Job Description
<p style="background-color: white; line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: "MTN Brighter Sans";"><span style="font-size: 8pt; line-height: 150%;"><strong>Main Purpose:</strong></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "MTN Brighter Sans";"><span style="font-size: 8pt; line-height: 150%;">Responsible for the maximization of financial performance and strategic growth by optimizing revenue streams and managing a portfolio of products, services, or ventures. This involves aligning business objectives with market opportunities, forecasting revenue potential, and ensuring efficient resource allocation to drive profitability and long-term value creation. The role involves providing strategic recommendations to enhance efficiency and revenue growth.</span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: "MTN Brighter Sans";"><span style="font-size: 8pt; line-height: 150%;"><strong>MTN Uganda Limited is an equal opportunity employer and is seeking to recruit a competent individual to fill the following position.</strong></span></span></p><p style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: "MTN Brighter Sans";"><span style="font-size: 8pt; line-height: 150%;"><strong>Job Title: </strong></span></span><span style="color: black; font-family: "MTN Brighter Sans";"><span class="cf01" style="font-size: 8pt; line-height: 150%;">Manager – Commercial Planning </span></span></p><p style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: "MTN Brighter Sans";"><span style="font-size: 8pt; line-height: 150%;"><strong>Reports to: </strong></span></span><span style="font-family: "MTN Brighter Sans";"><span style="font-size: 8pt; line-height: 150%;">Senior </span></span><span style="color: black; font-family: "MTN Brighter Sans";"><span class="cf01" style="font-size: 8pt; line-height: 150%;">Manager – Commercial Planning </span></span></p><p style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: "MTN Brighter Sans";"><span style="font-size: 8pt; line-height: 150%;"><strong>No. of Vacancies: </strong>1</span></span></p><p style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: "MTN Brighter Sans";"><span style="font-size: 8pt; line-height: 150%;"><strong>Main Job Functions:</strong></span></span></p><p style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: "MTN Brighter Sans";"><span style="font-size: 8pt; line-height: 150%;">Responsible for commercial Planning and exploitiation of opprtunities to grow revenues and non-financial Business targets which involves: </span></span></p><ul style="list-style-type: disc;"><li><p style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: "MTN Brighter Sans";"><span style="font-size: 8pt; line-height: 150%;">Analyze market trends, customer behavior, services portfolio, and pricing models to identify revenue opportunities.</span></span></p></li><li><p style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: "MTN Brighter Sans";"><span style="font-size: 8pt; line-height: 150%;">Collaborate with sales and network operations teams to align revenue goals with infrastructure capacity, service quality, and customer expectations.</span></span></p></li><li><p style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: "MTN Brighter Sans";"><span style="font-size: 8pt; line-height: 150%;">Monitor and adjust revenue forecasts based on technological advancements (e.g., 5G adoption), regulatory changes (e.g., spectrum allocation), and competitive pressures in the telecom market.</span></span></p></li><li><p style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: "MTN Brighter Sans";"><span style="font-size: 8pt; line-height: 150%;">Evaluate portfolio performance using metrics like average revenue per user (ARPU), customer retention rates, return on investment (ROI), or network utilization.</span></span></p></li><li><p style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: "MTN Brighter Sans";"><span style="font-size: 8pt; line-height: 150%;">Leverage analytics and market intelligence to monitor portfolio performance and adapt to shifts in demand, such as increased need for low-latency networks or high-speed connectivity solutions.</span></span></p></li><li><p style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: "MTN Brighter Sans";"><span style="font-size: 8pt; line-height: 150%;">Ensure revenue planning and portfolio decisions support the company’s mission, whether it’s expanding network coverage, enhancing service quality, or pioneering next-generation telecom technologies.</span></span></p></li><li><p style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: "MTN Brighter Sans";"><span style="font-size: 8pt; line-height: 150%;">Analyze financial and operational data to uncover trends, risks, and opportunities. Assess the impact of pricing, promotions, and market dynamics, providing data-driven insights to support forecasting, budgeting, and strategy.</span></span></p></li><li><p style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: "MTN Brighter Sans";"><span style="font-size: 8pt; line-height: 150%;">Work cross-functionally with Finance, Marketing, Sales, and FinTech teams to align strategies. Present insights and recommendations to senior stakeholders for informed decision-making.</span></span></p></li><li><p style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: "MTN Brighter Sans";"><span style="font-size: 8pt; line-height: 150%;">Drive quality insights and next level analysis to enhance decision-making.</span></span></p></li><li><p style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: "MTN Brighter Sans";"><span style="font-size: 8pt; line-height: 150%;">Lead and mentor a team of data analysts, setting clear goals and fostering a high-performance, data-driven culture through coaching and feedback.