Manager, Strategy and Business Performance

Job Description

Requirements

• sAcademic Qualifications
• Bachelor’s degree in business administration, Finance and Accounting, Strategic Management, Economics, Statistics, Law, Engineering, Human Resource Management, or related field.
• Master’s degree or equivalent in any of the aforementioned disciplines is an added advantage.
• Certification in strategy management frameworks like Balance Scorecard is an added advantage.Experience
• 5 years of relevant work experience in strategy formulation, execution, and performance management), At least 3 of which should have been in middle management in big, busy, and reputable organization.
• Excellent analytical skills and ability to translate insights into actionable strategies.
• Proven experience leading cross-functional teams and managing complex projects with high levels of risk and strategic importance.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills with the ability to engage effectively with stakeholders at all levels.
• Excellent interpersonal skills.
• Change management skills.
• Decision making and problem solving.
• People management skills.Working EnvironmentThe job involves interacting with staff at different levels of management to provide support and guidance in strategy development, execution and monitoring and evaluation.
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Responsibilities

• To lead long term strategy development and alignment with international and national electrification aspirations and translation into actionable insight.
• To coordinate staff engagements and sensitization of the corporate strategy, annual plans, and performance indicators.
• To guide heads of department in target setting and cascade of corporate goals across the business.
• To prepare monthly dashboards and communicate the same to senior management team, complete with recommendations to improve performance across the business.
• To coordinate the preparation of monthly business statistics and reporting to Electricity Regulatory Authority in liaison with the regulation section under Strategy department.
• o conduct data analysis and preparation of business cases for cross functional interventions to improve the performance of the business.
• To oversee assigned projects within the Strategy department and prepare respective reports to the Head of Department and Senior Management team.
• To support initiatives for positive and cohesive culture forming in conjunction with Human Resource and Administration9.To coordinate the preparation of business continuity plans across the business in conjunction with the Information, Communication and Technology department.
• To coordinate the preparation of the annual reports.
• develop the capabilities of staff under supervision.
• To perform any other duties assigned by the supervisor.
• Approved UEDCL strategic plan and aligned business plans.
• Forecasts and environmental scan reports for strategy enhancement.
• Staff engagements and capacity building on strategy.
• Innovations and initiatives proposed to implement strategy & culture forming.
• Corporate performance reports presented to management.
• Aligned individual performance goals to corporate goals.
• Approved strategy framework and templates8.Approved and operational UEDCL business continuity plan.

Benefits

• Work with one of the largest utility employers in Uganda
• Career growth in a regulated, mission-critical sector
• Exposure to modern distribution infrastructure including the Lugogo pole plant and rural electrification programmes
• Competitive UEDCL terms and conditions of service