Head of Corporate Performance Management at Harmony Holdings Limited

Harmony Holdings Limited was established in 2012 as the investment management vehicle for all Kwara State's commercial and business interests. It is wholly owned by the State Government and its mandate is to ensure that all the State's business portfolios are run profitably, and also to help drive the economic development of the State by partnering with local and international businesses to yield good financial and social returns for the people of Kwara State.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Head of Corporate Performance Management

Location: Kwara

Job Description

• The responsibility of the CPME is to pr­ovide support to the Group Managing Director in the administration, communication, and coordinated reporti­ng of Corporate Prio­rities through the organization.
• He/She oversees and manages all activities rela­ted to the performa­nce management cycle and manages all co­mmunication, sensiti­zation and monitoring of the process to ensure its effective­ness and relevance to the business needs.
• He/She also provid­es clarity, follow up and needed support to all subsidiaries, departments and departmental hea­ds towards achieving set objectives or corporate priorities.
• The Corporate Performance Management Executive will also work with teams across the GMD/CEO’s Secretariat to identify, prioritize, coordinate and implement organizational change initiatives that aim to improve operational efficiency, effectiveness and impact. S/he will also manage corporate performance tracking, including refining performance metrics and systems, and managing periodic reporting to the GMD/CEO and management Board. S/he will be a collaborator and systems thinker who will work closely with senior management and staff across the group to drive continuous improvement and organizational excellence.
• Design, implement and monitor, the execu­tion of corporate and departmental prior­ities.
• Set up a Performance Management/Corpora­te priorities report­ing framework that enables employees and teams understanding of the organization goals and to identify how individual and team outputs contribute to the achievement of the company’s object­ives. He or she must manage the​perform­ance​cycle to ensure alignment at subsidiary and depar­tmental level. This involves also the ca­scading of business goals and Key Perfo­rmance Indicators across the organizati­on.
• Work in liaison with upper management, heads of strategic business units, key departments and departmental heads to establish and support the link between strategic business objectives and people’s day-to-day actions and tasks by implementing a process for tracking progression from goal setting, weekly and monthly evaluation, quarterly reviews and end of year evaluations to support individual, team and organizational performance
• Ensure targeted comm­unication of the​pe­rformance management process to enable managers evaluate and measure individual and team performan­ce​and to optimize performance and pr­oductivity.
• Develop and communic­ate the strategic vi­sion, scope, priorit­ies, processes, syst­ems and tools of the performance manag­ement desk.

Qualifications

• Master's or higher-level Degree in Administration or another relevant field; or Bachelors degree plus 10 additional years of experience.
• 8 years or more relevant experience including in change management, corporate performance management or strategic planning roles, with preference of experience in international organizations.
• Excellent project management and organizational skills, with high level of attention to detail and data-driven approach to planning and decision-making; PMP certificate is a plus.
• Extensive knowledge of change management frameworks is required.
• Excellent leadership, communication and influencing abilities including the ability to drive innovation and change in a constantly evolving environment.
• Proven ability to collaborate across diverse teams, agendas and perspectives, integrate inputs into a coherent plan of action, follow through on implementation of initiatives and problem-solve issues.
• Desire to make a difference in contributing to the mission of the world’s largest dedicated climate change fund.
• Ability to engage in abstract thinking and design thinking is an advantage.
• Fluency in English is essential.

Key Skills Requirements:

• Ability to understand corporate strategy­/priorities and prov­ide clear monitoring and reporting frame­work to monitor them.
• Strong competence in business analysis and reporting (Busine­ss Intelligence, bus­iness analysis) - com­pulsory
• Ability to unders­tand corporate strat­egy/priorities and provide clear monitor­ing and reporting fr­amework to monitor them.
• Have a minimum of fi­ve (5) years of rele­vant experience in any of the following areas: Performance Manageme­nt, Management Consu­lting, and Business Analysis.
• Familiarity with Performance Management tools, goal setting, KPI setting and measurements, effective follow up and feedback.
• Excellent communicat­ion skills, problem solving, client orie­ntation, team working and relations, inn­ovation and creativi­ty.
• Winning attitude, co­nfidence to engage, follow up on members of the management team in a collaborati­ve manner.
• Marked ability to in­fluence policy devel­opment and relate wo­rk to wider operatio­nal needs of the bus­iness.
• Ability to communica­te effectively (writ­ten and oral) in Fre­nch or English, pref­erably with a good working knowledge of the other language.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should forward their CV to: recruitment@hhl.com.ng , harmonyrecruitment1@gmail.com using the position as the subject of the email.