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Executive Head of Department, Strategy & Planning

Safaricom
On-site
Addis Ababa Addis Ababa Ethiopia

Role purpose:


The role holder will work closely with the leadership team to develop and understand medium/ long-term corporate strategy as well as corporate mission statement/measures of success/specified and implied tasks of each business line and develop new business development.


Key accountabilities and decision ownership:


·       Plan & develop medium/ long-term corporate strategy


·       Plan, manage and track corporate mission statement/measures of success/specified and implied tasks of each business line


·       Plan & manage corporate strategic KPIs including annual, quarterly, and monthly forecasting and track these KPIs


·       Gather & analyze data, formulate and test hypotheses, synthesize findings, develop go-forward plans, and help drive and translate recommendations into results


·       Analyze new business opportunities and develop new business and strategic partnerships to achieve corporate goal


·       Analyze business and financial data for potential business expansion or M&A opportunities


·       Manage and operate Executive Committee meetings.


·       Provide market intelligence and business intelligence to achieve business KPIs and recommendations for business strategy.


·       Provide macro-economic analysis


Core competencies, knowledge and experience:



  • 10+ years of work experience in management consulting and in-house strategy, and/or commercial strategy & operations.

  • Advanced knowledge of financing/accounting of the enterprise.

  • Rich experience in building financial and business models, revenue models; conducting sensitivity analysis on new products/services developed by MS Excel.

  • Experience in development of mission, strategy, tracking of their performance, consideration of measure of improvement and such execution.

  • Proven track record of new business development and strategic partnership to achieve our goal

  • Substantial experience in developing and testing frameworks, hypothesis and analysis to aid in business decision making

  • Exhibit sound business judgment, a proven ability to influence others, strong analytical skills and a proven track record of taking ownership and influencing result


Must have technical / professional qualifications:


·       Strong written and verbal communication skills, with a track record of presenting to senior management.


·       Strong ability to speak/write/read/listen in English.


Desired


·       Exposure to Data analytics tools/ platforms will be advantageous.


·       Understanding telecom and IT business from a technological and commercial perspective.


How To Apply


 


If you feel that you are up to the challenge and possess the necessary qualification and experience, kindly proceed to update your candidate profile on the career portal and then Click on the apply button. Remember to attach your resume.


 


The closing date for receiving applications is Wednesday November 28,2024