Corporate Strategist and Planning Manager at Pivotage Consulting

Pivotage Consulting - Our Client, an award winning brand and advertising agency, is currently seeking to employ vibrant and highly creative individuals to fill the position below:

Job Title: Corporate Strategist and Planning Manager

Location: Lagos
Career: Mid/ Level Expert

Job Description
Your responsibilities will include the following:

• Reviewing business strategies and determining what element of that strategy should be shared with employees for awareness, understand the objectives and make them efficient in their daily work activities.
• Conducting market analysis to providing information about activities of competitors.
• Working closely with top Management to develop company business strategy plans.
• Regularly meeting with the CEO to update on business progress and offer suggestions on improvements.
• Efficiently managing the Corporate Strategy and Planning function within approved budget and resource allocation.
• Function as an internal Corporate Strategy consultant to all groups within the business.
• Developing an understanding of the client’s business environment and strategy.
• Collaborating with teammates to define project objectives, set key performance metrics, and establish project approach.
• Overseeing audience research activities (in conjunction with client or 3rd party) research teams.
• Performing competitive analysis and identifying gaps and opportunities in the marketplace
• Assembling strategic insights into presentation materials for clients.
• Keeping abreast of emerging behaviours, technologies, and companies that are changing client’s businesses.
• Acting as an internal resource; championing content / storytelling / digital innovation whenever possible.
• Leading or collaborating client engagements on a day to day basis.
• Leading executive / expert interviews and client presentations.
• Selecting appropriate frameworks, tools and approaches to use in solving client problems.
• Demonstrating domain knowledge and expertise in a range of skills, such as business model development, financial modelling, product portfolio planning, organizational strategy, channel and go-to-market models, customer / market research etc.
• Contributing to business development and thought leadership activities.

Requirements
A suitable candidate must:

• Possess a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in any relevant Social Sciences or Business Degree.
• Possess 5 to 10 years cognate work experience preferably in the advertising sector, three (3) of which must have been spent at the managerial level.
• Possess a proven track record in developing strategic plans that benefit the client.
• Have a good knowledge of the media and strategy planning influence.
• Have excellent written and verbal communication skills, including business presentation and people management skills.
• Have the ability to work under pressure and balance workload.
• Have work knowledge of relevant Corporate Governance.

Application Closing Date
6th March, 2018.

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV's Using the role (Corporate Strategist and Planning Manager) as the subject of the application to: [email protected] (Please ensure CVs are in MS Word format.)