Responsibilities :

• • •             Manage the strategy and strategic planning process of HWB Sector, and drive the continuous development

    •             Manage strategy development and execution by ensuring projects in themselves and overall are aligned with the sector’s and NEOM’s 2030 vision and annual strategic targets

    •             Manage the development of ad-hoc strategies and lead strategic projects for HWB Sector as needed (Ecosystem strategies, business strategies, functional strategies…), ensuring alignment to Sector strategy

    •             Ensure alignment of the HWB’s organization, processes and procedures with its strategic intent, strategic objectives, and targets

    •             Market research and scanning for potential partners to meet business line needs

    •             Participate in divisions annual budgeting cycle and process and ensure alignment of strategic and financial planning and perform regular mid-cycle reviews and refresh

    •             Support in defining and developing operating models, including entity business cases

    •             Continuously analyse and propose changes and improvements to the organizational structure, its size, headcount, skills to keep it aligned with the strategy and the business needs of the HWB Sector

    •             Ensure key strategic elements are embedded in strategy and related implementation plans in a coherent and effective manner (e.g. digital health, personalised care, liability, sustainability, etc).

    •             Support strategy development and functional insight operating model skills to build and execute the strategy.

    •             Support the develop roadmaps and facilitate the execution of partnership agreements, joint ventures, and commercialization for the HWB Divisions.

    •             Manage the development of the annual plans, strategic initiatives, and the implementation roadmap.

    •             Align and cascade the annual plans to the Business Lines and their specific scorecards

    •             Drive strategic management process and culture across the Sector, including Performance Management

    •             Support and monitor delivery of sector projects. Work with divisions to monitor status (incl. progress, risks, and challenges), provide regular updates to management and complete related reporting.

    •             Provide periodic reports regarding project progress, challenges, risks, and mitigation plans; Measure and monitor the performance of the HWB Sector against the agreed strategic, financial, and operational KPIs and their targets

    •             Participate as needed in any sector committees to oversee execution of projects from a quality and timeline perspective and periodically review & report progress and address escalated issues

    •             Support in the preparation reports for leadership on the current and forecasted progress/completion of key assets and initiatives, with executive levels insights on key assets, requirements, and risks

    •             In the case of challenges or risks, support divisions or sector leadership in the development of pragmatic and considered mitigation measure and/or recovery plan

    •             Proactively identify risks for the sector (incl. Strategic, environmental, operational, reputational, etc.), assist in managing the respective registers and reporting, as well as working with leadership and management in the development of mitigation or management plans

    •             Develop / maintain corporate-wide policies, processes and procedures and ensure management manuals are always updated and communicated

    •             Oversee the development and updating of population and demand models

    •             Support the development and evolution of the long-term health financing framework (incl. insurance revenues, subsidies, JV proceeds, etc.)

    •             Support the sector leadership and divisions in developing their respective commercial models and finding models, including identifying the best structures (e.g., subsidiary, JV, etc.)

    •             Support the design and implementation of sector policies and, procedures ensuring requirements are fulfilled while delivering high impact and enabling effective & efficient achievement of sector objectives

    •             Stimulate team discussion around focus areas and contribute to the identification of opportunities for continuous improvement of systems, improvement of business processes and practices, cost reduction and productivity improvement

    •             Maintain awareness of Sector leading practices, and identify recommendations for corrective measures, updates and improvements where required

    •             Support the Senior Strategy and Business Manager in building and maintaining relationships with relevant internal and external stakeholders as required

    •             Support in sector or inter-sectoral meetings, preparing meeting inputs (identifying discussion points, etc) and gathering input and feedback during and after meeting as it relates to strategy, planning, risks, etc.

    •             Prepare relevant progress reports as required to update relevant stakeholders on progress

    •             Collate stakeholders’ feedback on issues, challenges and unmet requirements and develop action plans

    •             Support, or where relevant, act as the key sector representative in building and managing relationships with providers (e.g., contract management)

    •             Ensure management is kept abreast of related developments, risks arising and progress

    •             Provide guidance and on the job training for junior colleagues and conduct knowledge sharing to facilitate achievement of team objectives and completion of tasks in an efficient manner

    •             Assist team to perform their operations in accordance with set policies and procedures

    •             Promote a high-performance working environment embracing NEOM’s values

    Key Stakeholders

    •             All Health Wellbeing & Biotech divisions

    •             Strategy Office / CEOs Office

    •             Finance / NEOM Investment Fund / Financial Services

    •             Education / Food / Environment / Sport & Recreation / Tourism / Hospitality

    •             NEOM Authority

    •             Accreditation agencies and Healthcare Regulatory Authorities (worldwide)

    •             External consultants

Educational requirements:

•   Bachelor’s or master’s degree / MBA

Experience requirements:

•   10+ years’ relevant work experience – consulting firm or strategy department (at least 7 years at manager level)
• Experience in the health sector (especially at the system level) is highly beneficial

Desired Skills:

• Effective negotiation and conflict resolution skills, as well as excellent managerial skills, including planning, organizing, and directing work in a collaborative work style, fostering cooperation and teamwork
• Strong collaboration skills based on a collaborative and open mindset; ability to build effective working relations with multiple stakeholders, across departments, with differing interests
• Strong organization, prioritization, and time management skills to monitor and handle multiple projects at the same, balance key priorities, and meet challenging and changing deadlines
• Strong analytical, structured thinking, and problem-solving skills; thoroughness and ability to deliver quality output
• Ownership and self-management capabilities – a high degree of ownership for tasks, the ability to work independently and to prioritize tasks in a highly dynamic environment
• Strong communication skills with the ability to communicate across the organization, including excellent verbal and written communication and presentation skills

Qualifications:

• English fluency (orally and written), Arabic is a plus
• Proven experience in strategy formulation and implementation, business planning, performance management, organization, and/or implementation experience gained either in the consulting sector or in corporate roles

Benefits:

Will be negotiated

Incentives:

Will be negotiated

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