Manager: Strategic Planning and Implementation

1 week ago


Johannesburg, South Africa Absa Bank Limited Full time

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Develop dynamic customer strategies, propositional concepts, plans and treatments to facilitate the strategic direction of the business and drive purposeful, value-generating activity, implementation, and outcomes for both the customer, the industry and the bank

**Job Description**:
Manager: Strategic Planning and Implementation

Develop dynamic customer strategies, propositional concepts, plans and treatments to facilitate the strategic direction of the business and drive purposeful, value-generating activity, implementation, and outcomes for both the customer, the industry and the bank

Accountability: strategy development
- Provide insights and recommendations into the strategic vision for the Home Loans by interpreting the housing ecosystem to ensure all of the macro changes that impact the ecosystem is known and interpreted dynamically
- Continuously scan the property landscape and dynamically evolve the Home Loans strategy to ensure it is future fit and kept abreast of external and internal influences
- Translate research and insights into customer strategies and propositional concepts that can be used as input into home loans strategy and CVP development
- Collect and analyse complex data and information; Summarize findings in applicable reports
- incorporate human-centred design and customer-led facilitation techniques to drive innovation and future business relevance sessions and discussions
- integrate, compare and analyse formulated strategic plan information from various functional areas and identify principles of synergy and operational effectiveness
- Collaborate with executives and functional leadership to develop strategic goals for Home Loans

Accountability: Strategy Planning and Business Management

. Use business acumen and strategic insight in conjunction with the business analytics teams to translate business problems into strategic initiatives

. Ensure that all strategies and intents per business area are translated into congruent implementation plans

. Provide specialist advice to enable planning for delivery plans that puts a premium on simplicity, agility, innovation and incorporates the understanding of customer needs

. Track, monitor and coordinate implementation plans and facilitate strategic reviews to measure business performance and adjust plans where appropriate

. Have deep understanding of strategic/tactical initiatives of the business and use this to facilitate functional strategy reviews every quarter

. Project manage the annual planning cycle by requesting fact base inputs, planning event coordination, pre-event input facilitation, setting up the agenda and capturing the event outputs

. Provide advanced specialist advice and support in the analysis, development and implementation of best practices across the value chain

. Ensure timely submission of deliverables from multiple cross-functional teams

Accountability: Stakeholder Engagement
- Build strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
- Leading and motivating project team members, who aren’t direct reports, by creating a positive working environment and providing a framework and strategy that guides them in achieving their personal goals as well as business goals.
- Optimise human capital by continuously driving higher performance by ensuring high levels of productivity and conducive interpersonal environment.
- ensure behaviours and performance is aligned to Absa values by providing honest and constructive feedback.

Education and experience required
- Bachelors degree in finance, economics, business management NQF level 7 equivalent
- 5 years’ experience in corporate or product strategy, business management or program management
- 3 years’ experience in a stakeholder management position
- 5 years’ experience in the financial sector

Education

Bachelor's Degrees and Advanced Diplomas: Business, Commerce and Management Studies (required)
- Absa Bank Limited reserves the right not to make an appointment to the post as advertised_



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