Senior Consultant - M and A Infrastructure Business Development Group Finance at MTN

RESPONSIBILITIES

The Senior Consultant: Infrastructure will be accountable to achieve the following objectives:

Strategy Support and Implementation:

• Execute on the comprehensive infrastructure strategy specifically tailored to Towerco, FiberCo and Data Centre opportunities.
• Provide insights when shaping the organisational long-term corporate strategy through strategic foresight, innovation, communication and knowledge sharing that includes new product development, diversification and new market penetration opportunities.
• Continuously analyse the infrastructure commercialisation landscape to identify opportunities for growth and innovation.
• Provide intelligence, assisting business to maintain competitive edge and drive sustainable growth.
• Apply systematic approach and execution of M&A lifecycle for the successful delivery of initiatives and opportunities.
• Leverage specialised knowledge and expertise in infrastructure, enabling technologies, and market dynamics to create and implement targeted business growth strategies.

Operational Delivery:

• Identify, analyse and evaluate business opportunities for infrastructure deals as well as complementary industries such as internet service providers and the telecommunications retailing/distribution environment.
• Coordinate due diligence processes with multi-disciplinary teams across various Opcos and business entities.
• Assist in defining metrics to measure the success of the implementation of infrastructure deals.
• Assist with the appointment and coordination of external advisors.
• Co-ordinate execution of transactions including coordination of legal, tax, accounting, technology and commercial issues into final legal documentation. 
• Ensure that all required documentation is collected and available as defined by the various contracts.
• Present a view of the financial implications including deal structure, valuation, potential financing/tax structures for opportunities.
• Manage end to end projects for Group and Opcos by leading cross functional teams, managing budgets and delivery milestones. 
• Review and identify key risks, issues, and dependencies and set mitigation actions associated with project delivery.
• Conceptualize and apply judgment across several financial, operational, compliance, and cross functional areas, ability to assist in influencing and managing expectations of stakeholders.
• Work with bid teams on new licence bids in respect of valuation and determination of shareholder consortia and shareholder investment structure.
• Support the team in preparation of Board and Exco submissions on respective transactions.
• Maintain relationships with external industry experts to identify market trends, competitive dynamics, acquisition and partnership ideas.

Staff and Leadership Management

• Develop a culture of strong collaboration and effective team working.
• Ensure open communication channels with staff and implement change management interventions where necessary.
• Encourage knowledge transfer through the implementation of a knowledge transfer plan and drive continuous improvement philosophy.
• Provide definition of roles, responsibilities, individual goals and performance objectives for the team that allow for fair and effective performance management in accordance with HR policy and legislation.
• Promote an ‘MTN centric’ and ‘partnership approach’ to develop strong relationships with other working groups and ensure adherence to Group governance.

Key Deliverables

• Trend analysis
• Business cases
• Bid documents
• Project management dashboards

Role Dependencies

• Understanding of infrastructure strategy 
• Understanding of MTN business strategy
• Understanding of the industry and market trends
• Alignment of Group, Markets and Platform business strategy initiatives 

QUALIFICATIONS

Education:

• Minimum of 4-year tertiary degree in Finance/Business/Telecoms Engineering Degree.
• CA (SA) or equivalent is advantageous.
• Fluent in English.

Experience:

• Minimum 5 years of relevant experience in M&A Management role or in.
• Proven track record of successful M&A activities for Infrastructure.
• Experience in strategic planning and strategy implementation.
• Experience in Global/Emerging Markets.
• Experience with managing various stakeholders and deadlines.
• Understating of site build processes and maintenance activities.