Assistant Manager Strategy and Planning

Job description / Role

FGB is recognised as a world-class organization committed to maximising shareholder, customer and employee value as it focuses on delivering banking products and services that meet clients' requirements as well as supporting the UAE's dynamic economy. In line with its commitment to excellence the bank also continues to improve service standards, throughout significant investments in people and technology. First Gulf Bank has been recognised with several accolades, including being awarded the Best Bank in the United Arab Emirates for 2012' by Euromoney.

At the core of our business strategy lies a focus on balance sheet management, conservative risk management, customer centricity and a strong product offering.

The Strategy and Planning team at FGB is responsible for managing the overall direction and delivery of the Banks long term plans and this is achieved through two main units. The Business Strategy team works across all businesses and functions to lead and support strategy formulation, long term planning, change execution and communication efforts of FGB at the bank level while driving the business units and functions to define their own strategic goals and action plans in line with the bankwide vision. The Business Intelligence team supports long term strategic decision making across all business areas through the delivery of reliable and insightful MIS and analysis.

The purpose of this role is to support the management and development of FGBs Balanced Scorecard process by acting as a point of contact for internal stakeholders, and lead the development of special programs related to Strategy Communication and Training.

Key Accountabilities
1. Support the development of business / functional level Strategy
2. Support the creation and management of business / functional level Balanced Scorecards
3. Ensure alignment between Business Units and the overall Banks Strategy
4. Support the identification of strategic initiatives
5. Assist in the tracking of short term and long term achievements for the business and functional
6. Produce reports on department performance to assist in business performance reviews
7. To carry out internal and external research relevant to the Department activities areas
8. Be the project coordinator, where necessary, on behalf of strategy and planning to ensure coordinated action from across the organization.
9. Lead the Strategy Communication initiatives and own the communication plan.
10. Document the Banks strategy management practices and promote knowledge sharing across the organization.
11. Support the Head of Strategic Planning and Head of Business Strategy in special work requirements.

Requirements

Work experience
Minimum 3 5 years relevant Experience.
Experience of using, supporting and implementing BSC desirable.
Relevant strategic planning experience, especially in Consulting or Banking.

Skills
Technical Skills:
Advanced knowledge using Microsoft Office tools such as Excel and Power Point.
Knowledge of Strategy Management methodologies such as the Balanced Scorecard
Ability to gather, analyze and synthesize complex information.
Experience developing KPIs and other measurement/tools for assessing progress towards business goals.
Ability work in connection with different departments.
Understand the difference between lead and lag KPIs and advise the business on the use the appropriate combination.
Understanding the concept of strategic initiatives to be able monitoring progress and identify challenges.
Experience supporting the preparation of management meetings.

About the Company

Established in 1979 and headquartered in the UAE capital, Abu Dhabi, the bank offers a full range of financial services to business and consumer sectors throughout an extensive network of branches across the UAE.

Internationally FGB has branches in Singapore and Qatar, representative offices in India and Hong Kong and a subsidiary in Libya.

FGBs story of growth and value creation for its stakeholders is a strong one - from Abu Dhabi origins to UAE acquisitions and an international footprint, from Corporate to Wholesale Banking including debt, transactional banking and Islamic products, from burgeoning Treasury to global money markets, asset management and research. Notably in the Consumer market FGB has developed segmented and customer centric products in all categories and brought technology and extra benefits to its customers.

Today, FGB is recognised as a world-class organisation committed to maximising value for shareholders, customers and employees as it focuses on delivering banking products and services that meet client needs and support the UAE's dynamic economy. In line with its commitment to excellence the bank continues to invest significantly in people and technology to provide superior service standards.

First Gulf Bank was awarded the 'Best Bank in the United Arab Emirates' and 'Best Bancassurance' titles at the Banker Middle East Industry Awards 2013. It was also ranked as the 3rd most powerful company in the UAE and 6th leading bank in Forbes' 'Top 500 in the Arab World' list.

First Gulf Bank carries an A+ Long-Term (IDR) rating from Fitch, an A2 Long Term Deposit rating from Moody's, an A+ Long Term Foreign Currency Rating from Capital Intelligence and a AAA Long-Term Financial Institution Rating from RAM Ratings of Malaysia.