EPMO (Enterprise Project Management Office) Lead at Britam

Job Purpose

The role holder will support the Head of strategy & EPMO to drive the implementation of the strategic plan by coordinating strategic initiatives, preparing strategy analysis and updating reports across the Business functions.

Key responsibilities

• Work with the Head of strategy & EPMO in translating the Strategy into a strategy map, KPIs and initiatives;
• Works with key stakeholders to ensure effective cascading and communication of the strategy to the rest of the organization;
• Collects, analyses and tracks key business performance data across key performance indicators (based on the Personal Scorecard framework) and highlights strategic issues;
• Conducts regular strategy review meetings with key stakeholders within the Business Unit to discuss the Business Unit performance against the strategy and ensures that key strategic decisions are taken in a timely manner;
• Follow-up and coordinate to ensure decisions made in performance and strategy review meetings are executed by the respective owners;
• Supports ongoing strategy implementation and monitoring by ensuring timely collection, compilation, analysis, and reporting of data on key initiatives and suggests corrective action where required;
• Provides industry trends and competitor benchmarking and identification of best practice and innovation both locally, regionally and globally as well as assess the viability of new initiatives or projects;
• Work with the Head of strategy & EPMO to facilitate change in the organization by supporting change management activities and providing training to staff on effective strategy development and execution processes;
• Monitors and reports on key strategic risks on a periodic basis, follows-up defined risk mitigation and prevention plans and coordinates with Risk and Compliance Department; 
• Deliver on performance requirements as defined in the departments’ strategy map, balanced scorecard and Personal Scorecard

Key Performance Measures

• As described in your Personal Score Card.

Knowledge, experience and qualifications required

• Bachelor's degree in a business related field
• 3 to 4 years’ experience in in business planning and strategic analysis implementation
• Strong strategic analysis skills using all of the following various methods such as; 
  • PESTEL/STEEP analysis 
  • SWOT analysis 
  • Porter’s Five Forces Framework
  • Ansoff Matrix 
  • Value Chain Analysis 

Excellent financial modelling and analysis skills including:

• Scenario Planning and Forecasting
• Sensitivity Analysis and Logical framework analysis  
• Cost-benefit analysis 
• Strong computer and business solutions software skills.

Technical/ Functional competencies

• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Excellent networking, interpersonal and presentation skills
• Flexibility and adaptability
• Exposure/experience in a busy media house or PR agency.
• Communications Skills
• Excellent customer service skills
• Knowledge in Diversity management
• Ability to drive change
• Stakeholder Management
• Report writing-ability to develop reports 
• Strategic Planning
• Decision making –ability to make strategic decisions in a timely and effective manner 
• High moral and ethical standing
• Highly motivated.