Executive Assistant

2 weeks ago

Johannesburg, South Africa FirstRand Full time

Job Description

To drive the growth of the business by assisting to shape and deliver on strategy in partnership with the relevant executive / manager and leadership teams in the business.
To project manage various strategic activities, and ensure delivery of the manager / function's key objectives.

Are you someone who can:

- Build working relationships across teams and functional lines to enhance work delivery, collaboration, and innovation.
- Integrate opinions and information provided by various sources to make strategic decisions and assist the business to address strategic problems and answer strategic questions.
- Plan, manage, and assist in the execution of strategy sessions and offsites.
- Assist with the development and roll-out of strategy and business plans and prepare for and facilitate workshops to develop strategies.
- Action items and key issues requiring resolution and monitor to ensure actions are completed by the right people at the right time.
- Monitor and adjust strategic frameworks as required.
- Take responsibility for the end-to-end management of projects, setting out the scope of work, developing a project plan, project-managing internal and external resources and driving the initiative to completion.
- Liaise with internal and external advisors and stakeholders on strategic projects.
- Create governance structures and dashboard metrics to monitor progress against strategy and highlight initiatives / risks as required by specific projects.
- Review, consolidate and analyse financial results to identify key drivers and alignment to business strategy, in preparation of various Exco presentations and reports.
- Review, consolidate, and analyse forecast and budgeted results in preparation for various Exco reports and forums.
- Conduct local and international research on banking developments e.g., competitor analysis, sector research, etc.
- Benchmark research against peers and global best practice.
- Cut to the core of a vast volume of information and prioritise what is relevant to understanding specific issues and trends in the broader environment; know who to contact for specific information.
- Plan and manage the agenda and speakers for monthly meetings, capturing key output / next steps and tracking the completion of these.
- Work with the relevant governance or business forums and other Executive leadership meetings as and when needed.
- Participate and contribute to a development culture where information regarding successes, issues, trends, and ideas are actively shared.
- Participate in specialist communities of practice and contribute positively to own and organisational knowledge improvement.
- Handle documentation that requires the attention of the relevant manager and prepare reports on various matters.
- Promote teamwork and inclusivity amongst team members and demonstrates behaviours that respect diversity.
- Partner and collaborate with team members to achieve team success.
- Share information and knowledge that benefits the team.
- Keep the relevant executive and manager informed of various activities within and outside the group.
- Analyse, review and/or assist with issues of an operational or technical nature.

Qualifications
- Honours degree in Economics/econometrics or any quantitative qualification.

Experience and Skills
- At least 2 - 3 years as an Economic Analyst and have aspirations to become a fully fledged Economist

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Job Details

29/01/25

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