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Role Purpose:

Your responsibilities will include:

• The position manages the full P&L of the region.
• Act as a key representative/liaison of VSA within the region with key stakeholders such as private and public sector officials, staff, non-governmental organisations, customers, etc.
• Manages a diverse portfolio within the region, directly or indirectly, across marketing, sales, emerging markets, technology, safety, human resources, etc.
• Responsible for commercial capex and opex management.
• Responsible for profitable growth in the region.
• Provide people leadership within the region.
• Drive cross-functional collaboration.
• Ensure that we build and maintain a strong network position within the region.

The ideal candidate for this role will have:

• Matric and degrees standard
• A minimum recognised 3 years technical or business qualification.
• A postgraduate technical or business qualification is advantageous

• More than 3 years of commercial/technology and strategy experience in an executive role. Experience of strategy articulation and/or execution an advantage
• A blend of technical and commercial experience or exposure is advantageous
• Detailed knowledge of mobile telecoms or related industries, as well as general strategy opportunities and problem-solving approaches

• Customer-obsessed and solution-orientated.
• A strong change leader and ability to adapt to new opportunities and challenges.
• Strong knowledge and experience of Vodacom operating model or equivalent similar global corporate operation
• Ability to operate successfully in dynamic, uncertain, and challenging environments, and to manage effectively in a matrix organisation
• Creativity in problem-solving, with a positive ‘can do’ approach
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills; Strong personal impact and influencing skills
• Strong management skills
• A diversity champion or leader in the context of the evolving working environment and society at large
• Manage the regions with pillars of Growth, Simplicity, and Customer as the cornerstone

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