Manager - Business Strategy, Strategy and Innovation at MTN Nigeria

Description

• Implement project and change management practices across the organization.
• Focus on content development for initiatives and projects which are required to be incubated by the Strategy & Innovation team. 
• Facilitate diagnostics and problem-solving workshops, applying economic/business principles and recognizing intricacies of complex problems, to develop innovative solutions.
• Facilitate the development of business case for strategic initiatives, working with a cross functional team
• Provide an analytical mindset to solving complex business problems and providing relevant insights for Leadership to make business decisions.
• Drive implementation of strategic initiatives and projects, ensuring the delivery of business objectives and goals
• Deploy rigorous analytical and data synthesis skills; in particular develop decision support models to guide strategy and key operational decisions.
• Support the identification and framing of projects in response to market/industry dynamics, business unit and enterprise-wide priorities. 
• Ensure content and solutions are aligned to global best practice.
• Articulate project scope, delivery requirement, business case requirements and implementation milestones.
• Translate teams' discussions and decisions into effective presentations (tailored to audience and purpose).
• Work with the Senior Manager and Program Lead to prioritise initiatives within Strategy & Innovation to allocate effort to mission-critical areas
• Collect feedback from stakeholders and incorporate in further detailing of strategic content.
• Build relationships and networks across the organization.
• Develop knowledge repository and playbooks for Strategy & Innovation to embed practices.
• Work with internal stakeholders to develop resourcing plans and requirements for initiatives within the S&I.
• Provide internal consulting support and facilitate Strategy & Innovation engagement with subject matter experts within and outside the organization. 
• Support the development of a highly capable team within the Strategy & Innovation that provides critical and strategic thinking. 
• Continuously seek self-professional development to sharpen skills and capabilities in a versatile and evolving digital landscape.  

Job Requirements
Education:

• A First Degree in a related field.
• Possession of Project Management certification and or an MBA is advantageous
• Fluent in English.

Experience:
6 - 13 years experience which includes:

• Minimum 4 years’ experience working in a global/multinational management consultancy (understanding emerging markets)
• Experience working on business transformation projects
• Management experience is advantageous
• Advanced experience working with Microsoft Excel, Microsoft PowerPoint and Microsoft Project
• Experience creating strategy documents to address business problems
• Project management experience