preferred but not mandatory.
Proven ability to initiate, build, and maintain successful business relationships.
Must be able to work with minimum supervision on relatively unstructured tasks.
Extensive knowledge of social, economic, and governmental networks Kingdom-wide as well as internationally.
Excellent command of Arabic and English language (spoken and written)
Experience
Has a strategic mindset and top-down problem-solving capabilities; able to think holistically without losing attention to details.
Possesses strong analytical skills and is able to leverage and translate data into easy-to-understand briefings that drive impactful business decisions.
Professional, reliable, trustworthy, and discreet.
Has a passion for and commitment to shaping and driving the right goals.
Possesses the ability to manage multiple projects across disciplines.
Thorough knowledge of culture and proficient in working across cultures.
Excellent communication skills and ability to efficiently deal with diverse population and stakeholders.
Ability to balance time commitments to multiple projects and tasks.
Ability to keep strategic guidance and mission in mind in the pursuit of KAPSARC’s intellectual interest.
Coordinate KAPSARC’s efforts in the alignment of research/advisory priorities with the energy ecosystem.
Proactively prepare in-depth, critical analyses, briefings, and recommendations on current and potential relationships and collaborations with various stakeholders.
Work with KAPSARC Leadership to link planned collaborations to strategy and track deliverables associated with collaborations.
Cultivate and manage KAPSARC collaborations and partnerships.
Prepare feedback for the President and ensure that relevant input from KAPSARC key personnel and other supplemental data are taken into account.
Initiate, develop, and maintain a range of local and international relationships and networks for the President in promoting KAPSARC’s mission and objectives.
Provide advice to the KAPSARC President on external engagements.
Ensure KAPSARC meets its commitments to its partners.
Manage knowledge information appropriately so that it is easily available to the President.
Plan and prepare the President’s meetings, including developing agenda, content, and key messages.
Track, analyze, and provide advice on the full range of issues.
Conduct analyses to resolve issues that don’t need the President’s attention.
Be a role model and representative for the President and his staff.
