Head of Strategy: Africa Regional Operations (ARO) - Sandton at Absa Group Limited (Absa)

Job Summary

• Provide complex advice and support in facilitating long term strategy development.

Job Description

• Strategy Formulation: Prepare and communicate the divisional strategy
• Design & set ARO’s broad strategic priorities (aligned to the Group)
• Coordinate and collate ARO entities’ strategic plans (aligned with ARO geography, ARO RBB and pan-African CIB)
• Provide Strategic Leadership: Stay abreast of industry trends and role players and ensure that Absa is well positioned to provide competitive and industry leading services
• Performance reporting: Drive strategic reporting requirements
• Monitor and report on strategic execution
• Create and maintain market information warehouse
• Strategy execution: Stakeholder Management: Proactively manage the working relationship with the business heads who have a vested interest in the optimisation and growth
• Undertake custom strategic  evaluation/ analyses
• Support in-country Strategy community
• People management: Fulfil all aspects of people management.

Education

• Postgraduate Degrees and Professional Qualifications: Business, Commerce and Management Studies (Required)