Job Title: Senior Strategic Planning Analyst
Organisation: PostBank Uganda Ltd (PBU)
Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda
Reports to: Head of Strategy and Data
About US:
PostBank Uganda Ltd (PBU), a government owned bank regulated by Bank of Uganda under the Financial Institutions Act, 2004. The bank focuses on being the market leader in advancing financial inclusion.
Job Summary: The Senior Strategic Planning Analyst will:
- Work with management to identify business needs, challenges and opportunities
- Recommend new techniques and technologies to achieve business goals
- Provide support in future business planning
- Evaluate existing business processes and recommend improvements
- Analyse business needs and develop strategies to meet these needs
- Recommend business improvements based on market and competitive trends
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- Provide, communicate, and implement strategies to address competition, changes in customer preference, and improvements in technology and marketing tools
- Utilize internal customer information and customer research to understand trends and opportunities
- Leverage on market/customer research, trends, and competitor analysis to drive revenue, increase yield on earning assets, improve market share, and enhance customer loyalty
- Undertake market analysis/modelling, portfolio metric reporting, and operational support related to the Bank’s strategy
- Perform financial analysis and modelling of strategic initiatives
- Responsible for conducting financial planning and analysis of large datasets to assess the performance of existing Bank value propositions
- Provide further insight into the Bank’s overall strategy by identifying critical questions and performing ad-hoc analyses
- Provide operational insights to achieve key performance indicators
- Assist with annual budget process
- Prepare presentations for delivery to specific audiences
- Manage the relationships of the Bank with key strategic partners
- Handle correspondences between the Bank and the regulators in matters relating to the function
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Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- The applicant must hold a degree in Statistics, Economics, Computer Science, Information Technology, Information Management, Quantitative Economics or any other related field
- A recognised accounting certificate such as ACCA, CPA etc.
- Experience is Banking and finance is an added advantage
- Relevant professional training in strategy and planning is an added advantage
- Possess excellent verbal and written communication skills to clearly articulate the insights from findings to management and relevant stakeholders
- Stay intellectually curious with strong creative and imaginative prowess to generate ideas to solve business problems
- Strong critical thinking abilities to draw sound conclusions from information and various data sources
- Able to separate relevant information from less vital ones with respect to solving a particular business problem
- Possess the capacity to analyse data objectively, applying logical thought and ordering solutions, taking a long-term perspective
- Strong quantitative and financial modelling skills
- Comfortable with ambiguity
- Possess advanced excel skills and be proficient in PowerPoint for presentation purposes
- Able to work with cross-functional teams and have the maturity to interact directly with senior executives across departments, as well as provide leadership to teams on the implementation of strategic initiatives.
How to Apply:
The following documents should accompany the application strictly online:
- Detailed CV
- Certified copies of academic documents
- Applicants address and day time telephone contacts
- Postal/email address and daytime telephone contact of three referees of good standing in society one of which should be your current Supervisor.
Online applications addressed to Ag. Chief HR & Admin. Officer, PostBank Uganda Limited. Send application to [email protected] with job title as the subject
Deadline: 16th November 2022
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