Reports to the CEO
Job Purpose:
The Head of Strategy and Business Development directs the planning process of Corporate Strategy, Implementation, Monitoring and Evaluation. This function coordinates preparation of departmental plans aligned to the corporate strategy.
This is a senior management position with key responsibilities in project management, strategic planning, monitoring and implementation and ownership of strategic corporate initiatives.
Head of Strategy & Business Development Job Responsibilities
Strategy & Policy
- Provide high quality expert advice to the CE, Board and Management to enable strategic thinking and optimise the strategic planning processes for the organisation
- Effective planning. Provide strategic advice and high-quality tools to the CE, Board and Management to enable a shared understanding of best practice strategic planning and to ensure that planning outcomes are highly effective and well aligned with the direction and objectives of the organisation
- Develop strategy maps and action plans that will direct ownership, performance and critical dependencies for each project and assist project owners to develop viable business plans for each project
- Reporting and monitoring. Direct the alignment of corporate reporting systems, identification of key performance indicators and high-level targets, communication and promotional strategies and processes for review and evaluation, to facilitate identification of variations from plan and necessary remedial actions. Develop and maintain a comprehensive log for each corporate project and report quarterly to the CE and Board.
- Departmental plans. Facilitate the strategic review and planning processes with the Heads of Department, to enable the development of aligned and integrated departmental plans
- Change management. Identify opportunities and drive changes to improve implementation and evaluation of strategic and business planning processes in the organisation to enable better performance tracking and reporting capacity
- External engagements. Engaging with key industry influencers and though leaders, policymakers, legislators and other stakeholders to drive initiatives pertinent to the development of new business lines for the organization
- Organisational culture. Ensure that the organisation’s systems, structures and culture are aligned to the organisation’s strategic plan and values
- Strategy review facilitation. Organise and facilitate strategy development and review sessions for board and management
Business Development and Research
- Source or direct the conduct of research into political, legislative, economic, social, technological, business and industry trends and analyse and interpret strategic trends to identify likely impacts on the organisation and inform the executive decision making and strategic planning processes. Key research areas are:
- Build Partnerships. Develop key and strong business networks amongst key industry stakeholders that include the regulators, fund and asset managers, senior executives of both listed and unlisted companies, nominated and transaction advisers, and major advisory firms that include legal and audit firms and effectively build client trust with the ability to leverage existing relationships and contacts within the industry;
- Revenue Diversification- Research and advice the Chief Executive on new opportunities and develop business cases to support the new products. Provide strategic direction and guidance to enhance existing products and develop new products and markets in a sustainable and profitable way;
- External trends (or PEST analysis). This includes providing the executive teams with up to date research on strategic trends as well as business and industry trends. Analysis of these trends to determine how they could impact on the organisation in the future;
- Business trends. Information of the strategies being adopted by CSDs across the globe, benchmarking and best practice trends such as CPMI IOSCO;
- Market research. Research on changing customer and stakeholder needs and expectations;
- Industry trend analysis. Analysing changes within the capital markets industry. Researching new entrants into the industry, new alliances or groupings, new products and services on offer, changes in the legislative framework, impact of new regulations, changes in technology and service delivery options in the post trade environment;
- Competitor research. Identify competitors and set up a competitor database. Track competitor strategies and compile information on competitors’ activities
- Customer research. Find out how customers and stakeholders view the organisation, monitor social networking and consumer complaints, conduct market surveys
- Internal research. Conduct research on the effectiveness of internal operations of the company, identify the of activities that contribute significantly to the organisation’s success, identify areas that prevent the organisation from operating at its best
- Strategic planning research. Techniques and methods of conducting strategic planning that would best suit the organisation, formal methodologies for implementation, monitoring, and reporting, participative techniques that ensure stakeholder buy in.
Qualifications for the Head of Strategy & Business Development Job
- MBA- in Strategy preferred, or Masters in Business or related field.
- Membership of Professional Institute (CFA Institute, UKSIP, ICPAK, ICPSK, LSK, CISI, CAIA)
- Minimum seven (7) years of relevant experience in the areas of research, strategy, policy analysis, consulting etc.
- Excellent project management abilities
- Self-motivated and willing to expand knowledge
- Ability to self-manage while managing assigned teams and projects
- Excellent knowledge of the rules and regulations governing the financial markets in Kenya and globally;
- Working knowledge of the mechanics of the Kenyan capital market;
- Ability to research, develop proposals, concept papers, position papers preparation of relevant reports and presentations;
The post Rose Avenue Consulting Job Vacancy : Head of Strategy & Business Development appeared first on Jobs in Kenya - https://jobwebkenya.com/.
The post Rose Avenue Consulting Job Vacancy : Head of Strategy & Business Development is republished from Jobs – Jobs in Kenya – https://jobwebkenya.com/
