Lead Strategy Ecosystems

Grade: L2/L3
Last Date to Apply: Monday, 21st October 2019

As one of the leading employers in the country, Jazz epitomizes the philosophy that each Jazz employee is inspired and enabled by visionary leadership, a unique professional culture, a flourishing lifestyle and continuous learning and development.
 
Our Team & You
 
As one of the largest private sector organizations in Pakistan, our objective is to continue to change the lives of our customers for the better. This is an opportunity for someone who wants to be part of something transformative, someone who can play a critical role in driving our success. Together, we can empower millions more with the tools necessary to progress in an increasingly digital economy. 

Overview

This position is part of the growing Digital Financial Services (DFS) branch at Jazz. The Lead Strategy Ecosystems will be responsible for creating the strategy for policy framework implementation and execution, and for creating other strategies required for the development of all other regulatory partnerships and initiatives. The Lead Strategy Ecosystems will be responsible for formulating a structured and robust strategy for each step of the policy development and will be responsible for ensuring that the strategies, as formulated, are aligned with all internal and external stakeholders, keeping in mind, the Company’s objectives and values.  This role will require close and constant coordination with all internal and external stakeholders and even closer coordination with Lead Policy Development.
 
Responsibilities
The Lead Strategy will have the following responsibilities:

Strategy Development
 Formulation of comprehensive and robust step-by-step strategy for:
 
1.      Achieving end-to-end objectives for each policy framework as identified by Policy Development
2.      Policy Framework Approval and Finalization
3.      Policy Framework Implementation
4.      Policy Framework Review and Evaluation
5.      All other regulatory initiatives as communicated by DFS Management

Internal and External Communication and Coordination
 Close and constant collaboration with internal and external stakeholders to:
 
1.        Keep all relevant stakeholders informed on Policy Development’s agenda and any other regulatory initiatives being pursued
 
2.        Work with and ensure alignment of relevant stakeholders necessary for the creation of strategies that achieve Policy Development’s objectives and any other regulatory initiatives being pursued
 
Strategy Implementation and Deliverables
 
1.        Conduct/arrange meetings with stakeholders
2.        Conduct/arrange seminars, workshops and conferences
3.        Conduct/arrange events
4.        Conduct/arrange one-on-one relationship building activities
5.        Conduct/arrange any/all strategy achieving activities
 
Key Skills
The ideal candidate should possess the following skills:
 
§  Highly developed interpersonal skills/leadership skills
§  Highly developed communication skills
§  Highly developed negotiation skills
§  Highly developed analytical skills
§  Strong decision-making ability
 
 Eligibility Criteria
 
Education:
 
Bachelors Degree in any related field (business, public policy etc.)
Masters Degree in any related field (strategy, project management etc.)
 
 
Work Experience:

Minimum 5 years related experience in financial industry, telecommunication industry, development sector, public policy and/or regulatory environment in which the job required strategy formulation and execution
 
A Bit About You:
 
We are looking for:
§  Someone who has delivered on challenging projects and has taken end-to- end responsibility on challenging tasks.
§  Someone who has a clear understanding of the regulatory environment
§  Someone who has a clear understanding of telecommunications industry
§  Someone who has a clear understanding of financial services industry
§  Someone who has a clear understanding of the political environment/government mechanisms
§  Someone who has a clear understanding of the DFS landscape
 
 
The  must-have, past experiences the candidate should have:
 
§  Experience in working with and/or in the financial services industry
§  Experience in working with and/or in the telecommunication industry       

 
The ideal candidate should be: 
§  Honest
§  Friendly
§  Creative
§  Persuasive
§  Resourceful
 


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