Business Transformation & Strategy Officer At Food Concepts Plc

Business Transformation & Strategy Officer At The Concept Group

Job Purpose The Business Transformation & Strategy Officer supports the implementation of the overall vision, mission and strategic priorities of The Concept Group. The role is responsible for conceptualizing and formulating strategic initiatives that further these priorities and ensuring that day to day project activities remain aligned with them. The role acts as a direct support function to the Lead, Transformation across the full project lifecycle, from initiation through closure. Key Responsibilities Project Initiation: Support the development of Business Case and Game Plan reports for proposed transformation initiatives. Conduct Gap Analysis and, where required, Root Cause Analysis to define problem statements and propose remedial strategies. Contribute to Feasibility Studies to assess whether proposed initiatives will resolve identified gaps. Assist in the preparation of Project Initiation Documents (Project Charters), including business case, SMART goals, scope, stakeholder and RACI matrices, and risk registers. Project Planning: Project Management Prepare Preliminary Management Briefs summarizing scope, quality, time, cost and risk considerations for Management approval. Contribute to Annual Budgeting exercises for the Transformation Department's project portfolio. Draft or contribute to User Requirement Documents and Business Requirement Documents in collaboration with stakeholders. Maintain and update the Implementation Tracker (Work Breakdown Structure) on a weekly basis for assigned projects. Support Vendor Scoping, Scoring and Selection exercises, including demo coordination, weighted scoring against requirement checklists, Cost Benefit Analysis, and preparation of Vendor Scoring Reports. Liaise with the Legal Department on Service Level Agreement review and track agreements through to execution. Participate in Agile Meetings to help set milestones, KPIs and progress checkpoints. Project Execution and Monitoring: Support coordination of stakeholders, resources and cross functional dependencies during project execution. Track and report on project progress across Information, Process, Technology, People and Performance Management workstreams. Assist in setting SMART user KPIs and monitoring process performance for active initiatives. Project Closure: Contribute to Post Completion reports, capturing project results, stakeholder feedback and recommendations for continuous improvement. Reporting: Provide the Lead, Transformation with timely updates on assigned initiatives, escalating risks or blockers as needed. Prepare materials for Management and Steering Committee presentations as directed. Key Deliverables Business Case and Gap Analysis reports Project Charters and Preliminary Management Briefs Vendor Scoring Reports and Cost Benefit Analyses Weekly updated Implementation Tracker Post Completion reports. Qualifications and Experience Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Management, Economics, or a related field 2 to 4 years experience in business analysis, project coordination, or strategy roles, preferably within financial services or a similarly regulated environment Working knowledge of project management methodologies (Agile preferred) Familiarity with vendor evaluation and contract negotiation processes is an advantage. Skills and Competencies: Strong analytical and problem structuring ability Proficiency in Excel and reporting tools Clear written and verbal communication for stakeholder facing documentation Ability to manage multiple concurrent workstreams with attention to deadlines Sound judgment in escalating risks without waiting to be prompted.