Ceo jobs in South Africa

The Organisation

The MultiChoice Group is a multinational media and entertainment group headquartered in South Africa, Dubai, and the Netherlands with principal operations in pay television, video entertainment, advertising, and content security.

Brands within the Group include DStv, GOtv, SuperSport, M-Net, DStv Media Sales, Showmax, and European-based content security leader Irdeto.

We're proud to say we serve 20 million subscribers across more than 50 African markets, with a successful history of identifying and adapting to industry trends, allowing us to continuously deliver the best in entertainment. By joining our passionate and creative team, you can help us achieve our objectives of expanding our pay-TV and SVOD (Subscription Video On Demand) subscriber bases, improving advertising sales, spearheading cutting-edge technology, supporting local content, and providing an exceptional customer experience. Join Africa's most loved storyteller!

Key Internal Contacts: CEO Showmax / MCSA; Executive team of Showmax - all heads of department across Showmax, MAH / MCSA depending on project work involved.

Key External Contacts: Consultancy partners;

Location: Johannesburg, Randburg

Purpose of the Position: For the position of Strategy Manager, we are looking for an experienced strategic thinker to join our team.

You will design, implement, and deliver strategy initiatives that promote business growth and profitability.

Key Performance Objectives:

1. Strategy Development and Execution: Develop long-term strategic plans to achieve organizational goals.
2. Drive analysis of internal and external data to build actionable recommendations, considering risks and barriers.
3. Shape materials to explain strategic output and help influence the business towards recommended outcomes.
4. Work with research teams to conduct in-depth market research to understand industry dynamics, competitors, consumer behaviour, etc.
5. Help drive the execution of strategic initiatives from inception to completion.
6. Present strategic plans and recommendations to business including senior leadership.
7. Identify and analyse emerging trends that may impact the organization.
8. Develop and maintain relationships with key stakeholders.
9. Stay up to date on industry trends and best practices.
10. Work with evolving best practice leveraging technologies (AI, evolution of modelling techniques, etc.).

Reporting:

1. Generate relevant market intelligence to inform strategic, financial, or operational changes and investment decisions.
2. Translate data and findings into meaningful insights and presentations to present recommendations to key decision makers.
3. Help to create visibility and clarity in the organization around new market opportunities, business priorities, and operational requirements; as well as the reasons why these are important to the business.

Stakeholder Engagement:

1. Build strong relationships with leadership and key stakeholders to gain buy-in for strategic initiatives and drive alignment across the MCSA Group organization.
2. Communicate strategic concepts and recommendations in a clear, compelling manner through presentations, reports, and discussions.
3. Partner across functions and business units to operationalise strategy and optimise tactics.
4. Provide support to internal stakeholders to ensure achievement of business objectives.

Qualifications:

1. Essential: A university degree with qualifications in Business, Economics, technical or mathematical/analytical disciplines.
2. Preferred: Masters Degree / Second Degree or further professional qualification also welcome (e.g.).

Experience:

1. 5-8 years strategy experience in business or major consultancy.
2. Clear track record of expert analysis and recommendation.
3. Strong financial modelling capability.
4. Excellent presentation skills - both verbal and written are critical.
5. Strong project management capability.
6. Team player – demonstrated ability to lead projects internal/external and across departments.

Technical Competencies:

1. Business case development.
2. Business Intelligence Tools.
3. Competitor Analysis.
4. Data Analysis and Visualisation.
5. Statistical Modelling.
6. Strategy Development.
7. Project Management.
8. Predictive Analytics.
9. Forecasting.
10. Financial Analysis.
11. Market Research.

Behavioural Competencies:

1. Strategic Thinking.
2. Networking.
3. Risk Management.
4. Negotiation Skills.
5. Future Oriented.
6. Relationship Building.
7. Conflict Resolution.
8. Decision Making.
9. Critical Appraisal.
10. Holistic Thinking.
11. Persuading & Influence.
12. Coaching.

Consider: Identifying risks associated with strategic initiatives. Developing mitigation plans to ensure smooth execution.