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Vodacom Group Limited (Vodacom) is an African mobile communications company providing voice, messaging, data and converged services to over 61 million customers. From its roots in South Africa, Vodacom has grown its operations to include networks in Tanzania, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Mozambique, and Lesotho and provides business services to customer...
Vodacom is embarking on an exciting journey to redefine its business and reinvent the face of telecoms in South Africa. This journey will include the development of new revenue streams, business models and digital innovations, including IoT, Digital Media, ICT, Financial Services, and digital/ICT applications across various industry verticals. Vodacom’s Group Strategy and Innovation team is a high-performance team that is leading this journey by providing insight, thought leadership and strategic direction to the Group.
The Group Strategy and Innovation team is looking for an experienced strategy executive to help accelerate our ambitious growth as Executive Head of Department: Strategy (“EHOD”) – Vodacom International and Group Functions. The EHOD will work within the Group Strategy team to develop, communicate and implement the long term strategy for Vodacom Group, with a specific focus on Financial & Digital Services, International Markets (rest of sub-Saharan Africa operations) and Corporate Functions.
The EHOD will be responsible for strategy formulation and delivery of priority strategic projects. The incumbent will play a leading role in developing group strategy, with a strong focus on Digital, ICT, new revenue streams. The EHOD will lead and deliver on special strategic projects and drive the thought leadership agenda for Vodacom group – with strong understanding of global technology and telco trends. The EHOD will need to develop a strong understanding of the global strategic priorities from Vodafone, translate them into local imperatives and communicate the implications for Vodacom.
The role requires the EHOD to effectively manage multiple projects simultaneously, ensuring consistent high-quality delivery and stakeholder engagement. The incumbent is expected to have considerable interactions with EXCO and senior leaders within Vodacom and is expected to have exceptional communication skills. The EHOD must be an influential thought leader, who is able to effectively work in and lead teams to drive high-performance and effort, and lead by living the values in the Vodacom Way.
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