MANAGER: STRATEGY MANAGEMENT

The successful candidates will be expected to perform the following duties:

Strategic Planning

• Assist in the development of the strategy and budget for the business unit in consultation with the Executive Manager.
• Develop supporting operational plans to ensure execution of the strategic objectives and goals.
• Implement the operational work plan by developing operational activities, ensuring alignment to the achievement of strategic objectives.
• Ensure the implementation of quality assurance initiatives to support BMA in the implementation of its strategy and achieve its objective.
• Monitor and continuously evaluate progress of the operational and strategic objectives.

Monitoring and Evaluation

• Design and implement monitoring and evaluation framework and other tools to enable accurate monitoring and evaluation of organisational programmes.
• Coordinate and analyse organisation-wide monitoring and evaluation reviews to assess progress against predetermined objectives and other organisational standards.
• Facilitate the implementation of remedial action as and when required.
• Build M&E capacity and knowledge within the organization.
• Collate organisational performance information results.
• Evaluate performance information against the overall criteria of usefulness and reliability.
• Manage implementation of projects within the area of responsibility.
• Implement recommendations from stakeholders.
• Prepare the annual performance information report.
• Support, programme, project and regional staff on ways to properly document, organise and capture programme progress, including coaching, mentoring the arrangement of formal training where required.
• Conduct site visits qualitative monitoring tools developed, implemented through the regions and the results analyzed for impact and strategic intervention (work with Regional Managers to gather data to analyse impact and advise on interventions).

Performance Reporting

• Managing the performance reporting process in order to ensure measurability, accuracy, validity, reliability and timeliness of submissions.
• Design and facilitate the implementation of monitoring and evaluation reports.
• Managing of Programme Performance information.
• Auditing of performance information report in accordance with the performance management and reporting framework.
• Provide management reports so that internal and external stakeholders are informed of performance outcomes as per organisational requirements.
• Report on all the information received and explanations required and identify omissions of which may result in the reported performance information being materially misstated or misleading.
• Oversee the process to obtain audit evidence about the usefulness and reliability of the reported performance information, including assessment of the risks of material misstatement of the quarterly and annual performance reports.
• Oversee the process of testing the internal policies, procedures and controls relating to the management of, and reporting on, performance information.
• Advising process owners on evidence requirements for monitoring and reporting.

Governance, Risk and Compliance

• Identify potential risks, assess their impact, and develop risk mitigation strategies.
• Monitor project risks throughout the project lifecycle, implementing contingency plans when necessary.
• Facilitate proactive risk communication and maintain risk registers to ensure timely and effective risk response.
• Escalate critical risks and issues to senior management, providing recommendations for resolution.

Financial Management

• Provide input in the planning and compilation of the business unit’s annual budget aligned to the operational plans to support the implementation of set objectives.
• Ensure the effective implementation, management, monitoring of the business unit’s budget, and mitigate and report on any variances.
• Monitoring financial control, budget management and the procurement process to ensure compliance with the legislation e.g. (PFMA, PPFA, and BBBEE).
• Ensure the deployment of proper financial controls to manage the business unit budget.
• Report on and communicate any costs improvements and shortfalls.

People Management

• Build and lead an effective and cohesive team through the effective management of divisional resources.
• Drive the implementation of talent acquisition, succession planning, development, and retention strategies for the division.
• Ensure the enhancement of relevant knowledge and skills through continuous coaching, mentoring and nurturing of talent in the business unit.
• Create a high-performance culture and manage team performance effectively by translating and communicating the annual performance goals and measures into individual work plans based on agreed upon objectives.
• Ensure the working environment contributes to improving employee engagement, recognition and increased productivity.
• Ensure the management of poor performance and disciplinary matters in line with the BMA’s policies and procedures.

Minimum requirements

• Matric (Grade 12)
• NQF Level 7 in Strategic Management, Development Studies, Public Administration, Business Administration, Information Management, Monitoring and Evaluation, Economics.

Minimum experience

• 5 years’ experience at Junior Management in strategy management, monitoring, reporting and evaluations.

Knowledge

• Revised Framework for Strategic Plans and Annual Performance Plans.
• Framework for Managing Programme Performance Information.
• Knowledge of Companies Act, PFMA, Treasury Regulations.
• South African Constitution.
• BMA Act 2020.
• Immigration Act 2002 (Act No. 13 of 2002).
• Public Service Regulatory Framework.
• Public Finance Management Act.
• Understanding of legislation and prescripts applicable in the corporate environment.
• National Treasury Regulations.
• National Treasury Public Sector Risk Management Framework.
• Understanding of corporate governance best practice e.g. COSO Framework, ISO International Standard, King Report on Corporate Governance, and Ethics Frameworks.
• Understanding of the Public Sector Integrity Management Framework.
• Flexibility in working hours will be required to meet demands of the role.
• May be required to work overtime.
• Valid driver’s License.

The BMA is an equal opportunity employer committed to employment equity and workforce diversity. Preference may be given to suitably qualified candidates from designated groups in line with the BMA employment equity plan. The BMA reserves the right not to make an appointment to the advertised positions.

• It is the applicant’s responsibility to have all foreign qualifications evaluated by South African Qualification Authority (SAQA), confirm the appropriate NQF level and to provide proof of such evaluation report.
• Shortlisted candidates may be subjected to an interview and technical assessment(s) (which assesses the candidate's demonstrated professional and technical competency against the job requirements and duties).
• Candidates potentially considered suitable after the interview and technical test(s) for senior positions, will be subjected to a competency assessment (which tests the candidate's demonstrated proficiency in the professional dimensions attached to the level of the post);
• Employmentsuitabilitychecks will be conducted on the shortlisted candidates**(credit,**criminal, citizenship, employment references and qualification verifications);
• Appointments will be subjected to a mandatory vetting/security clearance appropriate to the level of the position.

NB: This position is being re-advertised, and candidates who previously applied are encouraged to reapply should they still be interested in the position.

Closing date: 02 September 2026