Deputy Director of the Department of Group Economic Planning

• Ensuring effective economic and financial planning.
• Analysis and forecasting.
• Implementation of solutions to automate analysis and planning processes.
• Assistance in strategic decision-making.

1. organizing and coordinating the preparation of the University's consolidated budget requests for the planning period and for the adjustment of the republican budget of the relevant year within the state educational order, and submitting them for consideration and approval by the authorized body in accordance with the established procedure;
2. preparing reports for authorized bodies on the budget programs being implemented within the Division's competence;
3. organizing and monitoring the processes of forming the Annual and Medium-Term Budgets of the Schools, their adjustment, and the preparation of reports on the execution of the Schools' budgets for reporting periods, in accordance with the University's regulatory documents establishing the uniform procedure for developing, coordinating, approving, adjusting, and monitoring the execution of budgets;
4. forming and adjusting the University's payroll fund within the Annual and Medium-Term Budgets;
5. assessing the budgetary and financial impact of adjusting salary ranges, changing headcount, revising employee salaries, and amending the remuneration system, and preparing the relevant conclusions, analytical materials, and recommendations;
6. monitoring and forecasting the execution of the payroll fund, analyzing deviations of actual expenditures from the approved budget, and developing and submitting proposals to minimize the risks of non-fulfillment or overrun of planned indicators within one's competence;
7. developing internal documents on the University's budgeting methodology, the nomenclature of income and expenses, types of activities, classification of funding sources, and expenditure items included in the cost of the educational grant;
8. organizing the process of adoption by the Schools of regulatory documents related to the formation of the Annual and Medium-Term Budgets;
9. monitoring compliance of the preparation of reports on the execution of the Schools' Annual Budget for the reporting period with actual accounting data.
10. organizing and implementing a budgeting module in the University's ERP system within the Division's competence;
11. developing and building forms for automating the preparation of reports on the execution of the University's Annual Budget, analytical notes, and materials.
12. organizing, coordinating, and controlling the preparation of the University's consolidated budget applications for the planning period and for the adjustment of the republican budget of the relevant year, and their submission for consideration and approval by the authorized body in accordance with the established procedure;
13. interacting with state bodies and audit bodies on matters within the Division's competence.
14. organizing the preparation, review, and approval of documents submitted for consideration by the University's authorized bodies in accordance with internal documents on matters within the Division's competence;
15. preparing analytical notes, reports, and presentation materials as instructed by senior management;
16. conducting correspondence within the scope of one's duties;
17. advising senior management, as well as the deans/General Director of the Preparatory School and the administrative directors of the Schools and structural units of the University, on matters within the Division's competence;
18. participating in meetings held by the Schools, the University's structural units, and state and other organizations within the Division's competence;
19. participating in the processes of identifying, assessing, managing, and monitoring risks within the Division's competence;
20. performing the duties of (substituting for) the Director of the Division during the Director's temporary absence (for up to one month).

Higher education in economics/finance/business administration

A master's degree and/or professional certificates in finance and financial management (ICFM, ACCA, CIMA, CPA, CFA, DipIFR) are preferred.

At least 10 years in economics/finance/business administration

At least 7 years with a master's degree in economics/finance/business administration

1. knowledge of MS Office, Excel, PowerPoint, 1C, and the electronic document management system (EDMS);
2. interpreting and analyzing large volumes of information from various sources to support decision-making;
3. ;skills in preparing reports and analytical notes
4. presentation skills;
5. ability to work in a team (prioritizing the interests of the organization over the interests of the Division).
6. organizational skills – the ability to coordinate the work of a team and build effective processes for developing the University's Annual Budget and the budgets of organizations and their adjustments, as well as for preparing budget execution reports for reporting periods and submitting them for consideration by the relevant governing bodies of the University;                                                                                                     
7. communication skills – effective interaction within/outside the Division, with management, and with external bodies within the scope of the Division's work;
8. responsibility – the ability to make decisions within the granted authority, ensure timely and high-quality completion of assigned tasks, meet established deadlines, and be accountable for the results of one's own work and the work of subordinate employees.
9. flexibility and stress resistance – the ability to work under heavy workload and in a changing environment;
10. Fluent command of Kazakh and Russian; knowledge of English is preferred, for effective business correspondence and analytical materials and for interaction, in accordance with established procedures, with state bodies, scientific and educational organizations, consulting and rating companies, financial analysts, and other organizations and individuals on matters within the Division's competence

Recruitment and selection process
Recruitment and selection at Nazarbayev University include the following process: preliminary selection based on experience and qualifications, assessments (e.g. technical skills/capabilities, aptitude, personality, work samples, in-basket exercises, and informal interviews), and motivation.

Formal interviews form the final stage of the selection process.
They are typically based on organizational values and behaviors and conducted in English.
You are encouraged to share your views and values  to identify how they fit into  Nazarbayev University core values