Head of Strategy

6 days ago

Johannesburg, South Africa Taylored Appointments Full time

**Purpose**

Reporting to the Chief Operations Officer, the incumbent will be responsible to support and lead a variety of strategic efforts including playing a pivotal role in building Group and Subsidiary annual long-term strategic plans.

This position is crucial to the Group’s ability to establish its short, medium, and long-term plans in a highly challenging sector.

**Qualifications and Experience required**
- An honors degree in a relevant business or commerce related field is essential
- A Master’s degree in a relevant business or commerce related field is advantageous
- Solid experience working and reporting to Boards and Committees
- At least 5 years of working experience in a corporate strategy position within a fast-paced and dynamic business environment
- At least 8 years of experience at a senior management level
- Proven track record of interacting with executives in a highly sensitive and collaborative environment to agree on the Group’s strategic direction
- Proven ability to clearly convey information and instructions, which will determine the effectiveness with which strategies are executed across the Group
- Experience in building appropriate and effective networks, locally and Group-wide
- Experience in delivering well-written reports for business leadership
- Extensive experience in the development and implementation of policy

**Key Areas of Responsibility**
- Collaborate with both internal and external stakeholders and lead cross-functional teams in the development of Group-wide operational strategies
- Perform standard analyses such as performance analyses, competitive analyses, market analyses, etc.

**_Setting Strategy Definition_**
- Responsible for bringing together crucial pieces of information such as strategic priorities, competitor performance, operational performance, innovations, markets, etc. from various internal and external sources to develop strategic options
- Responsible for spearheading the strategic vision across all fronts of the business
- Manage the development of corporate plans by playing a lead role in all the planning activities performed by the Group
- Establishing and reviewing key strategic priorities and translating them into actionable and tangible plans
- Support the strategic planning process to ensure that this process is timely, focused, and value-adding
- Ensure that the strategic planning process highlights existing business issues, making certain that these issues are thoughtfully addressed by the laid-out plans

**_Setting the Strategic Planning Framework_**
- Draft and develop the strategic planning framework to implement across the Group
- Embed strategic planning practice across the Group
- Consult with senior managers on strategic priorities to ensure appropriate consideration of the Group’s goals Effective Project and Programme Management

**_Effective Project and Programme Management_**
- Manage the strategic planning process across the Group to ensure key milestones are achieved
- Co-ordinate Group senior managers to ensure all required information is completed on time and to appropriate standard
- Liaise with the Group’s Company Secretary to ensure all Board reporting timelines are achieved Provide advice and support on good practice

**_Provide advice and support on good practice_**
- Fulfill a business advisory/value enhancement role in supporting management across the Group in the development of our strategy clear and consistent leadership of staff
- Budget management

**Knowledge Skills and Competencies required**
- Excellent knowledge of balanced scorecards and performance management processes across the business
- Excellent knowledge of micro-and macro-economic environments that may have an impact on the business
- Excellent knowledge of legislations and regulations that have an impact on the business
- Knowledge and awareness of competitors and innovations leading the sector
- Strategic Thinking
- Business Acumen
- Analytical Thinking
- Strong leadership and management skills
- Stakeholder Management
- Excellent customer service
- Creative problem solving
- Excellent communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills
- Driven and self-motivated
- Flexible and adaptable
- Collaboration

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