Associate Manager- Strategy & Corporate Development

The EGA Strategy and Innovation team constitutes the internal team advising the Executive Committee and the Board of Directors on strategic matters including key investment and divestment decisions, new areas of the value chain to explore and overall strategic direction for the business.

Associate Manager will lead independent analysis and discussions that ensure the definition and execution of EGA strategy, independently lead work-streams and small projects within the scope, develop various financial models for project assessment and valuations, enable implementation of strategic / value capture projects in coordination with the relevant business areas, and support in the overall execution of the strategy and the performance of EGA’s international assets, contributing to analysis of business development activities.

Key Accountabilities:

EGA Strategy and Corporate Development

▪ Leads one or more work-streams that contribute to the development of EGA’s strategy and business objectives. Syndicates and ensure alignment across EGA functions.

▪ Supports definition and execution of EGA strategic priorities and the annual strategy development process Strategic Planning Process – KPIs

▪ Monitors and tracks KPIs and achievement against targets for all functions in order to ensure corrective actions are taken to enable timely achievement of targets.

▪ Prepares communication vehicles and reports that summarize data, tracked KPIs and conclusions to allow management to understand the overall achievement and any issues arise Value capture (internal consulting) ▪ Develops performance improvement initiatives / projects: e.g. operation improvement OPEX/CAPEX reduction & engage appropriate functions to align and implement.

▪ Interprets results from multiple project components, data and translates these findings into EGA

▪ Implements one or more initiatives / projects that cover all business areas of EGA and include both revenues enhancing initiatives as well as cost reduction (Opex and Capex) initiatives with measurable bottom line impact. Ad-hoc Requests analysis

▪ Conducts analysis of ad-hoc requests from different sources to identify whether the project could be profitable or contribute to the realization of EGA’s strategy.

▪ Gather, synthesize, analyze and present data and findings to make recommendations towards ad-hoc requests Managing Teams

▪ Coaches and mentors up to two analysts to ensure transfer of knowledge and to build sustained capability

▪ Leads specific work-stream and takes full ownership of the process to ensure that work-streams are completed in a timely and efficient manner

Authority / Decision Making:

▪ Coordinate implementation of specific strategic initiatives

▪ Make key recommendations/decisions to specific projects/work-streams led by job holder, within scope of work

▪ The job holder reports to Senior Manager, Strategy and Corporate Development and confers with him/her on all material and strategic issues of any nature in a timely and coherent manner

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications:

▪ Master’s degree in business administration/ finance/ Strategy or related specialization Minimum

Experience:

▪ 3 - 5 years relevant experience in Strategy, Finance or related business analysis in a reputable organization

Skills:

▪ Strong problem solving, analytical and financial modelling skills

▪ Ability to synthesize and interpret data

▪ Excellent communications and inter-personal relations skills

▪ Effective prioritization skills to meet a complex set of business demands

▪ Proven ability to manage projects/work-streams

▪ Attention to detail

▪ Computer proficiency