Head, Strategy at Daily Trust

Duties and Responsibilities

• The Head, Strategy will be responsible for assisting the General Manager Business & Strategy with developing, communicating, executing, and sustaining corporate strategic initiatives. This unique background takes a multitude of different operating experiences, and must include being both a creative thinker and influential collaborator.
• Communicating and implementing a company’s strategy internally and externally so that all relevant departments (Brand, Research, Advert, Sales & Business departments), as well as clients, customers and agencies understand the company-wide strategic plan and how it carries out the company’s overall goals.
• Driving decision-making that creates medium- and long-term improvement of our business
• Establishing and reviewing key strategic priorities and translating them into a comprehensive strategic plan.
• Monitoring the execution of the strategic plan.
• Facilitating and driving key strategic initiatives through inception phase to execution phase.
• Ensuring departmental/unit strategic planning projects reflect organizational strategic priorities.
• Partnering with media agencies, institutional leadership, MDAs, organizations, special committees, and consultants to support execution of key initiatives.
• Developing inclusive planning processes.
• Translating strategies into actionable and quantitative plans.
• Mobilizing and managing teams of individuals charged with executing strategies.
• Acting as a resource across the organization to increase broad cohesion for strategic plans.
• Providing support to the General Manager Business & Strategy to ensure our digital communications are effective and reaching our target audiences.
• Monitoring and evaluating the impact of our media activities through regular collation and review of key performance indicators and qualitative feedback.

Qualification and Experience

• Minimum of a degree in Business, Management or a relevant discipline. A Master’s degree or an MBA will be an added advantage;
• Minimum of 8 years’ cognate experience with at least 4 years at mid-management level in a media organisation, media agency or consulting firm
• Membership of relevant professional bodies is important.

Skills and Competencies:

• Excellent oral and written communication skills;
• Experience of developing, delivering and evaluating media strategies
• Experience of providing strategic media advice and counsel to GM Business & Strategy
• A detailed knowledge of the company’s business development and philosophy;
• Knowledge of project management principles, practices, techniques, and tools;
• Knowledge and understanding of business research principles, processes, and techniques.
• Ability to develop and prepare business analyses and plans.
• Computer literate and knowledgeable about Microsoft Office Suite;