• Improvement on alignment of company strategy with business unit strategic plans
• Provide strategic insights, scenario planning, models, forecast, innovations, etc. as inputs into new product
development, diversification and new market penetration opportunities
• Provide competitor intelligence, to drive sustainable growth and maintain competitive edge
• Oversights of effective governance structures and controls
• Operating efficiency through the creation, dissemination, monitoring and reporting of KPIs or a “Balanced Scorecard” in conjunction with leadership

Strategic Planning
• Support Head of Strategy in the development of the overall strategy and associated business plan for MTN SA through the following:
• Coordinating, facilitating and managing an annual planning process to review, adjust and develop the medium- to long-term corporate strategy for MTN SA in conjunction with the business plan;
• Advise on major changes in the external and internal environments that necessitates adjustment to the associated medium- to long-term business plan and/or any strategic drift from the existing strategy that would require adjustment to the short-term business plan;
• Setup and manage the annual strategy calendar for MTN SA to ensure alignment with the MTN SA Board, MTN SA EXCO, MTN Group Board, MTN Group EXCO and key business units across MTN Group and SA.
• Advise on opportunities in the development of the BU roadmap/business plan that would assist MTN SA in achieving its commercial and financial goals and objectives
• Provide strategic insights, scenario planning, models, forecast, innovations, etc. as inputs into new product development, diversification and new market penetration opportunities
• Conduct the analysis of medium to long-term global trends and outlook, to assist in defining the long term overall corporate strategy for the business
• Provide competitive intelligence, assisting business to maintain competitive edge and drive sustainable growth
• Ensure alignment between overall strategy and business units strategic plans Governance
• Setup and facilitate the necessary BU planning sessions, workshops, knowledge exchange forums, planning sessions, etc. that will define the strategy governance calendar;
• Execute against the necessary governance structures and controls for the area and ensure that meetings and governance structures function effectively;
• Participate in ad hoc and operational meetings and workshops as and when required
• Provide regular reports and inputs into reports for external governance forums/functions at process and functional level Escalations
• Manage and resolve escalations that have impact on critical path of service delivery
• Escalate issues that will result in significant time, scope, employee/customer or cost impacts if not resolved
• Manage and provide solutions to issues that require formal resolution

Project Management
• Define the annual strategy calendar and associated processes and set up and manage project governance meetings as and when required;
• Create and lead cross-functional teams (internal and/or external) for the projects relevant to the area;
• Identify and review and identify key risks, issues, and dependencies and set mitigation actions for projects relevant to the area;
• Provide input into projects initiated outside of Strategy that requires input and support;

Performance
• Do scenario analyses and track of all the costs related to the creation of these new products, technologies and recommend on opportunities that are worth pursuing;
• Review performance against agreed KPIs
• Create and monitor plans for continuous improvement against KPIs
Reporting
• Annual BU strategy report
• Ad hoc BU strategy reports and documents as and when required
• Report on a monthly basis to management relating to progress made within the sub-division and in accordance with the measurement metrics set by the organisation
• Report on an ad hoc basis on specific projects as and when necessary
Budgets
• Manage project or initiative budgets in line with business objectives
Operational Delivery
• Assist with the end-end value chain for strategy planning processes, with both the business and rules of engagement.
• Facilitate the strategic dialogue across the Business Unit to ensure that there is a holistic approach to strategy and the company’s strategic positioning
• Ensure integration of strategic initiatives into budget and business plan in close cooperation with the other Strategy units and project office (EPMO)
• Support the Executive of Business Unit in defining and proposing strategic alternatives to the Executive Committee (EXCO).
• Support the Executive of Business Unit in assessing and approving of the Opco strategic goals
• Ensure that reports are available for submission to EXCO with timelines and deliverables on the strategic initiatives
• Maintain relationships with external industry experts to identify market trends, competitive dynamics, acquisition and partnership ideas
• Identify and recommend profitable growth strategies
• Structure and lead strategic initiatives and cross-functional teams to deliver on selected strategy projects
• Maintain a strategy dashboard to ensure an ongoing assessment and reassessment process of the primary strategic drivers

Education:

•Bachelor’s degree
• Post-graduate qualification
•(CA/Hons/Masters, MBA) is essential

Experience

• Minimum 5 years in a technology dependent industry or business environment
• A minimum of 5 year’s work experience in strategic planning, financial planning and budgeting