Sector Subject Matter Expert (SME)

SUMMARY:
Our client is recruiting for Sector Subject Matter Expert (SME)/ Senior Specialist Capability Sourcing resources for a 12 month contract, renewable depending on performance. Positions based in Johannesburg Northern suburbs. Total of 5 positions available in following areas:
2x Mining, Metals, Infrastructure & Energy cluster (mining experience essential)
1x Manufacturing cluster (Steel industry experience essential)
1x Agriculture;
1x Tourism & Telecommunications

POSITION INFO:
Job Purpose:

• Building division capability by coaching; upskilling & knowledge transfer to, specialists and associates within each sector specific department.
• Intent to utilise the services of Sector Subject Matter Experts to augment the Portfolio Management capability
• Providing specialist sectoral advice on a range of matters including but not limited to sector value chains dynamics, sector competitiveness and, sector revenue, asset and profit pools, business strategy, crisis and interim management, business restructuring and stabilization, performance improvement, debt restructuring, restarts/recapitalization and alternative capital raising mechanisms/sources;
• Assisting with planning, executing, rapidly solving and ultimately transforming the performance of company’s BP’s by building resilience, agility and commercial strength in financial & capital management, competitive advantage and organizational management;
• Assisting with turbocharging the current set of activities on distressed BP’s by contributing to the rapid assessment of the extent of the current situations in the distressed BP’s and determine the future business viability and with urgency, implementation plan emergency measures to stop further bleeding;
• Ensure the turnaround strategies content, facts and details are correct so that the turnaround program''s deliverable(s) will meet the best practices and needs of the stakeholders;
• Providing fresh thinking, quick pace and an objective view via infusion of “business rules of the game” that are applicable within the specialized sector;
• Assisting BP’s with evaluating capital options and enterprise economic valuations leading up to establishing capital requirements, additional sources external to company from which to raise new capital required to fund the implementation of BP’s restructuring and turnaround strategies;

• Perform sector technical risk analysis on turnaround plans and provide expert insights to possible risk mitigates when developing and/reviewing value creation and strategic turnaround BP plans
• Assisting BP’s with evaluating capital options and enterprise economic valuations leading to establishing capital requirements, additional sources external to COMPANY from which to raise new capital required to fund the implementation of BPs’ restructuring and turnaround strategies;
• Provide specialist/expert inputs to pro-active strategies, assessment of turnaround and value creation plans and other initiatives that might arise.
• Provide specialist input and advice to industry forums and policy debates.
• Identify possible risk within turnaround/value creation plans and define mitigation plans to minimize these risks, based on sector specialist insights
• Provide specialist inputs into the technical aspect of report for presentation to the relevant credit and other committees as required
• Participate in industry research in conjunction with R & I, and other external sources and agencies.
• Research, in collaboration with R&I, and create awareness of the unique challenges inherent in globalization, technological advancement, and economic interconnections at sectoral level and how this impacts COMPANY clients
• Provide sector level insights for creating BP competitive advantages in COMPANY investee companies.
• Base recommendations and decisions on researched sector data and information, rigorous analysis, (including feasibility and viability analysis) external perspectives, root causes, and explicit logic to identify and take advantage of strategic opportunities for clients
• Provide superior stakeholder management - to manage and in still confidence in all stakeholders, from the boardroom to suppliers and in the management of the people.
• Through the provision of best practice research, influence and assist COMPANY portfolio clients identify the best actionable paths and new ways of addressing their business and technology
• Review the situation and identify areas requiring negotiations, and as a key differentiator, negotiate with critical stakeholders to the benefit of the COMPANY and their Business Partners.
• Build and deliver business transformation through the focus on core growth to ensure long-term sustainability
• Focus on implementation of new operational strategies to provide high levels of performance, productivity and efficiency within the specific industries/sectors.

• Minimum qualification: relevant technical honours degree

• 8-10 years industry/sector(s) specific experience
• Previous experience analyzing technical aspects of a deal/project 
• Due diligence experience would be an advantage
• Experience in peer review
• Proven experience in stakeholder management
• Competent in coaching and mentoring of team members
• Proven ability to negotiate successfully
• Ability to influence both team members and stakeholders
• Known as an expert/specialist within the industry of specialization
• Focused and have the tenacity of providing COMPANY clients with sector appropriate actionable strategies
• Experienced in practical methods that have been honed, perfected over years of practicing strategy in large and medium size business alike and are effective in closing the strategy-to-execution gap.
• Proven sector level knowledge – competitive dynamics including key competitors and their performance metrics

• Resilience
• Decisiveness in Execution
• People Engagement
• Communication and Engagement
• Diverse Stakeholder Management
• Teamwork
• Innovation
• Change leadership
• Strategic Thinking
• Business Mindset

• Sector expertise & networking
• Research & Best Practices
• Commercial Acumen
• Risk identification and mitigation
• Customer focus and Insights
• Strategic planning and directing
• Report writing skills

• Presentation and communication skills
• Negotiation skills
• Relationship Building and Networking skills
• Persuading and Influencing skills
• Coaching and Mentoring
• Leading and Co-ordinating

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