Senior Strategy Manager at Plan International

Plan International is inviting credible applicants who are willing to partake in its ongoing recruitment to fill the position below:

Job Title: Senior Strategy Manager

Location: Nigeria
Type of Role: Permanent or maximum fixed term contract available as per employing entity terms and conditions
Functional Area: Strategy & Engagement – Global Hub
Reports to: Strategy Director
Grade: 5

 About Plan International:  Plan International is an independent development and humanitarian non-profit organisation that advances children’s rights and equality for girls. We support children’s rights from birth until they reach adulthood, and enable children to prepare for – and respond to – crises and adversity. We believe in the power and potential of every child, but know this is often suppressed by poverty, violence, exclusion and discrimination.

Job Requirements

• Significant experience within a blue-chip consulting firm, INGO strategy team or industry, including responsibility for leading substantial projects or engagements. A strong track record in consulting is highly desirable.
• A proven track record in delivering a suite of strategy consulting services e.g.
• Corporate and Growth strategy, to include activities such as baselining current business (incl. financial) performance, benchmarking a company’s performance to its peers and competitors, conducting trend analyses to assess current market landscape, identifying growth levers, visioning and prioritising to develop a set of strategic choices, and guiding organisations through business model reinvention.
• Strategy implementation to successfully implement a strategy across a large complex organisation including the design and development of long-term strategic roadmaps, implementation planning, dashboard and reporting mechanisms, short term plans, critical success factors and development of best practice models to integrate strategy delivery.
• Annual planning that has been translated from the strategy and roadmap into departmental workplans and budgets.
• Strategic Cost Reduction to include the undertaking of financial and organisational baselines, operational analysis to understand cost drivers, prioritising opportunities.
• Experience of running and motivating teams through challenging strategy projects, or relevant transferable experience.
• Experience earning the trust of and negotiating with senior colleagues.
• Good understanding of how to develop ambitious long-term visions for organisations.
• Good understanding of Plan and/or other INGOs (desirable).
• Good understanding of the unique opportunities and challenges that working in a global federated/membership organisation can bring (desirable).
• Educated to degree level or equivalent experience with a strong academic and professional record.

  How to Submit Your Application

Interested and qualified candidates should: Click here to apply online

 Application Closing Date
3rd April, 2023.