Head, Strategy & Corporate Planning Lagos

Westfield Consulting Limited - Our client in the Banking sector (One of the new generation banks), is  recruiting to fill the position below:  Job Title: Head, Strategy & Corporate Planning

Location: Lagos

Employment Type: Full-time

Reports To: Managing Director

Grade: AM - MGR Job Summary

The Team Lead, Corporate / Strategy Planning will develop and direct the strategic and long-range goals of the Bank, and work with the Bank executives to formulate actionable plans to achieve the said goals / objectives.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities

Collaborate with executives and managers to develop long-range, strategic goals for the Bank. Engage in the development of the Bank’s long term strategic plan and annual business plan for approval by Senior Management and the Board of Directors within the given time frame. Monitor and evaluate the implementation of the plans, pointing out material negative deviations and recommending prompt corrective actions. Monitor and proactively analyse, on an ongoing basis, internal and external events that affect the Bank, to provide ideas and intellectual leadership for both short-term tactics and long-term positioning and vision. Provide professional input into the Bank-wide annual business planning and budgeting process through distilling the Bank’s strategic goals into annual activity plans and advise senior management on the most efficient allocation of the tasks for respective departments and units. Assist to communicate the Bank’s long term and annual business plan as approved by the Board of Directors to all staff and put in place monitoring and reporting mechanisms for the benefit of Senior management and staff members. Participate in the creation and implementation of a customer feedback loop to ensure that the Bank captures customer comments and concerns about its business processes and that such concerns are adequately responded to in order to ensure a customer-centric focus to the Bank’s lending activities. Work together with the Risk Management department to define the Bank’s annual risk appetite. Participate in the development of a methodology for monitoring the development impact for the Bank’s operations and participating in the development of new products for the Bank in line with laid out strategic goals. Any other duties as may be assigned by the Head, Corporate Strategy / Planning

Qualifications and Experience

Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Marketing, or industry-related field required, MBA highly preferred. Minimum 8 years’ experience in a similar capacity. Consulting experience is an added advantage. Additional professional qualification (CFA, ICAN / ACCA, CIMA) will be an added advantage.

Not Specified.  How to Apply

Interested and qualified candidates should send their current CV to: [Email hidden - Login to reveal] using the Job Title as the subject of the email.

Note: The role is strictly for qualified candidates currently working in the Banking Industry.