Summary
Date Posted: Friday, July 29, 2022 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:
The Senior Strategy and Planning Officer will play a key role in ensuring the strategic and operational planning work to guarantee that Kiira Motors Corporation’s mission and objectives are met, and will monitor wider developments of relevance to the effective and efficient functioning of Kiira Motors Corporation operations and activities. The Senior Strategy and Planning Officer will contribute actively to strategic thinking and planning to formulate and implement the strategic plan, evaluate the progress and make adjustments as necessary to stay on track. The Senior Strategy and Planning Officer will prepare research papers and reports, and will interact with officers at all levels within Kiira Motors Corporation.

Reports to: Finance Manager
Salary Scale: K5(1)
Responsible for: Strategy and Planning Officer

Key Functions:
• Provide timely and effective, analytical, logistical, technical and research information and support to strategy and business planning, corporate reporting, budgeting and performance measurement functions in the company.
• Assess the external context of the organization on an ongoing basis including conducting an analysis of hypothesis on key drivers and assumptions to inform the corporate strategic direction.
• Coordinate the development of tactical plans and departmental reporting processes ensuring that they are well aligned with the budget cycle, internal management processes, external reporting expectations and foster the most efficient utilization of the company resources.
• Develop and execute measurement tools and quality reporting measures relating to strategic and business planning and performance measurement to assist in forecasting, developing action plans and measuring performance towards achieving desired results.
• Design and generate key monthly strategic targets and other key metric reports together with commentary that succinctly and effectively communicate the Company’s performance against strategies and plans and highlight key areas of both improved and under performance.
• Analyze departmental performance in line with strategic plan of Kiira Motors Corporation to among others, identify synergies, strengths and areas of improvement.
• Prepare reports related to corporate strategies and business plans for internal and external audiences as required in a timely manner.
• Provide analytical reports on budget alignment and strategic/operational Plan development
• Provide technical support to ensure alignment of strategic and operational plans of Kiira Motors Corporation to industry related, national and international Development Plans.
• Provide support to various Departments, Divisions and Units in the identification and prioritization of initiatives and activities for implementation in line with the Company Strategic Plan.
• Monitor and analyze the implementation of the operational plans to ensure that they are in tandem with the strategic Plan of Kiira Motors Corporation.
• Manage, guide, develop and train staff under their supervision by providing clear objectives, goals, direction, guidance and appropriate tools to enable them to meet their responsibilities effectively and efficiently.
• Prepare Monthly Work Plans and Performance Reports necessary for executing the above duties and responsibilities; and
• Any other duties assigned by the Principal Strategy and Planning Officer

Person Specifications:
Academic Qualifications
• Bachelor’s Degree (Honors) in Business Administration, Statistics, Economics, Actuarial Science, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Development Planning or Related Field from a recognized Institution;
• Post Graduate Training in Project Management, Business Analytics, Financial Engineering, Statistics, Finance, Data Science or Related Field from a recognized Institution;
• A Master’s Degree in Economics, Statistics, Business, Policy Analysis, Monitoring and Evaluation, or related field from a recognized institution will be an added advantage

Minimum Experience
General Working Experience of at Least Five (5) Years; Should have Served as a Planning Officer or Equivalent for Three (3) years in a Reputable Organization with Demonstrated Knowledge and Skill in using Project Management, Finance and Accounting tools.

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 60

Level of Education: Bachelor Degree

Job application procedure
To apply for any of the available jobs, you must send your application through email to hr@kiiramotors.com  before the deadline. No applications will be accepted after midnight on 19th August 2022 (as recorded by the mail server). Clearly indicate the Position you are applying for in the Subject of your email. Please note that we are not accepting hand-delivered applications. Applicants employed by our strategic partners are required to provide evidence that they have been cleared by the responsible authority to apply for any of the available jobs.

Your application should include the following documents Only in PDF Format:
• A duly signed application Letter (Cover Letter) addressed to the Chief Executive Officer, Kiira Motors Corporation.
• A duly signed CV (Please use this CV template and fill all the fields as guided).
• Certified copies of Academic Documents (Certificates and Transcripts). Only copies certified by the awarding institution will be accepted. Qualifications obtained outside Uganda should be notarized.

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