Group Strategy Manager at Central Energy Fund (CEF)

REQUIRED MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE:

• Honours Degree (NQF Level 8) in Business Administration/ Business Management /Economics or equivalent qualification.
• A minimum of 5 to 8 years experience in management of which 3 to 5 years must be at senior management within the energy sector, with a focus on corporate strategy, business development or strategic consulting.
• Experience within policy development and long-term strategic planning will serve as an added advantage.
• Experience working at group level with exposure to strategy and performance monitoring and evaluation will serve as an added advantage.
• Master’s Degree (NQF Level 9) in the relevant field will serve as an added advantage.

KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS:

Oversight and Strategic Direction to Subsidiaries

• Drive and lead the CEF Group corporate planning cycle to facilitate subsidiary management excellence in line with the Parenting Strategy.
• Lead the development of the CEF Group long term strategy development and scenario planning working closely with the CEF Board and EXCO.
• Lead the continuous external and internal environmental scanning and analysis to provide strategic guidance and recommendations on impact to the business and long-term plans.
• Lead and facilitate the flow of information for strategic planning across the Group and the adoption of the Objectives and Key Results methodologies.
• Lead the operationalisation of the CEF Group Africa Growth strategy working with the Business Development Team and other stakeholders to advance mandate delivery.
• Develop and implement the mechanism for the oversight of the Group strategy portfolio management.
• Facilitate the communication of the Group Corporate Plan to the subsidiaries  
• Provide guidance and oversight to subsidiaries regarding the compilation of strategic and operational plans aligned to the Group Corporate Plan 
• Interrogate subsidiary reporting submitted on a quarterly basis and alignment to Group strategy delivery and provide input towards reports for submission and presentation to the Minister on a quarterly basis 
• Lead the execution of the CEF Group Innovation Strategy and the associated short- and long-term objectives.
• Drive Group excellence through setting up best practice and continuous improvement initiatives & enhance strategies for sustainable competitive advantage across the Group 
• Reinforce process of constructive change and continuous improvement  and integration of strategy and performance management in the Group automated planning system.

Group Monitoring and Evaluation 

• Develop and implement a monitoring and evaluation system to provide real time and accurate gathering and dissemination of group wide strategic information.
• Develop and implement processes to drive the strategy monitoring and evaluation system
• Monitor and evaluate the execution of the CEF Group priority projects and set metrics 
• Perform analysis and interpretation of Group performance results
• Provide a dashboard for key stakeholders indicating the alignment of subsidiaries’ KPAs to individual subsidiary strategic plans 
• Prepare submissions and presentations to key stakeholders and make strategic recommendations to improve enterprise performance

Project Implementation Monitoring alignment to strategy delivery

• Oversee CEF's investment in subsidiary companies on projects for strategic alignment and delivery of mandate and alignment to the Group Growth Agenda.
• Participate on steering committees and other Workstreams for projects to gain insight and feedback into strategic priorities across the Group
• Facilitate the communication of projects between subsidiaries to enable sharing of project best practices and impact of delays on overall Group strategy.
• Monitor project implementation in alignment with the Corporate Plan deliverables and other key objectives.
• Requests regular updates on project delivery to inform strategy delivery.
• Prepare ad hoc status reports on priority projects delivery on request from key stakeholders

Support during Corporate Planning

• Act as a Strategic Lead and Contributor in the development of best practices and appropriate methodologies in strategy planning and execution 
• Actively participate in long range group planning in strategy, sales and marketing, group operations and group business partners within the global/local supply chain 
• Ensure development of appropriate programs that support the CEF Corporate Plan 
• Support subsidiaries with the development of strategic aligned with the Africa Growth Strategy.
• Ensure alignment of Group Corporate Plan strategic themes to individual subsidiary corporate plans.

Stakeholder relationship management

• Facilitate cross Group collaboration and stakeholder management 
• Develop strong relationships and engage extensively with other groups in relation to the end-to-end Strategy & Operations Planning processes 
• Maintain and foster relationships with the DMPR and participate in relevant DMPR committees to gain an understanding of shareholder requirements and to communicate on group performance updates 
• Manage relationships with the CEF Exco and individual Subsidiary Exco’s  
• Identify, initiate and foster strategic partnerships 
• Support the CEO and participate in the Audit Committee, CEO Forum and Board Audit Committee to provide assurance on subsidiaries projects  
• Support the Office of the CEF Group Chairman on various strategic initiatives and overall execution of the CEF Board annual strategy session.

Resource management

• Responsible for optimizing human resource allocation, ensuring workforce productivity, and fostering a high-performance culture within the division.
• This includes workforce planning, talent development, performance management, and employee engagement to achieve strategic objectives.
• Responsible for budget development and management

Shared Services management

• Establish streamlined processes and standardized operating procedures within the shared services to minimize duplication of effort, reduce costs, and enhance service quality across the portfolio.
• Set service level agreements (SLAs) with portfolio companies to define expectations around service quality, response times, and support levels.
• Conduct regular satisfaction surveys and performance reviews with portfolio companies to gather feedback, addressing concerns and identifying areas for improvement.
• Build a highly skilled shared services team capable of supporting multiple functions across different companies, providing ongoing training to ensure proficiency in specialized support areas.
• Encourage cross-functional collaboration and knowledge sharing within the shared services team to deliver a holistic, multi-faceted support approach to each portfolio company.