Technical Assistant at Wemabod Limited

Role overview

• Responsible for overseeing the development and implementation of the Company goals and determining how to achieve them through the drawing up of comprehensive strategies and or updating existing ones while paying great focus on analyzing market trends, and identifying growth opportunities.
• Serve as the primary point of contact for internal and external constituencies on all matters pertaining to the Managing Director.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop and Implement the Company’s strategic plans, goals, and objectives that will align with the Company’s Vision and Mission.
• Engage with all levels of the organization to ensure buy-in and ownership of the strategic planning process.
• Facilitate the development of annual operating plans that support the execution of the strategic plan.
• Monitor progress against the strategic plan and make recommendations for course corrections as needed.
• Monitor and Maintain project timelines to ensure tasks are accomplished effectively and on time.
• Monitoring and measuring the Company’s performance against set targets and strategic plans.
• Develop and manage the business's key performance indicators (KPI) to forecast and analyze company performance.
• Provide the required input that helps facilitate accurate budgeting, resource planning, and goal-setting.
• Conduct feasibility studies, financial analysis, and risk assessment for new projects.
• Identify areas of improvement and implement process enhancements to optimize operational efficiency.
• Analyse key performance indicators (KPIs) and financial data to assess the effectiveness of implemented strategies.
• Responsible for driving change management initiatives and project evaluation and Management.
• Evaluating the effectiveness of marketing campaigns to determine whether they are achieving their goals.
• Identify the business threats and opportunities.
• Provides regular operating status reports to the MD/CEO as needed.
• Provide sophisticated day-to-day calendar management for the MD/CEO to ensure high-value time utilization.
• Complete a broad variety of administrative tasks that facilitate the MD/CEO’s ability to effectively lead the organization, including: producing complex documents, reports, and presentations; collecting, analyzing, and preparing information for meetings with staff and outside parties.
• Draft speeches, articles, briefings, and project proposals as requested by the MD/CEO.
• Respond to management team and other stakeholder queries in a timely and professional manner, both orally and in writing.
• Assist MD/CEO during operational reviews through follow-up on assigned performance tasks and deadlines.
• Ensuring all meeting papers for the MD/CEO are received and made available in good time to allow the necessary briefing and sourcing of further information if required.
• Follow up to ensure scheduled meetings take place and prioritize meetings to ensure there are no double bookings/conflicts in appointments given.
• Coordinate and expedite follow-up work as may be required i.e. record and circulate tasks to the Leadership Team.
• Handle sensitive and confidential information with the utmost discretion and always maintain confidentiality.

Skills and Competencies

• Communication: Effective communication to convey ideas and expectations to the team and stakeholders.
• Leadership: Ability to guide and motivate the team to drive strategic planning initiatives.
• Decision-making: Ability to analyze issues critically and make recommendations.
• Analysis: the ability to analyze data and information to make informed decisions.
• Problem-solving: Ability to identify challenges, areas of improvement, and threats and develop solutions to overcome them.
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and presentation skills
• Outstanding verbal and written communication skills
• Proficient in Microsoft Office suite, with advanced Excel skills

Required Skills and Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Project Management. Engineering, Business, Economics, or related field
• 10-12 years experience in strategic planning, management consulting, or corporate strategy in a structured environment
• Previous work experience in a real estate/property development company, construction and allied industry, or other related sector is an added advantage.
• Advanced degree (MBA or MA) is an added advantage: PMP Certification will also be an added advantage
• Proven track record of leading & and successful delivery of projects and teams

Preferred Skills and Qualifications

• Experience with statistical analysis software
• Experience in the use of MS Project and other related project suites
• Experience in tracking team performance and instituting regimes of corrective actions or work around
• Experience developing/formulating long-term growth plans and strategies
• Familiarity with market research techniques and methods
• Knowledge of competitive intelligence tools and processes

KPI’S

• Number of new initiatives developed
• Existence of annual business/process improvement plans
• Percentage implementation of annual strategic plans
• Percentage of milestones achieved
• Budget vs. Actual Spend
• Quality and timeliness outputs
• Quality and timeliness of the performance review process
• Internal customer/ stakeholder satisfaction levels
• Quality, accuracy, and relevance of market/ industry research information
• Project Monitoring and tracking results include workarounds report