Job Title: Business Partnerships Analytics Lead
Hiring Organization: Safaricom
Location – Locality: Nairobi
Location – Region: Kenya
Industry: Telecommunication
Job Type: Full Time
Salary: KES
Date Posted: 05/18/2024
Job
Description
Reporting
to the Business Partnerships CoE (Centre of Excellence) Lead, the Business
Partnerships Analytics Lead will be responsible for executing Safaricom’s
Business Partnerships strategy by conducting regular industry research on
strategic priority sectors, financial modeling to evaluate partnership
opportunities, articulate partnership and balance-of-trade recommendations, and
enable Partnership Leads in portfolio management, ensuring alignment with
organizational goals and performance metrics.
Responsibilities
Research
and Analysis
Industry
analysis of strategic priority sectors with a view to understand business
models and practices, unit economics, and industry structure.
Conduct
structured and analytical research on partnership opportunities/target
companies.
Prepare
recommendation reports to summarize partnership opportunities.
Develop
strategies for effective data analysis and reporting.
Select,
configure and implement relevant analytics solutions.
Financial
Modeling and Preparation of Commercials/ Business Case
Conduct
financial modeling for key partnerships and balance of trade analysis for
target partnerships.
Work
closely with Finance Business partners to validate financial models and
business cases prior to Executive presentation.
Partnerships
Management
Work
closely with Partnership Leads to prepare partnership reports, analysis and
board papers needed at various cycles of the partnership lifecycle management
cycle.
Support
due diligence of selected partnership opportunities.
Portfolio
Support
Collaborate
closely with partnerships portfolio leads and Business Partnerships CoE lead to
prepare agenda and discussion materials for meetings and calls related to due
diligence,
industry
research, and partnership negotiations.
Performance
Monitoring and Reporting
Track key
performance indicators (KPIs) to measure the CoE’s performance and identify
areas for improvement.
Prepare
regular reports and presentations to update senior management on the CoE’s
initiatives, outcomes, and challenges.
Data
Analytics
Utilize
data analytics and business intelligence tools to extract insights and identify
trends in key strategic initiatives and market conditions.
Collaborate
with data scientists and analysts to develop predictive models and data-driven
strategies for client segmentation, partnership recommendations, and risk
management.
Support
data-driven decision-making by working closely with partnership leads/CoE lead
to present insights and recommendations to senior management and stakeholders.
Ensure
data privacy and security measures are implemented and followed in accordance
with regulatory requirements and industry best practices.
Stay up
to date with the latest advancements in data analytics and technology to
identify opportunities for innovation and process optimization.
Core
competencies, knowledge, and experience
Customer
Obsession
Deepen
team connection to our customers and communities.
Foster
authentic relationships with customers and partners that build trust.
Explicitly
take customer-centric decisions and take ownership to achieve results.
Simplify
processes through digitalization and promote a digital first customer
experience.
Stay
focused on the big priorities, know when to make meaningful trade-offs and
demonstrate brilliant execution.
Purpose
Create an
inspiring vision to drive strategy and performance.
Show
ambition and courage, empowering others to go beyond the plan.
Be bold
and challenge teams to reimagine how things are done.
Prompt
new thinking and ideas by asking “what if” questions.
Use
knowledge of the external environment (customers, partners, competition,
external bodies) to identify and act on opportunities for growth at pace.
Innovation
Create
psychological safety so everyone can have an impact.
Fuel
innovative ideas from others and test them to enable growth.
Explore
successes and failures with curiosity and resilience; fearlessly recognizing
lessons learned.
Share
your ongoing learning and personal purpose with others.
Learn
fast from digital adoption, using learnings to drive simplicity, scale and
efficiency.
Collaboration
Articulate
your team’s role in making our strategy happen, prioritizing and aligning
resources with current and future needs.
Actively
collaborate to break silos and hold your team accountable to do the same.
Develop
others to make the most of their talents and coach them to take ownership to
get things done.
Create an
inclusive environment ensuring the safety and wellbeing of others.
Live our
Purpose and demonstrate the highest Standard of integrity.
Qualifications
At least
six (6) years knowledge and experience in data analysis, reporting, market
research, preferably in a Partnerships or Finance or Business Development
function or a related field.
Relevant
Business Undergraduate Degree or relevant field along with professional
qualifications, or equivalent qualification(s) from a recognized institution of
higher learning.
Strong
analytical skills with the ability to create financial reports and conduct
market research.
Experience
with financial modeling and data analysis, including proficiency with Microsoft
Excel, R and SQL; familiarity with business intelligence tools e.g. Tableau,
SAS etc.
Demonstrable
written and verbal communication skills, preferably with experience in
Executive briefings.
Strong
presentation skills and proficiency with Microsoft PowerPoint.
Superior
business understanding, with the ability to leverage technology to solve
consumer, business and technical issues.
Be a
strategic thinker with an analytical mind.
Possess
high professional and ethical standards.
Demonstrated
collaborative work style, able to work with diverse teams.
Highly
organized and able to contribute positively across multiple work streams in a
fast-paced, complex working environment.
Demonstrates
high level of independent judgment and proactivity.
