Senior BBBEE Strategy Specialist at Nedbank

Job Purpose
To facilitate long term strategy development and provide company management with strategy updates, in relation to B-BBEE strategy, including scenario planning, and co-creating the GMCA Cluster strategy and business plan. Develops and implements a strategy definition and implementation process in division; including measurements against long term strategy. Provides management with corporate performance measures and competitor analysis and ensures functional alignment with Group strategy. Responsible for developing quality reports (including for GTSEC, TRAHRCO, Group EXCO, Opcom, BASA, FSTC, BEE Commission, FSCA); partnerships; strategic alliances and associations whilst representing the company’s views effectively. Responsible to provide technical expertise related to the Codes of Good Practice (the Code) and manage the B-BBEE verification process for Nedbank Group, including all related risk and compliance tasks. 

Job Responsibilities

• Manage the annual B-BBEE verification process for the Group.
• Manage key operations including financials, risk and compliance across the functions.
• Champion the Group’s transformation strategy and do scenario planning in conjunction with business.
• Facilitate the FSC target setting process with business, including tracking and monitoring execution against the set targets and alignment to the measurement principles and guidance notes of the Code.
• Develop quality reports on a regular basis to appraise the various committees across the Bank (e.g. Board, Group Exco, TRAHRCO, Opcom, NEEF, etc) and externally update BASA, FSTC and the BEE Commission.  
• Facilitate the GMCA Business Planning and Strategy process to algin to the Group, including compiling the Opcom packs, developing KPI’s and GMCA Executive’s GCC, and tracking progress to report to Group.  
• Develop a transformation PR and Communications plan and proactively position Nedbank in the media to showcase our efforts in B-BBEE and transformation. 
• Represent the Group at the Banking Association of South Africa (BASA) and the Financial Sector Transformation Council (FSTC) workgroups. 
• Proactively engage with internal and external stakeholders. 
• Provide subject matter expertise and thought leadership on B-BBEE. 
• Manage key strategic projects for the group on an adhoc basis e.g. YES programme, B-BBEE system automation.   
• Act as Executive Head’s 2IC. 
• Identify career progression and development plan for self, with guidance from management.  
• Contribute to developing a high-performance culture. 

People Specification

• Essential Qualifications - NQF Level 7
• Min Post Graduate 
• BCom Financial Management, Economics, Legal, Strategy, Preferred 

Type of Exposure

• Strategy design and development
• Strategic thinking and creativity
• Scenario planning
• Process facilitation
• Effective planning and project management skills 
• Research and analytical skills 
• Ability to influence stakeholders and to build and maintain effective relationships with internal and external stakeholders
• Strong work ethic, self-starter, act with integrity and professionalism
• Good communication
• Effective business reporting writing 
• Manage detail and effective quality assurance
• Compliance and risk management 
• Manage complex tasks and assimilate information  
• Ability to interpret legislation 
• Proficient with MS Office 

Minimum Experience Level

• Minimum of 10 -12 years overall experience in the B-BBEE and related spaces.
• Minimum of 7 years’ experience across the required skills (must show evidence).

Technical / Professional Knowledge

• Banking knowledge
• Banking procedures
• Business Acumen
• Business principles
• Business terms and definitions
• Business writing
• Communication Strategies
• Data analysis
• Industry trends
• Microsoft Office
• Principles of financial management
• Principles of project management
• Relevant regulatory knowledge
• Relevant software and systems knowledge
• Research methodology
• Decision-making process
• Cluster Specific Operational Knowledge
• Governance, risk and controls

Behavioural Competencies

• Quality Orientation
• Building Partnerships 
• Decision Making 
• Initiating Action 
• Innovation 
• Earning Trust
• Influencing
• Being a Business Advisor
• High-Impact Communication
• Effective Facilitation