Strategy & Sustainability Manager

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Job Description

The role will be responsible for leading strategic planning and execution, leading company’s sustainability initiatives and all reporting of a strategic and monitoring nature for the Rwanda Short-Term Business.

1.Lead Strategic Planning:

Lead the strategic planning and review process and support Functional Units plans and goal alignment with support functions. Guide the Strategic planning process by leading in the development of models, frameworks, and templates. Prepare the strategic plans for engagements with Boards, Staff, and the Center. Provides input in preparing and managing the forecasting process (12 months rolling) to ensure appropriate targets are set, periodically reviewed and all parameters considered. Lead the process of creatively cascading, communicating, and internalizing the strategy across the organization and to key external implementation partners for buy in Foster excellent functional and cross business collaboration (Rest of BUs, SDU and Group corporate office) to support achievement of short-term business ambition.

2. Strategic Implementation tracking and Enterprise performance management

Maintain a single source of organization, departmental and business unit performance data on an on-going basis as part of enterprise performance management. Prepare monthly strategic implementation reports and keeps Senior Managers informed of project direction as necessary. Quantify the impact of business initiatives by utilizing data gathering tools, extracting data for analysis and interpretation, preparing reports synthesizing analytical results and outlining business cases to appropriate levels of management. Lead the preparation of the company and departmental scorecards annually as part of the Business Planning Process with quarterly appraising. Highlight any material risks to the implementation of the same and escalates to the relevant parties for corrective action.

3. Champion Strategic Execution

Lead the development of relevant execution approaches and strategies to ensure high level buy-in from senior management, commitment from OMGIK staff and follow-through on strategic commitments made. Provide ad-hoc strategic review and support issues areas for the business with strategic, operational, and tactical interventions/ cause correct recommendations. Coordinate workstreams and taskforces driving key priority areas execution and support through deep insights and reporting on milestones and next actions. Lead transformation realization through competitive internal and external insights and ideas development and roll out. JOB DESCRIPTION Public Work with the GMs and Functional Managers to Conceptualize solutions – Innovating around required transformations, products, processes; desired outcomes/KPIs. Champion comprehensive solution co-creation between Business Unit teams and technical teams for comprehensive testing of developed products/solutions.

4. Industry, Market and Business Intelligence Review:

Lead development of a comprehensive strategic view of the insurance industry strategic landscape, including consumer trends, competitive intelligence, products reviews, and emerging industry issues on a periodic basis. Leveraging on data mining and business intelligence, identifies trends, patterns and opportunities in the current performance and collaborates with the team in review of periodic targets e.g., initiatives impact reviews and various performance metrics and customer behavior patterns.

5.Strategic Reporting:

• Prepares business reports on a monthly and quarterly basis focused on strategic priorities for consumption by senior management, the Centre, staff briefing and the Boards.
• Adopt Mission Leadership Tool for all engagements on strategic execution (EXCOs, Boards)
• Flag issue areas monthly to MD and accountable head for course correction
• Lead Quarterly Staff engagement and Communications on strategy implementation and business performance update.

6.Risk Management

• Lead the implementation of the Strategic and Business Risk Policy
• Monitor the departmental risk items and IBAM items for timely closure.
• Support reinforcement of risk culture
• Support the achievement of Full Compliance to all regulatory requirements

7.Sustainablity

• Develop and implement a comprehensive sustainability strategy aligned with company goals and industry best practices.
• Conduct sustainability assessments, identify area of improvement and set measurable targets.
• Collaborate with internal stakeholders across departments to integrate sustainability into al, business operations
• Stay abreast of emerging sustainability trends, regulations and best practices.
• Communicate sustainability initiatives and achievements to internal and external stakeholders
• Manage and report on sustainability performance to senior and relevant stakeholders

Facilitates the strategy formulation processes and activities in consultation with the relevant key stakeholders, assists in translating the business strategy into operational plans, assists in monitoring the execution of the strategy and reporting on business performance to help OML to achieve business objectives and attainment of its vision to achieve business goals and objectives.

ResponsibilitiesStrategic Analysis

Interpret the strategic need and identify solution recommendations to strategic challenges at a business unit level. Analyze financial and operational data, market trends, customer behavior, and competitive dynamics to support strategic decision making within the business unit.

Strategic Planning

Manage an element of the organization's strategic planning. This could involve being responsible for development or delivery or both.

Forecasting and Demand Planning

Manage specific segments within forecasting and demand planning, implementing strategies to efficiently predict future product demand and optimally adjust production levels.

Business Planning

Develop and propose annual business plans for a given area or department, ensuring alignment with strategy. Recommend financial and headcount budgets; propose business targets, for example, revenues or other key performance indicators (KPIs); and schedule key activities/projects, ensuring integration with other elements of the organization.

Information and Business Advice

Provide specialist advice on the interpretation and application of policies and procedures, resolving complex or contentious queries and issues and enabling others to take appropriate actions.

Insights and Reporting

Contribute to the design and creation of reporting strategies and templates. Lead execution of complex reports, identifying and interpreting complex patterns and trends, and translating those insights into actionable recommendations.

Project Management

Deliver small- or medium-scale projects while working within an established program management plan.

Strategy Formation and Implementation

Develop tactical plans for optimizing resources and assets being managed within a given area or department.

Data Collection and Analysis

Conduct research using primary data sources, and select information needed for the analysis of key themes and trends.

Stakeholder Engagement

Contribute to stakeholder engagement by identifying stakeholders; by finding out their needs, issues, and concerns; and by reacting to these needs, issues, and concerns, arranging meetings and events and drafting supporting materials to promote understanding and commitment.

Personal Capability Building

Develop own capabilities by participating in assessment and development planning activities as well as formal and informal training and coaching; gain or maintain external professional accreditation, where relevant, to improve performance and fulfill personal potential. Maintain an in-depth understanding of technology, external regulation, and industry best practices through ongoing education, attending conferences, and reading specialist media.

Skills

Action Planning, Adaptive Thinking, Computer Literacy, Data Compilation, Data Interpretations, Evaluating Information, Managing Stakeholder Expectations, Numerical Aptitude, Oral Communications, Solution Analysis, Statistical Analysis Techniques, Strategic Prioritization, Strategic Selling, Writing

Competencies

Action OrientedBusiness InsightCollaboratesCommunicates EffectivelyDecision QualityEnsures AccountabilityFinancial AcumenManages Complexity

Education

NQF Level 9 – Masters

Closing Date

08 April 2025 , 23:59

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