Spec: Strategy Planning and Execution needed at BCX

Core Description

• Responsible for Support and contribute to the execution of strategic planning activities, seek out local & global research sources and support the analysis of shifts to the industry, competitor, and operational landscapes also responsible for providing supporting the preparation of the Enterprise and BU scorecards, focusing on priorities that have high enterprise strategic impact.

Key Deliverables / Primary Functions

• Contribute to conducting industry research, environmental scans, benchmarks analysis and collate global trends insights using industry, and global research resources
• Responsible for ensuring strategy engagement sessions are diarised, logistics planned, agenda is prepared, pre-reading collated and distributed
• Support preparation of strategic planning submission templates, and guidelines
• Responsible for preparation of the strategy overview documents and incorporation of inputs all gathered insights
• Contribute to the preparation of periodic point of views on the BCX strategic posture to support internal and external presentations by EXCO members
• Support the planning and facilitation of the Enterprise and BU operational planning workshops
• Support the BUs engagements on unit operational plans to ensure alignment to the Enterprise strategic priorities
• Contribute to preparation of the performance scorecards for all the EXCO members in alignment with the Enterprise priorities and support with validation of achieved outcomes
• Contribute to the management of the knowledge exchange forums and serve as strategy champion
• Support engagements with BUs to ensure alignment to the enterprise strategic posture
• Support the planning and facilitation of the annual strategic planning engagements and quarterly business reviews
• Contribute to the preparation of Group Strategy input documents including Board Packs
• Support the cascading of enterprise strategy into operational plans
• Contribute to operationalizing knowledge sharing on strategy execution excellence

Core Functional Skills & Knowledge

• Research and Data Analysis
• Strategic Thinking and Planning
• Project Management
• Commercial and Financial Acumen
• Stakeholder management
• Collaboration

Core Behavioural Competencies

• Job Match
• Developing and implementing account plan or strategy
• Meeting customer expectations
• People / Team Leadership
• Decision Making
• Communication and Impact

Minimum Qualifications

• NQF 6: 3 year Degree/ Diploma/ National Diploma in Information Technology
• OR NQF 4: Grade 12

Additional Qualification preferred or advantage

Experience

• 5 years of experience in a strategy focused role (e.g., corporate strategy, growth, business commercialisation, cost transformation, business design, capital efficiency or shared value) within management consulting or corporate strategy

Or

• If the highest qualification is grade 12, 7 years of experience is required

Certifications

• None

Professional Memberships in Relevant Industry

Level of Engagement & Span of Control

• Interact with similar levels, Executive Levels, and various stakeholders within BCX and customers

Special Requirements/ Employment Condition

Workplace/Physical Requirements

• Hybrid Remote Worker
• Non-Billable