Strategy Enablement Manager, Global Markets Africa Regions

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**Overview** This role is for a Strategy Enablement Manager within Standard Bank's Global Markets Africa Regions. The position is central to driving strategy execution and performance management, translating strategic priorities into actionable plans, and monitoring progress across countries, products, and client segments. It involves strategic analysis, market assessment, executive decision support, and ensuring governance over strategic initiatives within the African market context. **What you will do** * Translate approved GMAR strategic priorities into integrated execution plans, measurable outcomes, milestones and governance routines across countries, products and client segments. Monitor progress, identify delivery gaps and escalate material risks with clear recommendations. * Conduct structured analysis of market, client, competitor, regulatory and macroeconomic developments to identify strategic opportunities, risks and implications for the GMAR franchise. * Support market sizing, market-share analysis, revenue forecasting, business reviews and performance assessments. Evaluate performance across countries, products and client segments and provide evidence-based recommendations for management action. * Prepare high-quality strategy papers, executive presentations, dashboards, business-performance insights and decision materials for regional and country leadership forums. Translate complex information into clear conclusions, options and recommended actions. * Maintain governance over strategic initiatives through integrated action, decision, risk, dependency and milestone tracking. Strengthen accountability, follow-through and transparency across interdependent workstreams. * Improve the quality, consistency and usability of management information, analytics and performance-reporting frameworks. Coordinate the remediation of material data-capture, system and reporting-logic issues and apply approved analytics and AI tools responsibly to strengthen insight generation and execution. * Lead or coordinate priority strategic programmes, initiatives, leadership workshops, offsites and internal or external executive engagements from problem definition through decision support, implementation and benefits tracking. * Partner with Business Heads, Country Heads and functional leaders to align priorities, resolve execution challenges and coordinate delivery across organisational and geographic boundaries. Use evidence, commercial understanding and trusted relationships to influence outcomes without assuming final executive decision authority. * Evaluate strategic priorities, investment affordability, resource requirements, execution capacity and implementation feasibility across differing African-market contexts. Provide evidence-based recommendations to Business and Country Heads to inform prioritisation, resource allocation and sustainable delivery of regional and Group strategic objectives. * Apply relevant governance, regulatory, confidentiality and control requirements across strategic analysis, management information and programme delivery. Identify and escalate material strategic, operational, data and execution risks and support the implementation of appropriate mitigating actions. * Provide direction, coaching and quality oversight to junior team members, analysts and project contributors. Develop reusable tools, templates, analytical approaches and governance frameworks that improve consistency, capability and delivery efficiency. **Requirements (from the original advert)** **Qualifications** * Type of Qualification: Postgraduate Degree * Field of Study: Business Management, Finance, Economics, Strategy **Experience Required** * Minimum 7 years Relevant experience in business strategy, management consulting, Global Markets, treasury, business performance, strategic programme delivery or a related environment. * Knowledge of African markets and their commercial, regulatory and operating environments **Behavioural Competencies:** * Adopting Practical Approaches * Articulating Information * Convincing People * Embracing Change * Interacting with People * Interpreting Data * Managing Tasks * Meeting Timescales * Producing Output * Seizing Opportunities * Understanding People * Upholding Standards **Technical Competencies:** * Strategy Formulation and Execution * Global Markets and Treasury Acumen * Financial and Commercial Analysis * Data Analytics and Management Information * Strategic Programme Management * Executive Communication * Stakeholder Management and Influence * Risk, Governance and Control * AI and Digital Enablement * African Markets Context **Who should apply** Candidates should possess a postgraduate degree in Business Management, Finance, Economics, or Strategy, coupled with a minimum of 7 years of relevant experience in areas such as business strategy, management consulting, Global Markets, treasury, business performance, or strategic programme delivery, specifically demonstrating knowledge of African markets and their commercial, regulatory, and operating environments. The ideal candidate will exhibit a broad range of behavioural competencies including practical problem-solving, strong communication and influencing skills, data interpretation, task management, and adaptability to change. Technically, applicants should be proficient in strategy formulation and execution, financial and commercial analysis, data analytics, strategic programme management, executive communication, stakeholder management, risk and governance, and possess an understanding of AI and digital enablement, particularly within the African markets context. **Deadline** Not specified **Reference** Original posting: https://www.myjobmag.co.za/job/strategy-enablement-manager-global-markets-africa-regions-standard-bank-group Source: myjobmag

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