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Job description
Job Purpose:
- Supports the development and implementation of the organisation’s strategic goals through the application of research, market and business insights
- Identify new business development and partnership opportunities for the organisation
Key Responsibilities:
- Works with the Group Head, Strategy, Insights and Growth to drive the implementation of Interswitch’s corporate strategy and operating plans
- Coordinates the preparation of departmental strategies across the group and monitors their execution, ensuring alignment with the corporate strategy
- Liaises with Group Heads to ensure development of annual plans that would facilitate the achievement of the overall corporate strategy
- Keeps up to date with new techniques and proposes creative ways of executing strategy.
- Reviews and collates status reports on the implementation of departmental plans in each group across the business and submits to supervisor
- Monitors and prepares periodic performance reports for each business with regards to the corporate performance and provides robust analysis against targets, trend, variance, etc.
- Coordinates performance review meetings ensuring they are held as planned
- Prepares and submits periodic reports on trends and developments in the economy and business environment
- Engages with SBUs and support functions to facilitate the establishment of internal service delivery levels (SDLs) and agreements
- Monitors compliance with defined SDLs and works with the relevant functions and SBUs to address deviations
- Directs the retrieval and analyses of data on operations and service delivery trends and develops appropriate insights to guide management’s business decision making.
- Identify additional customer needs that were previously unrecognized by the business divisions and involve Group Heads across functions in developing solution options
- Leads and develop departmental staff towards improved performance
Key Performance Indicators:
Business performance:
- Business performance and profitability
- Level of deviation of departmental strategy
- Percentage implementation of departmental plans
- Timeliness in report preparation
- Quality of evaluation
- Budget deviation
Business Intelligence:
- Number of informed and strategic decisions made which are beneficial to organisational growth
- Degree and frequency of update of market information and opportunities
- Number of new markets identified
- Number of new business opportunity identified
Relationship Management:
- Number of new business/ partnership built
- Feedback from Group Heads on response to research request
Operational Efficiency:
- Cost savings due to efficient business processes
- Process turnaround time
- Increased efficiency in business performance
- Percentage implementation of new polices, processes and standards
Learning and Development:
- Staff performance index
Desired Skills and Experience
Education and Experience:
- Bachelor’s Degree in a Social Science or Financial management degree
- Master’s in Business Administration or any Management related degree is desirable
- Relevant professional membership and/or certification e.g. PMP
- Minimum of 10 years cognate experience in a strategy and business development-focused role
Key Skills and Competencies:
- Strategic Planning
- Business Intelligence
- Research and data analysis
- Industry Knowledge
- Process Mapping and improvement
- Organisational development
- Product Knowledge
- Communication
- Problem-solving and analytical thinking
- Interpersonal Skills
- Leadership
- Negotiation
- Relationship Management
About this company
Interswitch Limited is an electronic transaction switching and payment processing company with a business footprint that covers the provision of shared, integrated solutions for financial transactions, e-commerce, telecoms value-added services and e-billing in the Nigerian, East and West African environments.
InterSwitch is an independent, private sector led, limited liability company focused on facilitating the exchange of value between service providers (financial, telecommunications and utilities), merchants, their customers, & other stakeholders on a timely and continuous basis.
At Interswitch, we offer unique career opportunities for individuals capable of playing key roles and adding value in an innovative and fun environment.
We pride ourselves in our continuous drive to build and develop leaders as we strive to attract young, talented professionals with a desire to change the face of e-payment infrastructure, and Nigerian business as a whole-- professionals who genuinely want to make a difference.
InterSwitch is an independent, private sector led, limited liability company focused on facilitating the exchange of value between service providers (financial, telecommunications and utilities), merchants, their customers, & other stakeholders on a timely and continuous basis.
At Interswitch, we offer unique career opportunities for individuals capable of playing key roles and adding value in an innovative and fun environment.
We pride ourselves in our continuous drive to build and develop leaders as we strive to attract young, talented professionals with a desire to change the face of e-payment infrastructure, and Nigerian business as a whole-- professionals who genuinely want to make a difference.
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