Industry Development Planner (Generalist) - Industry Planning at IDC

Job Description

Internal/Operational Processes

• Lead or support the formulation of industry value chain and thematic development roadmaps, depending on organisational priorities and resource requirements.
• Together with SBUs or Projects develop clear, tangible implementation plans for industry/value chain development following consultation with relevant internal and external stakeholders.
• Identify project and investment opportunities.

Compile analytical frameworks for sectors.

• Provide industry, market and policy insights across multiple sectors to inform strategic decision-making by Industry Planning, SBUs and project teams.
• Monitor/review actual vs anticipated developmental trajectory of industries and subsectors and take corrective measures (revision of strategies/focus areas/action plans) as required.
• Lead or participate in government and industry development Steering Committees/Forums and stakeholder engagements to inform industry development initiatives.
• Ongoing engagement with Operations and Support Units to ensure that industry development strategies are optimally executed and updated/refined where strategies prove to not yield the desired outcomes.
• Identification and management of risks relating to industry development strategies.
• Provide value-adding input and guidance to the Client Support & Growth teams and to the SBUs to ensure that investee companies are contributing to overall industry development goals.
• Participate in ad hoc and unscheduled strategic interventions required to address challenges/priorities in the industry/value chain or the IDC.
• Support the preparation of executive reports, presentations and strategic recommendations for IDC governance structures.

Cross-Sector Strategy and Integration

• Support industry planning activities across multiple sectors and value chains as required.
• Identify opportunities, linkages, synergies and adjacencies between industries and strategic initiatives.
• Contribute to multidisciplinary industry development projects, programmes and task teams.
• Assist with the preparation of integrated industry development strategies and implementation plans.
• Conduct comparative analysis of industries, value chains and international benchmarks to identify development opportunities.
• Support rapid-response strategic assignments and emerging priority initiatives identified by management.

Customer Focus & Stakeholder Management

• Actively engage relevant industry stakeholders and participate and represent the IDC in industry forums (internal and external) to:
• influence the goals, objectives, activities and initiatives of such forums (and participating parties) to ensure that the IDC’s ultimate industry development goals are achieved.
• learn from industry stakeholders/parties participating in industry forums.
• create a conducive environment for the development/growth of industries and/or their subsectors.
• Clearly articulate and communicate industry/sector-specific strategies within the IDC and the larger external stakeholder group, e.g., through publication of articles, speeches at conferences, and social media presence.
• Develop and maintain stakeholder networks across a broad range of sectors, government institutions, industry associations, development partners and research organisations.
• Facilitate stakeholder engagements, workshops and consultations to support industry planning and strategy development activities.
• Collaborate with experts and sector specialists to strengthen industry planning outputs.

Qualification and Experience
Qualifications

• Minimum qualification: relevant post graduate qualification.
• MBA or Master’s would be an advantage.

Knowledge & experience

• 8-10 years’ industry experience, including strategy development & implementation.

Sound knowledge and practical understanding of:

• global industries and value chains.
• global markets.
• technology landscape.
• regulatory landscape and alternative frameworks.
• economic policy.
• future trends (local and global).
• emerging industries.
• Demonstrated ability to rapidly acquire knowledge and develop strategic insights in unfamiliar industries, value chains and emerging sectors.
• Experience working across multiple sectors, value chains, programmes or strategic initiatives.
• Experience in strategic planning, project/programme management or industry development initiatives.
• Experience facilitating stakeholder engagements and multi-stakeholder processes.
• Strong research, analytical and problem-solving capability.
• Ability to rapidly understand and assess unfamiliar industries and value chains.
• Good networks within industries in both private and public space.
• Experience in coaching and mentoring team members.

Roles and Responsibilities

Learning, Leadership & People Growth

• Contribute towards the development of competencies and knowledge of industries within the organisation.
• Contribute to the development of institutional knowledge products, industry intelligence reports and thought leadership publications.
• Build organisational capability in industry development planning through collaboration, mentoring and knowledge transfer.
• Keep up to date with the latest industry developments (conferences, sector forums, literature reviews and internal IDC engagement).