Job Description

The purpose of the role is as follows:

To drive the growth of the business by assisting to shape and deliver on strategy in partnership with the relevant executive / manager and leadership teams in the business.
To project manage various strategic activities and ensure delivery of the manager / function's key objectives.

Responsibilities

• Build working relationships across teams and functional lines to enhance work delivery, collaboration, and innovation.
• Integrate opinions and information provided by various sources to make strategic decisions and assist the business to address strategic problems and answer strategic questions.
• Plan, manage, and assist in the execution of strategy sessions and offsites.
• Assist with the development and roll-out of strategy and business plans and prepare for and facilitate workshops to develop strategies.
• Action items and key issues requiring resolution and monitor to ensure actions are completed by the right people at the right time.
• Monitor and adjust strategic frameworks as required.
• Take responsibility for the end-to-end management of projects, setting out the scope of work, developing a project plan, project-managing internal and external resources and driving the initiative to completion.
• Write and co-ordinate strategy documents, presentation material, speeches, briefing documents, minutes of meetings, business emails, regulatory, financial and compliance reports and other relevant documentation as required.
• Liaise with internal and external advisors and stakeholders on strategic projects.
• Create governance structures and dashboard metrics to monitor progress against strategy and highlight initiatives / risks as required by specific projects.
• Review, consolidate and analyse financial results to identify key drivers and alignment to business strategy, in preparation of various Exco presentations and reports.
• Review, consolidate, and analyse forecast and budgeted results in preparation for various Exco reports and forums.
• Conduct local and international research on banking developments e.g., competitor analysis, sector research, etc.
• Benchmark research against peers and global best practice.
• Cut to the core of a vast volume of information and prioritise what is relevant to understanding specific issues and trends in the broader environment; know who to contact for specific information.
• Plan and manage the agenda and speakers for monthly meetings, capturing key output / next steps and tracking the completion of these.
• Work with the relevant governance or business forums and other Executive leadership meetings as and when needed.
• Participate and contribute to a development culture where information regarding successes, issues, trends, and ideas are actively shared.
• Participate in specialist communities of practice and contribute positively to own and organisational knowledge improvement.
• Handle documentation that requires the attention of the relevant manager and prepare reports on various matters.
• Promote teamwork and inclusivity amongst team members and demonstrates behaviours that respect diversity.
• Partner and collaborate with team members to achieve team success.
• Share information and knowledge that benefits the team.
• Keep the relevant executive and manager informed of various activities within and outside the group.
• Analyse, review and/or assist with issues of an operational or technical nature.

Qualifications

• Minimum qualification: Economics related degree
• Preferred qualification: Relevant post-graduate degree (CA (SA) / CFA mandatory for certain positions)

Experience and Skills

• At least 2 years as an Economic Analyst with aspirations to become a fully fledge Economist

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Important Closing Date Note

Take note that applications will not be accepted on the below date and onwards, kindly submit applications ahead of the closing date indicated below.

04/11/26