• Application Deadline: Tue, 18 Jun 2024 00:00:00 GMT
• Position: Manager - Business Strategy


• Job Type Full Time


• Qualification BA/BSc/HND


• Experience 6 - 13 years


• Location Lagos


• City Ikoyi


• Job Field Project Management  , Sales / Marketing / Retail / Business Development 
  

Mission: 

• Support the organization’s strategy development and review process.


• Collaborate with stakeholders across the business to monitor and report on the delivery of strategic objectives, priorities, initiatives, and KPIs.


• Support the cascade of Group and Opco strategic objectives, priorities, and initiatives across the business in collaboration with corporate communications and other stakeholders.


• Support the preparation and facilitation of board and leadership retreats by undertaking research, preparing presentations, guiding divisions in the preparation of required retreat documents, capturing highlights, preparing retreat reports, etc.

Description:

• Provide an analytical mindset for solving complex business problems and providing relevant insights for leadership to make business decisions.


• Focus on content development for initiatives and projects that are required to be incubated by the Strategy and Innovation team.


• Facilitate diagnostics and problem-solving workshops, applying economic and business principles and recognizing the intricacies of complex problems, to develop innovative solutions.


• Deploy rigorous analytical and data synthesis skills; in particular, develop decision support models to guide strategy and key operational decisions.


• Support the identification and framing of projects in response to market/industry dynamics, business unit, and enterprise-wide priorities.


• Ensure content and solutions are aligned with global best practices.


• Articulate project scope, delivery requirements, business case requirements, and implementation milestones.


• Translate teams' discussions and decisions into effective presentations (tailored to audience and purpose).


• Work with senior management to prioritize initiatives within strategy and innovation and allocate effort to mission-critical areas.


• Drive the implementation of strategic initiatives and projects, ensuring the delivery of business objectives and goals


• Collect feedback from stakeholders and incorporate it into the further detailing of strategic content.


• Develop knowledge repositories and playbooks for Strategy and Innovation to embed practices.

Education:

• A first degree in a related field


• Possession of project management certification and/or an MBA is advantageous.


• Fluent in English

Experience:

6–13 years’ work experience, which includes:

• Experience working on business transformation projects


• Minimum 4 years’ experience working in a global or multinational management consultancy (understanding emerging markets)


• Management experience is advantageous.


• Advanced experience working with Microsoft Excel, Microsoft PowerPoint, and Microsoft Project


• Creating strategy documents to address business problems


• Project management experience