Growth in Value Alliance (GV Alliance) Partners is a business advisory and market intelligence services firm. Our objectives are to assist organizations to achieve their growth aspirations by providing market intelligence, strategy blueprint, IT solution delivery expertise and business operation improvement capabilities.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: IT Strategy Analyst

Location: Victoria Island, Lagos
Employment Type: Full-time

Description

• As a Strategy Analyst within the Operations & Portfolio Management team within the Technology and Innovation (T&I) organisation you will work directly with the Portfolio Strategy Lead on delivering & implementing the key strategic initiatives as well as the R&D portfolio review process.
• You will be supported to develop your analytical, interpersonal, creative thinking, business management and leadership skills from day one. We are looking for someone to rapidly grow their skillset, taking additional responsibility in a supportive environment as soon as they are ready.
• Additionally, this role has exposure to some of the most senior people in the business, providing an unparalleled opportunity to both grow your network as well as see the direct impact of your work.
• The successful candidate will bring a strong analytical and structured approach to problem solving to support execution on the exciting pipeline of opportunities.
• The candidate will also have excellent communication skills to collaborate and network with a wider variety of key stakeholders across the organisation to build clarity and improvements within the organisation.
• This role is perfect for an ambitious talent looking to take ownership and drive real improvements within the team while quickly developing a robust, transferable skillset.

The Job Description sample shown below presents Major Tasks, Duties, and Responsibilities that define the Strategy Analyst role:

• The strategy analyst performs various functions, which primarily involves utilizing data to provide support for strategy formulation, business development, and forecasting.
• The specific tasks they handle will vary depending on the industry they work in.
• Provide, communicate, and implement strategy to address competition, changes in customer preference, and improvements in technology and marketing tools
• Formulate new pricing, product, and E-commerce initiatives
• Utilize customer information from CRM data and customer research to understand trends and opportunities
• Leverage on market / customer research, trends, and competitor analysis to drive revenue, increase yield, improve market share, and enhance customer loyalty
• Organize, negotiate, and implement sales and marketing programs
• Structure, negotiate, and implement vendor agreements, distribution relationships and partner agreements
• Undertake market analysis/modeling, portfolio metric reporting, and operational support related to the firm/team’s strategy
• Provide analytical support to all aspects of the deal negotiation process
• Perform financial analysis and modeling
• Responsible for conducting financial planning and analysis of large datasets to assess the clinical, operational, and financial performance of existing fee-for-service and integrated care programs
• Provide further insight into the firms overall strategy by identifying critical questions performing ad-hoc analyses
• Provide operational insights to achieve key performance indicators
• Summarize insights from analysis and clearly communicate analytical findings in a cohesive story; and articulate an argument to be presented to executives
• Responsible for building appropriate external and internal client-facing materials
• Identify, communicate, and execute on new opportunities related to the firm’s businesses functions
• Provide leadership to teams and cross-functional teams on the execution of an implementation, work plan, or other strategic initiative.

Key Duties and Responsibilities

• Working closely with the Portfolio Strategy Lead & VP of T&I Operations & Portfolio Management within the T&I organization, and key stakeholders across the wider business, assist on data analysis, consolidation, and aggregation to develop key insights & materials for various initiatives including strategic portfolio reviews, resource management, strategic planning, and new product development
• Support on developing & keeping key dashboards, databases & systems live & up to date
• Support on the prioritization & execution of key activities & projects within the organisation
• Ensure key actions from the Portfolio reviews & strategic plan are captured and completed in a timely manner
• Support in monitoring the overall portfolio performance between review sessions, and make recommendations and improvements to support execution
• As required, support other strategic activities within the T&I organization including external innovation, licensing, M&A, Financial Planning, etc.
• Build and maintain a strong viewpoint on external market dynamics supporting in updating the LT on key trends, announcements & general market intelligence

Qualification and Requirement
We are looking for the following:

• Bachelor or Master’s Degree; minimum of a 2:1
• Driven & motivated to work hard in an environment where you will both be supported & recognized for your contribution to the team
• Experience of working in a project and/ or program delivery environment
• Work experience through placements or internships will be considered
• Financial literacy is desirable with familiarity in dealing with each of the 3 financial statements (P&L, Balance Sheet & Cash Flow)
• Highly computer literate with advanced use of Microsoft Office
• Attention to detail
• Ability to deliver tasks working under strict deadlines and pressure
• Ability to proactively suggest system and process enhancements
• Open to learning new tasks and processes whilst supporting other teams and team members
• Ability to take initiative & responsibility for proactive resolution of operational & strategic problems

Meeting these Requirements, which are presented below, will assure the recruiter that the applicant will be able to perform the purpose, objectives, and obligations assigned to the role:

• Education: Applicants for the strategy analyst position are required to have a degree in Business Administration, Computer Science, Information Technology, Information Management, Economics, or Statistics, or in a related field. Employers sometimes prefer to hire people with a Master’s degree in Business Administration
• Knowledge: Employers majorly seek for people with at least two years hands-on experience in analytics or management consulting. They must possess advanced knowledge of data management and SQL for data manipulation.
• They also require a proven history of implementing and executing business ideas, as well as programming experience (applicants should be able to use Python, R, etc).

Application Closing Date
24th March, 2022.