Strategy Innovation and Public Policy (SIPP) - Innovation Manager

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Deloitte offers career opportunities across Internal Clients Services (ICS), Audit & Assurance (A&A), Tax & Legal (T&L) and our Consulting services business, which is made up of Strategy, Risk & Transactions Advisory (SR&T) and Technology & Transformation (T&T).

Are you ready to apply your knowledge and background to exciting new challenges? From learning to leadership, this is your chance to take your career to the next level.

About the Division

It takes a high-powered network of internal support professionals to keep Deloitte going strong. The internal services function provides a wide variety of support services to our organisation and people.

As with all the functions in Deloitte, a core set of competencies is associated with each internal service area. An overall understanding of value-added client service, the experience to work in multifunctional and cross-border teams, strong business acumen, and the instinct to think and act globally are essential for advancement within Internal Client Services.

What impact will you make?

Every day, your work will make an impact that matters, while you thrive in a dynamic culture of inclusion, collaboration and high performance. As the undisputed leader in professional services, Deloitte is where you’ll find unrivalled opportunities to succeed and realize your full potential.

The Innovation Manager forms part of the Strategy, Innovation and Public Policy (SIPP) team and operates under the overall strategic leadership of the Chief Strategy Officer. The role reports functionally to, and works closely with, the Innovation Portfolio Lead on the day-to-day delivery of the innovation portfolio.

The Strategy, Innovation and Public Policy (SIPP) team supports the Africa firm in delivering its strategic priorities and achieving its growth ambitions across the continent.

This Africa-wide role supports the development and refinement of the firm’s key strategies. Within the Innovation pillar, the incumbent will translate these strategies into actionable plans and drive their effective execution.

Strategic Impact

• Identify emerging priorities of the firm by identifying and analysing key trends to understand significance and business implications to stress test strategic priorities and choices to aid in decision making processes
• Support strategic projects within specific areas of the business and across businesses / service lines as agreed with leadership
• Analyse portfolios to identify trends, systemic issues and early warning signals of areas in the business which are at risk of becoming commoditised
• Support senior leaders on long range planning projects and ad-hoc requests
• Develop and share content for presentations and reports, as well as supporting analytics, for the Africa Innovation Lead, the Chief Strategy Officer as well as senior leaders and oversight committees, as required.

Bachelor’s Degree with rigorous analytical and quantitative focus.

Desired Qualifications

Qualifications in any of the following would be a distinct advantage:

• Business Sciences
• Business Administration (MBA or equivalent)
• Finance
• Engineering
• Post graduate qualification

Minimum Experience

• Minimum 5 years working experience in a consulting environment skewed toward Strategy and Innovation and digital.
• Understanding of Strategy process and best practice – including strategy development, execution and communication
• Professional with client facing experience
• Understand market structures, competition dynamics and client behaviours

Desired Experience

• At least 5 years in management consulting role
• Delivering complex, large/medium scale projects - leading multiple streams and aligning stakeholders to achieve outcomes
• Strong analytical skills
• Financial modelling
• Working knowledge of the market (including other African countries), players and trends in Professional services
• Concurrently deliver on portions of multiple projects in a fast-paced, intense, results-oriented environment.

Key Competencies required:

Technical Competencies

• Innovation strategy, portfolio management and lifecycle delivery
• AI, generative AI, automation and AI-agent use cases
• AI solution assessment, experimentation and value measurement
• Responsible AI, governance, privacy and lifecycle risk controls
• Data strategy, governance, analytics and visualisation tools
• Commercial evaluation, executive communication and capability building
• Demonstrated leadership skills
• Proven ability to manage and execute projects
• Excellent report writing skills
• Good financial knowledge
• Sound business acumen

Behavioural Competencies

• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
• Effective interpersonal and relationship building skills
• Good mentorship and coaching ability with desire to develop self and others
• Strong client focus
• Adaptable, managing change and ambiguity with ease
• Focus on quality and risk
• Sound problem solving ability

Note: The list of tasks / duties and responsibilities contained in this document is not necessarily exhaustive. Deloitte may ask the employee to carry out additional duties or responsibilities, which may fall reasonably within the ambit of the role profile, depending on operational requirements.

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