Corporate Strategy Officer at Fifth Quadrant

JOB PURPOSE:

• Design and development of the long term corporate and business strategy for the company
• Investigates and researches new business opportunities that would help the company to take informed strategic decisions.
• Analyze potentials for opportunities to drive strategic value delivery
• Assist in managing strategic initiatives.

Key Roles & Responsibilities:

• Track and manage the alignment of individual departmental objects and performance measures to the corporate. 
• Seek the input, collaboration and information of all the functions involved in the key functions of the Strategic Planning
• Provide support to departments and business units in the design and implementation of objectives and alignment to the corporate
• Work with other departments to generate departmental performance reports and cascaded goals aligned with corporate.
• Generate reports
• Monitor Dashboards monthly to ensure that deviations are promptly reported, and corrective actions are identified
• Conduct organizational reviews based on SWOT & PEST analysis
• Work with Petroleum Engineering and Budget and planning to rank projects and advise on the best fit for the corporation.
• Report of departmental and business unit’s performance
• Provide support the use of a consistent project planning methodology throughout the corporation
• Analyzing and documenting strategy during annual strategy round
• Assist in development of expansion strategies
• Create and maintain models used to assess the Oil and Gas markets, trends and potential impact of change.

Accountabilities:

• Ensure that strategies and strategic ideas are implemented, monitored and reviewed.
• Maintain the corporate scorecard and dashboard.
• Undertake detailed data collection and analysis on a range of internal and external data in order to inform senior management decision making
• Design and undertake research studies that analyse strategic issues and business related challenges so that decision making is informed by facts and comprehensive analysis
• Produce comprehensive, targeted and insightful reports/presentations that summarise findings and recommendations in order to inform senior management decision making
• Act as a professional resource in project management, leading project managers to implement best practices framework
• Undertake personal development necessary to maintain leading-edge knowledge of analysis techniques and external trends in the Oil and Gas Industry

Key Interfaces:

• Group wide (All Departments)

KPIs:

• Appropriate analysis techniques are applied producing focused and insightful reports
• Reports and presentations effectively communicate key findings in a way that is appropriate to the target audience
• New and relevant knowledge and skills can be applied
• Increase effectiveness in project management
• Agreed objectives and measures are completed and actively tracked. Proposed solutions are innovative, achievable and based on good evidence

Job Attributes:

• Thorough knowledge of strategic and financial analysis
• High degree of confidence, tenacity and passion to succeed
• Outstanding oral and written communication skills
• Ability to work across diverse teams
• Highly organized, high energy – able to work under pressure

Dimension:

• Linkages with all staff.

Key Skills, Experience and Qualifications required:

• MBA and/or equivalent business experience gained in a broad business context is an added advantage.
• High Degree of confidence with data and numerical analysis
• Excellent written and interpersonal communication skills including ability to present and defend position in front of an audience
• Good negotiation skills
• Self starter with initiative and good time management skills
• Project management experience (practitioner certification desirable)
• Working knowledge in Oil & Gas Industry operations 
• Team player, Analytical, logical, problem solving and resilient 
• Self-motivated and goal-oriented 
• Confidence, charisma, and excellent presentation skills.