Strategy: Associate Manager -(EE) Cape Town

 

Recruiter:

5th Dimension Consulting

Job Ref:

Strategy: Associate ..

Date posted:

Thursday, April 8, 2021

Location:

CapeTown, South Africa

Salary:

negotiable


SUMMARY:
Seeking an Associate Strategy Manager with a Financial Degree (MBA is advantageous) plus 5 to 7 years relevant industry experience or Strategy Consulting equivalent, for an EE position based in Cape Town.

POSITION INFO:

Job Role

The Associate Manager: Group Strategy will be responsible for identifying new opportunities for long term strategic value creation, supporting the development of the Group long-term strategy and ensuring successful implementation of certain strategic initiatives across the group.

  • Working in a small team of dynamic, driven strategy professionals you will regularly interact with senior Group executives across the group.  While usually reporting to a Senior Manager: Group Strategy or Manager: Group Strategy, you’ll typically have ownership of your own modules which you’re expected to structure and drive on your own.
  • Work on challenging, enriching activities across the Group, increasing your understanding of complex business problems from diverse perspectives and helping you develop a range of new skills.

 Responsibilities

  • Support Senior Managers and Managers in the development of long-term strategic plans and objectives through the identification of strategic issues and opportunities that could influence Group growth and profitability.
  • Support cluster executives, develop cluster strategic initiatives to execute on the Group strategic vision.
  • Drive insightful analyses of the market and transaction trends as well as identify and explore any adjacencies to the business in order to ascertain potential risks and opportunities.
  • Perform analysis on strategic initiatives to determine their prioritization.
  • Working across the group, ensure successful development and implementation of certain cluster strategic initiatives by:
    • Analyzing and challenging initiative roadmaps (incl. KPIs, risks, milestones and interdependencies)
    • Acting as a sounding-board to certain initiative owners for key decisions in roadmapping and implementation.
    • Share experience and best practices gained with initiative owners.
    • Regularly monitor performance measures put in place to determine the effectiveness of certain implemented initiatives.
  • Ensure all key strategic initiatives consistently reflect the Group’s goals and interests.
  • Support Senior Managers and Managers’ work on other strategic initiatives.
  • Regularly communicate the status of certain strategic initiatives to Senior Managers.
  • Collaborate with Senior Managers on facilitation of quarterly business reviews on cluster strategic performance.
  • Support Senior Managers perform annual strategic review to evaluate overall performance against strategic targets.
  • Other duties may be assigned.

 Requirements

Qualifications

  • University Degree
  • An MBA will be advantageous.
  • CA (SA), Actuarial or Engineering background may help with analytical part of the role.

 Experience

  • 5 to 7 years relevant industry experience or Strategy Consulting equivalent

Skills/ Knowledge

  • Strong business acumen and understanding of the environment in which the Group operates.
  • Strategy development experience, preferably working as part of a strategy team in a fast-paced and dynamic business environment.
  • Good numerical & analytical skills.
  • Understanding of, or experience in, Financial Services.
  • Understanding of Market Research and Data Analysis.
  • Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
  • Able to work effectively in a team.
  • Strategic Planning
  • Forecasting
  • Business Knowledge
  • Research
  • Business proposals and analysis around new opportunities


 

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