Strategy Planning Specialist

Job Description

Mission:

• To support the development of a well-defined and clear corporate strategic plan with divisional initiatives fully aligned with the corporate strategy through effective communication with all departments.
• To conduct the process of strategic planning in MTNIrancell through top-notch strategic planning tools in the telecom industry.
• To update MTNIrancell strategy based on MTN Group requirements and other external and internal factors.

Responsibilities:

• To collaborate cross-functionally with other MTNIrancell divisions and business units to ensure meaningful inputs for strategy planning fully aligned with MTN Group strategy.
• To collaborate in defining long-term (3 to 5 years horizon) strategic objectives at the corporate level and well-defined vision, mission, and values by managing negotiations and taking inputs from all divisions and MTNIrancell leadership.
• To negotiate with all divisions to identify existing operational and new business opportunities through external audit exercises.
• To conduct external analysis including competitive analysis (Strategic product portfolio, corporate strategy, and operation, Competitive Profile Matrix analysis, etc.), the global benchmark, Porter’s five forces analysis, stakeholder analysis, national upstream document, PESTEL analysis, and other helpful strategy formulation tools.
• To collaborate negotiation with all divisions to identify existing internal operational bottlenecks and strengths through internal audit exercise.
• To analyze business to diagnose the current state and model future outcomes for better business performance through several meetings with management.
• To conduct the corporate SWOT (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats) using the information analyzed in the input stage to formulate the corporate strategies and reach a consensus on corporate strategy.
• To coordinate corporate strategy initiatives by holding several meetings for alignment and initiative business cases.
• To participate in the revision initiative sessions (and KPI sessions) with the management to ensure that the corporate initiatives (and KPIs) are fully aligned with the corporate budget approved.
• To participate in communicating the strategy to the employees, company board, and third parties (if needed).
• To liaise with the strategy reporting and monitoring team in providing a yearly budget considering the updated corporate strategic plan.
• To update and circulate S&T PPPs to be underway and ensure relevant PPPs are updated and aligned with the company’s PPPs and strategic goals

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Commerce (Marketing, Communications, Industrial Engineering) or related fields. 
• Fluent in English.
• At least 3 years of experience in the area of specialization; with experience in supervising others.
• Experience in telecom and with IT technologies and trends.
• Experience working in a medium organization.

Technical Competencies:

• Strategy Management;
• Business Acumen;
• PPPs Development;
• English Literacy;
• Business Analysis;
• Financial Modelling;
• Business Model;

Behavioral Competencies:

• Lead with care;
• Can-do with integrity;
• Serve with respect;
• Collaborate with agility;
• Act with inclusion;