Strategy & Development Manager at Kenya Institute of Management (KIM)

 The Institute hereby seeks to recruit results-oriented and self-driven experienced professional to join our team for the position below:

This position is responsible for guiding and leading strategy formulation, implementation and review; in order to provide strategic direction that provides solutions to KIM’s management.

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE JOBS

MANAGERIAL / SUPERVISORY/ OPERATIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES OR ROLES:

1. Participate in the formulation, development and implementation of strategies and policies that will enable the Institute to achieve its objective;
2. Develop and implement appropriate tools for monitoring and evaluating the delivery of the Institute’s strategy;
3. Lead research and data analysis that will inform KIM’s strategy on product development, product improvement, strategic direction and decisions, solutions to management problems by conducting business intelligence, in-house big-data analysis, feasibility studies, new product research and market analysis;
4. Fundraise for the institute and the department for purposes of contributing to the institute’s financial target;
5. Responsible for research, analysis and assessment of opportunities and monitoring in order to provides strategic business Development support;
6. Provide analytical insights for cross-functional teams in critical strategic marketing to inform strategic segmentation, market sizing and forecasting, white space analysis, competitive landscaping and other core areas of strategic marketing and market strategy;
7. Responsible for ensuring institutional compliance to both internal and external policies, rules and regulations;
8. Monitor the execution of the strategy across the departments and assist in the translation of strategies into actionable and quantitative plans across the departments; And
9. Actively forge strategic partnership with relevant stakeholders to enable achievement of the Institutes Objective.

KEY SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES:

1. Timely development/review of strategy  for the business.
2. Submission of timely performance reports.
3. Return on investment based on strategies developed and implemented.
4. Institutional compliance with internal and external policies and guidelines.

KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:

1. Bachelor’s Degree in Strategic Management, Research or related field from a recognized Institution.
2. Five (5) years of relevant experience.