MTN is the most valuable African brand on the continent, the 4th biggest business in Africa and the 7th biggest Telco in the world. This means that the depth and breadth of opportunities are endless and career defining as they transition from being a Telecommunication company into a Future Fit Technology company. We’re looking for high performance talent that wants to take the next, big step in their career and do definitive and deeply meaningful work that will undoubtedly be seen by over 65 million South Africans. We are a highly entrepreneurial and opportunity focused company who want to be the most desired creative company on the African continent and beyond. To achieve this, we set out to inspire our people and define ourselves as a Group with one powerful orientation at our core: WE BOLDLY GO. These few words serve as both an invitation and challenge to all our people to always do the BOLD thing, together. The idea that, in the face of considerable challenges&change, we would be daring enough to do something audacious. Challenge yourself. Be bold. Join us. We believe that “the people with the best people win” and as such, are looking for a dynamic STRATEGY PARTNER to join our JHB agency and be part of this audacious vision. We are looking for a brave, bright and bold problem solver who as the Strategic Partner on the MTN portfolio, will shine as the lead strategic mind on the client portfolio and who’s role it will be to develop strategic ideas and insights, that unlock creative opportunities and solve our clients business problems successfully. To this end we are looking for the following: 7 CORE QUALITIES: A SIMPLIFIER – with a natural ability to distil complex problems into clear and actionable solutions A LATERAL THINKER – who looks beyond the briefs and scope of work to connect dots in an innovative and unexpected way A CREATIVE INSPIRER – leveraging your knowledge of culture, consumer behaviour and brands, to inspire and champion great creative AN INDISPENSABLE PARTNER – forming close and respected relationships with agency teams, partner agencies and clients A THOUGHT LEADER – inspiring both agency and client teams with perspective and insights on topics and events relevant to brand PERFORMANCE OBSESSED: You are able to drive high performance yourself and in others as you bring diverse thinkers together in a focussed way to guarantee world class outputs 3 MUST-HAVES: Consumer&Industry trends Ability to research information from secondary sources and distil it into compelling strategic insights Keep your finger on the pulse of culture Excellent understanding of both quantitative and qualitative data Strategic Development Develop communication messages for brand and an ability to plan how these messages come to life in campaigns Develop the strategic direction to assist the creative teams to unlock ideas An ability to debate and ultimately sell strategic thinking to clients Day to Day Management Responsible for managing and providing oversight of any reports and their output Maintain client relationships and actively contribute to the running of the account by partnering with account management and creative teams Challenge yourself Be bold Join us #J-18808-Ljbffr