Head, Corporate Strategy at Ikeja Electricity Distribution Company

Reporting To: Chief Marketing Officer

Role Purpose

• This role will be responsible for the development of the company’s corporate strategies and objectives while strengthening the business core to develop and maintain a competitive advantage in the sector.

Responsibilities

• Identify and analyse key trends within the Global & African power landscape while steering efforts to circumvent threats to the business for management as well as timely insights to various departments.
• Analyse and maximize opportunities through conceptualization and implementation of a competitive business strategy and budget plan.
• Gather data, monitor power market trends and economies with a view to analysing and anticipating changes that will create business opportunities.
• Play the role of a strategy subject matter expert to the Chief Marketing Officer MO and drive leadership within the business, providing much needed support in the formulation of corporate goals and strategies.
• Engage and support senior and executive management on numerous fronts in defining and refining global business strategies with a specific focus on designing and implementing new strategic approaches, ideas, and processes that will expand the business.
• Coordinates and collaborates with external partners on strategic initiatives and priorities and represents the IE as needed.
• Develops and pursues successful proposals. Builds support and partnerships to promote programs and projects that advance impact priorities in a scalable and sustainable manner.
• Coordinates with existing and new Partners to support current and emerging priorities within the electricity power sector.
• Establish and drive productive relationships with regulatory and other industry stakeholders as may be required.
• Support large-scale enterprise-wide projects that incorporate a proactive and innovative solution to addressing business challenges and achieving organizational goals and objectives.
• Comply with Quality Management System / Occupational Health & Safety requirements including objectives and applicable regulations relating to assigned jobs.
• Perform other duties as requested by the Management.

Minimum Qualifications

• First degree in a Numerate or Business related discipline.
• Post Graduate Degree in a business or related discipline.
• Minimum of 10 years of cognate experience with at least 5 years in a senior management position.
• Knowledge of Business Analysis/Strategy, with industry experience in leading organisations through strategic changes with positive results.
• Relevant work experience in similar role with advanced/ extensive knowledge and mastery of relevant theories, principles and complex techniques gained through broad experience or special development.
• Consulting experience will be an added advantage.

Technical Competencies:

• Electricity Regulations and Policies
• Data Gathering and Analysis
• Business Intelligence
• Corporate / Business Strategy
• Management Information Systems (MIS).

Behavioral Competencies:

• Strong Communication and Presentation Skills
• Interpersonal Relations
• Leadership/ Managerial Skills
• Critical and innovative thinking
• Problem Solving and Decision Making
• Managing Resources
• Business Focus.