Britam Kenya June 2015 Jobs-Group Strategy Manager

Job purpose

Develops and analyses group strategy and strategic initiatives and creates consolidated view of all
strategic initiatives across the group

Key responsibilities

• Ensure all strategic initiatives meet shareholder ROI requirements and are in line with risk appetite
• Ensure that strategic planning feeds into budget preparation process
• Contribute to the development and innovation of new strategic developments
• Oversees the end-to-end strategic planning process, including setting targets, developing templates and supporting BUs in building plans
• Establish and review Britam’s key strategic priorities and translates them into a comprehensive strategic plan
• Translate strategies into actionable and quantitative plans
• Communicate the group strategy
• Ensure that BUs and GCC are functioning in line with formulated strategies
• Establish the strategic planning process’ milestones, meeting calendar and deadlines with the BUs
• Link the strategic activities to an actively managed and ongoing performance management system
• Partner with business leaders, special committees, and consultants to support execution of key initiatives
• Constructively challenges BU strategic and financial plans
• Build the required skills and knowledge for strategy development amongst BU heads, e.g. Business case development
• Perform any other duties as may be assigned from time to time

Key Performance Measures
Performance and strategy plans
Financial strategy reports

Working relationships

Internal Relationships:

The Group Strategy Manager will be:
Accountable to the Group Finance and Strategy Director
Required to liaise and work closely with the other Department Heads and Unit Managers, TMO Manager

External Relationships:
Required to develop and maintain working relationships with Financial Sector Regulators- Insurance and Capital Markets as required
Financial sector players

Knowledge, experience and qualifications required

• Bachelor’s Degree in Economics, Business administration, finance or related field related field
• Masters’ degree is an added advantage
• 7 -10 years’ experience in a in strategy design management, implementation and review 3 – 4 years of which should be in a managerial capacity

Competencies

• Technical and functional competencies
• Strategic planning and ability to develop strategic plans
• Strategic analysis using all of the following various methods such as:
• Value Chain Analysis
• Results Based Management
• Scenario Planning and
• Sensitivity Analysis Logical framework analysis
• Pestel analysis
• SWOT analysis
• Cost benefit analysis

Project management and programme management (management of multiple projects)
Performance management-sound knowledge and experience with defining corporate performance management and defining and measuring strategic outputs and advising the organisation on how to cascade these to functions and specific role KPI`s
Monitoring and evaluation-sound experience and knowledge in establishing monitoring frameworks and mechanisms for monitoring strategic realisation and outputs
 
Core competencies

• Communication skills
• Building Relationships
• Focuses on the Customers
• Develops Self
• Solves Problems
• Develops Others
• Manages Quality and Risk
• Managing Change and Ambiguity
• Managing and Executing Strategy
• Develops Business

Closing Date:

Friday, June 26, 2015

Key Skills/Specialization:

A bachelor's degree in Economics

business administration

Finance
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