Head, Strategy and Business Development at PricewaterhouseCooper (PwC)

PricewaterhouseCooper (PwC) - Our client is a leading indigenous, downstream oil and gas business with its Head Office in Port Harcourt. The company is committed to delivering the most efficient energy solutions to its clients. The organisation and its people conduct its business based on integrity, with a strong focus on innovation, stewardship, value creation for its clients and respect for the individual.

Our client recently embarked on an ambitious transformation project and would like to recruit individuals with excellent professional and academic credentials, a strong focus on results and developing value to customers.

We are recruiting to fill the position of:

Job Title: Head, Strategy and Business Development

Reference Number: 130-PEO00492
Location: Port Harcourt
Department: People & Change Nigeria
Job type: Permanent

Job Description

• This role (based in Port Harcourt), will play a critical part in delivering the transformation agenda and will need to demonstrate experience in the implementation of initiatives and systems in their respective functions or disciplines.

Roles & Responsibilities

• Determines long term strategic objectives of the business in conjunction with executive management and communicates effectively to all management staff and stakeholders
• Investigates proposed business opportunities to ensure that they are in line with Group's corporate strategy.
• Performs regular assessments to determine profit potential of new and existing markets, considering sales and expenditure statistics
• Organises research on emerging customer preferences/demands and advises management accordingly.
• Coordinates the timely preparation of functional strategies and plans across all units and departments in the organisation, to ensure the achievement of corporate goals and objectives.
• Reviews reports on activities within the department and prepares comprehensive reports for presentation to management
• Receives and reviews quotations from project vendors for new projects, and appoint vendors for delivery of services.
• Creates and manages contacts and relationships with key industry players and stakeholders
• Maintains relationships with external contacts e.g. project vendors, service providers, finance houses, consultants to guarantee receipt of prompt and effective services
• Monitors and updates the organisation’s business plans and ensures that planned activities are implemented successfully
• Assesses the potential of new and existing locations, considering statistics and expenditures and makes recommendations to management for implementation

Requirements

• Minimum of ten (10) years cognate experience in a strategy-focused role, 4 of which should have been at Executive or Senior management level
• An MBA or relevant Management Master’s degree with a focus on strategy
• Minimum of Bachelor's Degree in a Social Science or Financial management degree
• Relevant professional membership and/or certification e.g. PMP, Institute of Directors (IoD)

Desirable:

• A relevant Master's degree

Key Skills and Competencies:

• Strategic planning and strategy execution
• Financial analysis and investment evaluation
• Project management and evaluation
• Industry/market and product knowledge
• Service level management
• Business and market analysis and intelligence
• Client and Stakeholder engagement
• Leadership
• Presentation and Communication
• Judgment and decision making.
• Creativity
• Customer/service focus
• Negotiation and Persuasion
• Problem solving
• People development and management

Application Closing Date
1st October, 2015

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online