Strategy: Associate Manager -(EE) Cape Town

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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