Strategy Analyst at Old Mutual Kenya

Job Description

Key Responsibilities

Strategic Planning support:

• Coordinates the strategic planning and review process and support Business Units pans and goal alignment with support functions
• Supports the Strategic planning process by assisting in the development of models, frameworks and templates;
• Prepares the strategic plans for engagements with Boards, Staffs and the Center;
• Performs ad hoc strategic analysis and provides guidance on key issues facing the business or industry;
• Participates in preparing and managing the forecasting process (12 months rolling) to ensure appropriate targets are set, periodically reviewed and all parameters considered
• Supports the process of creatively cascading, communicating and internalizing the strategy across the organisation and to key external implementation partners for buy in

Strategic Implementation tracking and Enterprise performance management

• Maintains a single source of organisation, departmental and business unit performance data on an on-going basis as part of enterprise performance management
• Prepares monthly strategic implementation reports and keeps Senior Managers informed of project direction as necessary
• Quantifies the impact of business initiatives by utilizing data gathering tools, extracting data for analysis and interpretation, preparing reports synthesizing analytical results and outlining business cases to appropriate levels of management
• Prepares the company and departmental scorecards annually as part of the Business Planning Process with quarterly appraising
• Highlights any material risks to the implementation of the same and escalates to the relevant parties for corrective action

Strategic Execution Support

• Supports development of relevant execution approaches and strategies to ensure high level buy-in from senior management, commitment from UAP-OM staff and follow-through on strategic commitments made
• Coordinates workstreams and taskforces driving key priority areas execution and support through deep insights and reporting on milestones and next actions
• Support transformation realization through competitive internal and external insights and ideas development and roll out

Industry, Market and Business Intelligence:

• Develops a comprehensive strategic view of the insurance industry strategic landscape, including consumer trends, competitive intelligence, products reviews, and emerging industry issues on a periodic basis.
• Leveraging on data mining and business intelligence, identifies trends, patterns and opportunities in the current performance and collaborates with the team in review of periodic targets e.g. initiatives impacts reviews and various performance metrics and customer behaviour patterns
• Performs ad hoc analysis and provides guidance on more complex analytical projects and planning

Strategic Reporting:

Prepares business reports on a monthly/quarterly basis focused on strategic priorities for consumption by senior management, the Centre, staff briefing and the Boards.

Skill and Competence

• Strategic thought Leadership
• Business Awareness
• Thinking Skills
• Decision Making
• Gaining Commitment
• Adaptability
• Information Monitoring
• Building Relationships

Qualifications, Knowledge And Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Actuarial or related fields.
• Master’s degree in a business-related field will be an added advantage.
• 5+ Years progressive financial services industry experience or management consultant firm with exposure in financial services
• Extensive experience in data extraction, analysis, interpretation, and reports formulation and presentation