Current Recruitment At Vodafone (2017)

Vodafone Ghana, formerly Ghana Telecom, is the national telecommunications company of Ghana. In 2006, it had around 400,000 customers for fixed and mobile telephony and Internet services.

On 3 August 2008, it was announced that Vodafone had agreed to acquire 70% of Ghana Telecom from the Ghanaian government at a cost of US$900 million and a total enterprise value of approximately US$1.3 billion. After the transaction closed, Vodafone had a 70% stake in the company, while the Ghanaian government retained a 30% stake. The sale was supported by President John Agyekum Kufuor but strongly opposed by the opposition party which would win the presidential elections a few months later. The new president John Atta Mills, head of the National Democratic Congress party (NDC) also launched an investigation into the deal after being elected president a claiming that the government “did not get value for money”. Despite these claims Vodafone a few months later would write down the value of its stake in Ghana Telecom by £250m as the economic climate worsened, damaging the business’s prospects.

Job Description

Job Title: Business Manager

Role purpose:

• Act as a business manager within the Consumer Business Unit, providing effective and proactive support to the CBU Director by managing the process for all governance meetings, including communicating decisions and agreed actions and follow up in a timely manner, working closely with
  business units as appropriate. Provide commercial support and assistance to the CBU Director.
• Provide commercial support and assistance to the CBU Director.
• Provide governance and co­ordination of activities including critical business issues, reporting and analysis, project management and overseeing the preparation of management documents. The role will
• The role will act as the interface between CBU and Vodafone Ghana on requests for information and will be responsible for source information and compilation of reports and presentations, as required.
• Act as a link between the CBU Director and the direct­reporting team, working behind the scenes to solve problems, mediate disputes, and deal with issues. Manage the conflict, politics, personalities,
• Manage the conflict, politics, personalities, and issues

Leadership and teamwork

• Manage, facilitate, and provide structure to CBU Leadership Team meetings
• Develop wider key team relationships with the CBU Director’s Direct Reports
• Innovation and change
• Must have a natural verve for seeking out new ideas and opportunities
  Should exhibit creativity in approaching everyday challenges in the workplace

Knowledge and experience

• Commercial planning background is ideal, finance background desirable
  Work with Senior Management teams on a day to day basis providing credible and appropriate challenge when necessary
• Proven ability to influence and build relationships at a high level across different territories
• Excellent commercial acumen and ability to identify and solve varied business problems
• Strong prioritization, organizational and people management skills
• Demonstrate a robust personal style in combination with a flexible solution driven approach
• Excellent written and spoken English
• Excellent communication and presentation skills to ensure credibility with higher level management

Communication

Preparation of key events for CBU and where the CBU Director is involved, as required.

Production of high-quality communications that is accurate, timely, and effective.

Customers, Suppliers and Third Parties

• The person will work closely with:
• CBU Leadership Team
• Cross-functional teams especially with commercial management team
  EXCO as and when needed