Head Strategy and Investor Relations

2 weeks ago

Bellville, South Africa Santam Full time

What will you do?

An exciting position has become available for a Head of Strategy and Investor Relations reporting into CFO of Santam. The successful incumbent will be based at the Bellville or Sandton Offices.

This role is responsible for leading the strategic development and implementation process. The primary stakeholder group is CEO, EXCO and the Board. The role is required to be able to credibly influence across the Santam Group, and to represent Santam at senior external engagements with strategy and insurance experts. ESG/Sustainability and Investor Relations functions are integrated in this strategy.

The role is responsible for leading the Strategy and Investor Relations unit that provides the Board, CEO and EXCO with reliable and credible strategic market intelligence and monitoring.
To design, inform and facilitate the Santam Strategy process at EXCO and Board level including driving specific strategic business opportunities and special projects.
To ensure alignment with strategy through networking with and influencing key forums in Santam and the broader Sanlam Group.
To credibly influence across the Santam Group, and to represent Santam at senior external engagements with strategy and insurance experts.
To ensure the day to day running and managing of the Strategy, Sustainability and Investor Relations unit. What will make you successful in this role?

Ability to build Santam strategy intelligence framework and manage resources to gather, analyse and report on data gathered. Implementation of the Future-Fit Group dashboard.
Ability to build a competitor and global benchmarking framework.
Ability to use strategy intelligence to inform and guide the Santam senior leadership (EXCO & Senior Management) on key strategy issues and choices.
Strength in formulating strategy intelligence implications for Santam and develop an innovative inquiry process to facilitate the interrogation and interpretation of SI.
Ability to effectively plan, engage and process strategy development for implementation by EXCO.
Utilise strategy intelligence to inform and guide the Santam senior leadership (EXCO & Senior Management) on key strategy issues and choices Work with the CEO, the Exco and Senior Leaders to consolidate the final synthesis of the Santam Strategy direction
Execution on for investor relations related issues; this includes strategic development and execution, day to day operations of engagement with investors, responding to investor questions, manage the execution of the investor conferences and present results.
Ability to provide strategic insights on market activity and guidance on national investor relations affairs which directly influences the organisation to the CFO and EXCO
Ability to monitor and alert management of threats and opportunities from local and international trends in the legislative, political, social, environmental, industrial perspective that impact on the investor relations strategy
Accepting accountability for the delivery of strategic and governance reports e.g., Quarterly Board reporting, Integrated report etc.
Manage and lead the Strategy, Sustainability and Investor Relations team. Qualifications and Experience

CA(SA) or equivalent qualification plus a business specific qualification
Masters degree would be an advantage
Minimum 10 years’ experience in addition to the training/accreditation period required to complete the above-mentioned qualification, at senior leadership / executive level in a large organisation, preferably a multi-national organisation. Knowledge and Skills

Business strategy development and management skills
Analysis and interpretation of complex business indicators, global trends, and industry performance indicators
Influencing skills to enable the interpretation, translation, and implementation of Strategic choices
Expert facilitation skills
Advanced communication and presentation skills
Leadership skills
Extensive knowledge and experience in ESG related fields
High risk analysis and synthesising of complex strategy data
Exceptional problem-solving skills
Planning and organising skills under tight deadlines
Excellent report writing and presentations skills
Strong numeracy and data analysis skills
High level professional and communication skills
Business, insurance, and commercial acumen Personal Attributes

Collaboration
Drive results
Innovation and agility
Resilience
Customer focus
Strategic Agility
Organisational Savvy
Builds Networks
Manages Complexity
Persuades and Influences Who We Are

Santam is the market leader in the general insurance industry in Southern Africa. We are a large, diversified, expanding and transforming company and whilst based in South Africa, we are rapidly moving into a number of emerging markets, both in Africa and Asia.

Our success is rooted in our passion for our clients and everything we do is centered on our delivery of Insurance Good and Proper. We’re about people. People drive our business so it follows that we wan

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