Group Strategy Manager at Britam

Job purpose

Develop and analyse the Group strategy and strategic initiatives as well as create a consolidated view of all strategic initiatives across the Group.

Key Responsibilities

• Ensure all strategic initiatives meet shareholder return on investments (ROI) requirements and are in line with risk appetite of the company;
• Ensure that strategic planning feeds into budget preparation process;
• Contribute to the development and innovation of new strategic initiatives across the group;
• Oversee the end-to-end strategic planning process, including setting targets, developing templates and supporting BUs in building plans;
• Establish and review Britam’s key strategic priorities and translate them into a comprehensive strategic plan;
• Translate strategies into actionable and quantitative plans;
• Continuous communication of the group strategy to all Britam staff;
• Ensure that all business Units are functioning in line with formulated strategies;
• Establish the strategic planning process’ milestones, meeting calendar and deadlines with the business units;
• Link the strategic activities to an actively managed and ongoing performance management system;
• Partner with all business leaders, special committees, and consultants to support execution of key initiatives;
• Constructively challenge different business unit’s strategic and financial plans;
• Build the required skills and knowledge for strategy development amongst business unit heads, e.g. Business case development; and
• Perform any other duties as may be assigned from time to time.

Key Performance Measures

• Performance and strategy plans implemented
• Financial strategy reports

Working Relationships

Internal Relationships;

The Group Strategy Manager will be,

• Accountable to the Principal Director, Strategy, Finance and Operations
• Required to liaise and work closely with Business unit heads and managers

External Relationships;

Required to develop and maintain working relationships with,

• Business Partners
  • Regulators and industry bodies

Knowledge, Experience And Qualifications Required

• Bachelor’s Degree in Economics, Business administration, finance or related field related field
• Masters’ degree is an added advantage
  • 7 -10 years’ experience in strategy design management, implementation and review, 3 – 4 years of which should be in a managerial capacity

Competencies

Technical and functional competencies;

• Strategic planning and ability to develop strategic plans;
• Strategic analysis using all of the following various methods such as:

Value Chain Analysis

Results Based Management

Scenario Planning and

Sensitivity Analysis Logical framework analysis

Pestel analysis

SWOT analysis

Cost benefit analysis

• Project and programme management (management of multiple projects);
• Performance management-sound knowledge and experience with defining corporate performance management and defining and measuring strategic outputs and advising the organisation on how to cascade these to functions and specific role KPI`s; and
• Monitoring and evaluation-sound experience and knowledge in establishing monitoring frameworks and mechanisms for monitoring strategic realisation and outputs.

Core competencies

• Communication skills
• Building Relationships
• Focuses on the Customers
• Develops Self
• Solves Problems
• Develops Others
• Manages Quality and Risk
• Managing Change and Ambiguity
• Develops Business