Job Title: HEAD STRATEGY MANAGEMENT AND BUSINESS ANALYSIS
About this Job:
BANK OF AFRICA – UGANDA Ltd. is part of GROUPE BANK OF AFRICA (BOA) comprising fifteen commercial banks, three leasing companies, two life-insurance companies, two investment companies, a stock brokerage company and an ICT subsidiary. It spans 14 African countries namely Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania. Benin. Burkina Faso, Cote D’lvoire, Madagascar, Mali, Niger, Senegal, Burundi, Ghana, Djibouti, DR Congo as well as representative office in France. BOA employs over 4,000 people and believes in transparency, expertise, proximity and responsibility. BOA – UGANDA is seeking applications from suitably qualified persons who are accomplished to take up the following positions.
HEAD STRATEGY MANAGEMENT AND BUSINESS ANALYSIS
Location : Head Office
Reporting to : Managing Director
Positions supervised : None
Grade : Senior Managerial Level, BG3
Overall role: To compile value-added management information that will assist Management and the Directorate in understanding and driving Strategic performance, as well as developing world-class management reporting and analysis for Business strategy monitoring. Formulate long-term and short-term product policies and oversee internal consulting projects lor business units and departments to maintain alignment with company strategy.
Key Responsibilities
1. Monitor Bank activities in line with the strategic direction, monitor and interpret all trends that occur within the industry;
2. Evaluating market size, competitor accomplishments and industry structures. Review industry performance and conduct market intelligence on competitor behaviour in our key market segments, detailing out implications for the Bank’s growth and visibility;
3. Monitor progress of the bank and its competition to ensure that all goals and benchmarks are met, re evaluated and adjusted as needed;
4. Responsible for creating business plans for all new branches and business ventures. In partnership with department heads, identify and triage business development and growth opportunities as well as seek out partnership opportunities with external vendors and organizations;
5. Review and report on weekly Wholesale and Consumer banking performance by RM and by branch against targets, deposit mix, advances, and profitability. Evaluate and analyze statistics and data collected through task analysis, business process, surveys and workshops and from various departments and turn it into usable information to facilitate Directorate decision making;
6. Collect and analyze the Bank’s business requirements and transfer the same knowledge to Directorate. Advise and provide suggestions to the Directorate during the development stage of product/business ideas to meet the Bank’s strategic objectives. Assist the directorate in the preparation of board papers and other documents for external parties;
7. Coordinating with Business units to evaluate new business propositions and performance;
8. Review, Obtain and analyze relevant information on the dynamics of the East African economies with respect to growth sectors, paying special attention to me bank’s strategic business growth axes;
9. Review and advise the management team on the impact of inflation, exchange rate movements, and money (liquidity and interest rates) and capital market performance on the bank’s overall strategy and propose positive action to achieve the overall goals. Coordinate Economic Research team efforts and drive the implementation agenda. 10. In consultation with the Revenue and Cost Optimization team, analyze the key revenue drivers showing the impact of change scenarios on the Bank’s profitability.
Requirement:
Knowledge, Skills and Experience
• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Statistics, business Administration or any related field from an accredited institution.
• Master’s degree in Business Administration is an added advantage.
• Professional qualifications in Finance or Business
• A minimum of 5 years relevant experience in banking, 3 of which should be at senior management level with exposure to strategic business management and monitoring.
• Solid mathematical aptitude and ability to analyze and document complex business processes.
• Ability to make effective decisions under pressure, think analytically and should be a problem solver.
• Ability to gather and interpret relevant data and information and strong ability to multitask
• Excellent Communication skills (oral and written), strong relationship-building skills and Team player.
• Advanced skills in Ms Word. Outlook, and Excel.
How to apply:
Applicants should send job applications, up-to dale curriculum vitae and copies of academic certificates through courier or hand delivery to the address below by 18th June 2012. Your application should include three references, none of whom should be your relative and all of whom should have supervised you, taught you or known you through your work. Only short listed applicants will be contacted. If you do not hear from us by 30* June 2012 please consider your application as unsuccessful.
THE MANAGING DIRECTOR BANK OF AFRICA – UGANDA Ltd Plot 45 Jinja Road P.O. Box 2750, Kampala
