Strategy Manager (Executive Assistant to CEO) - Centurion at Momentum Metropolitan Holdings Limited

Role Purpose    

• Develops and manages a best practice framework for the Business strategy function, enabling alignment of strategies across the Momentum Metropolitan Africa business and in the broader context of the Momentum Metropolitan Group portfolio. The role focus is 40% Executive Assistance to the segment CEO and 60% strategy (in collaboration with business leads).

Requirements    

• Relevant post graduate Business related Degree
• 5 year's relevant experience in business strategy or a related role
• 10 years in a Financial Services Industry (part of an Insurance Group)
• Added advantage of being in an actuarial environment

Duties & Responsibilities    

• Develop, plan for, implement and manage a business strategy framework for Momentum Metropolitan Africa.
• Ensure that a common approach to business strategy formulation, implementation and management thereof within Momentum Metropolitan Africa exists.
• Lead the overall strategic research process, ensuring overall effectiveness in performance and deliverables.
• Stay abreast of best practices and new developments in own functional disciplines and drive adoption as deemed appropriate.
• Conduct and/or co-ordinate the outputs of regular and comprehensive strategic industry and competitor research and analysis, allowing for accurate and informed decision making.
• Drive design, implementation, monitoring, enhancement and reporting on processes that gathers organisational feedback regarding relevant practice application, processes and performance.
• Analyse, interpret and deliver on board and governance forum requirements. Provide strategic assistance to the CEO of Momentum Metropolitan Africa and attend Executive, Board and any other Committees / meetings as required.
• Produce Executive and Board reports and presentations on behalf of the CEO of Momentum Metropolitan Africa, including ad hoc reports and presentations as required.
• Produce strategy documents / attend ad hoc strategic workshops / forums / assist in strategic projects.
• Develop and build on working relationships both internally and, where appropriate, externally.
• Communicate and build commitment to the Momentum Metropolitan Africa strategic direction amongst internal stakeholders.
• Manage Momentum Metropolitan Africa CEO's communication plan.
• Be a positive spokesperson internally and externally around strategic and operational matters of Momentum Metropolitan Africa.
• Ensure co-ordination, alignment and articulation of the operational plans and budgets to the overall business strategy.
• Work closely with the divisional CFO in terms of disseminating the financial information for strategic analysis and interpretation for use by the CEO of Momentum Metropolitan Africa.
• Assist in driving and articulating the balance scorecard for Momentum Metropolitan Africa and its alignment thereof across functional / business areas.

Competencies    

• Business Acumen
• Reporting and interpretation
• Strategic thinking
• Environmental research and strategic alignment
• Collaboration
• Organisation and attention to detail
• Stakeholder engagement and management