Company Description

Standard Bank Group is a leading Africa-focused financial services group, and an innovative player on the global stage, that offers a variety of career-enhancing opportunities – plus the chance to work alongside some of the sector’s most talented, motivated professionals. Our clients range from individuals, to businesses of all sizes, high net worth families and large multinational corporates and institutions. We’re passionate about creating growth in Africa. Bringing true, meaningful value to our clients and the communities we serve and creating a real sense of purpose for you.

Job Description

To provide specialised and defined business management and project management support to the Head People & Culture, Business & Commercial Banking and to design, consolidate, integrate and implement BCB's People & Culture strategic initiatives. Implement mechanisms to monitor progress, identify implementation challenges and develop tactical plans for problem solving and managing the risk.

Qualifications

Minimum qualifications
Degree in Business Commerce 

Experience required
•    Minimum 10 years experience in Business Consulting, with the ability to demonstrate experience managing broad range of projects to completion to achieve defined business objectives or metrics.
•    Builds support amongst organisational partners/stakeholders, influences and facilitates co-operation and collaboration to support the achievement of People & Culture objectives across the Business and Commercial Banking business. 
•    Contributes and supports the development of annual operational plans, provides a framework to operationalise the strategies in the day -to-day operations. Consolidates, monitors and provides regular feedback on the delivery of the plan, adjusts plan and resource allocation in line with changed priorities and provides analytical and research support.
•    Provides periodic reports on implementation and the achievement of objectives. Provides external reporting when required. Collates and analyses relevant management information to assist business decision-making. 
•    Recommends, guides and implements improvement processes, procedures and analytical tools to increase efficiencies and effectiveness.
•    Tracks, measures and monitors implementation of the business plan(s) and KPIs effectively. Monitors the effectiveness of plans and strategies.
•    Translates, articulates and communicates the operational project and programme plans; provides direction and support to optimise the efficiency of internal resources in delivering results in collaboration with the internal communication on strategy goals and progress on execution.
•    Analyse external factors and market trends to anticipate, identify and flag challenges/issues/risks, to inform decision makers, in the achievement of plans and develops mitigating plans for issue/risk resolution.

Additional Information

Behavioural Competencies:

Adopting Practical ApproachesArticulating InformationConvincing PeopleDirecting PeopleDocumenting FactsEmbracing ChangeFollowing ProceduresMaking DecisionsManaging TasksMeeting TimescalesProducing OutputUpholding Standards

Technical Competencies:

Project DefinitionProject MaintenanceProject Management (Project Mgmt)Project PlanningProject ReportingProject Resourcing