<strong> </strong></span></span></p></li></ul><p style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: "MTN Brighter Sans";"><span style="font-size: 8pt; line-height: 150%;"><strong>Education</strong></span></span></p><ul><li><p style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: "MTN Brighter Sans";"><span style="font-size: 8pt; line-height: 150%;">A Bachelor’s Degree in Statistics, Mathematics or Economics</span></span></p></li><li><p style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: "MTN Brighter Sans";"><span style="font-size: 8pt; line-height: 150%;">A Postgraduate qualitification in analytics or project management is an added advantage</span></span></p></li><li><p style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: "MTN Brighter Sans";"><span style="font-size: 8pt; line-height: 150%;">Proficient with MS Office application especially Excel and Power Point</span></span></p></li><li><p style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: "MTN Brighter Sans";"><span style="font-size: 8pt; line-height: 150%;">Proficiency in data modeling, analytics and visualisation tools e.g SQL, Python, R, Microsoft Power BI, Tableu e.t.c<strong> </strong></span></span></p></li><li><p style="line-height: 150%;"> </p></li></ul><p style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: "MTN Brighter Sans";"><span style="font-size: 8pt; line-height: 150%;"><strong>Work Experience </strong></span></span></p><ul style="list-style-type: disc;"><li class="ortl-align-justify"><p style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "MTN Brighter Sans";"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">5 years’ experience in a relevant field. </span></span></p></li><li class="ortl-align-justify"><p style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "MTN Brighter Sans";"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">Experience in business analysis, pricing, financial modelling and product evaluation</span></span></p></li><li class="ortl-align-justify"><p style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "MTN Brighter Sans";"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">Experience in Business Intelligence for telecommunications is desirable</span></span></p></li></ul><p style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "MTN Brighter Sans";"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">Experience in hands-on financial modelling</span></span></p><ul style="list-style-type: disc;"><li class="ortl-align-justify"><p style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "MTN Brighter Sans";"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">Experience in advanced analytics tools and techniques</span></span></p></li></ul><p style="line-height: 150%;"> </p><p style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: "MTN Brighter Sans";"><span style="font-size: 8pt; line-height: 150%;"><strong>Skills / physical competencies:</strong></span></span></p><ul><li><p style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: "MTN Brighter Sans";"><span style="font-size: 8pt; line-height: 150%;">Strong analytical skills with expertise in Power BI, SQL, PowerPoint, and advanced Excel modeling.</span></span></p></li><li><p style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: "MTN Brighter Sans";"><span style="font-size: 8pt; line-height: 150%;">Solid understanding of telecom industry KPIs, revenue streams, and operational metrics.</span></span></p></li><li><p style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: "MTN Brighter Sans";"><span style="font-size: 8pt; line-height: 150%;">Excellent communication and storytelling skills to translate data insights into actionable business recommendations.</span></span></p></li><li><p style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: "MTN Brighter Sans";"><span style="font-size: 8pt; line-height: 150%;">Proven ability to work with large datasets and simplify complex data for decision-making.</span></span></p></li><li><p style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: "MTN Brighter Sans";"><span style="font-size: 8pt; line-height: 150%;">Strong problem-solving mindset and results-driven approach.</span></span></p></li><li><p style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: "MTN Brighter Sans";"><span style="font-size: 8pt; line-height: 150%;">Experience in financial modeling, business analytics, and performance reporting.</span></span></p></li><li><p style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: "MTN Brighter Sans";"><span style="font-size: 8pt; line-height: 150%;">Proven leadership experience with the ability to manage teams and drive strategic initiatives.<strong> </strong></span></span></p></li></ul><p style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: "MTN Brighter Sans";"><span style="font-size: 8pt; line-height: 150%;"><strong>ABOUT US</strong></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: "MTN Brighter Sans";"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">We at MTN Uganda are a purpose and value-led organization!</span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: "MTN Brighter Sans";"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">At MTN Uganda, we believe that understanding our people’s needs and aspirations is key to creating experiences that delight you at work, everyday. We are committed to fostering an environment where every member of our Y’ello Family is heard, understood and empowered to live an inspired life.</span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: "MTN Brighter Sans";"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">Our values keep us grounded and moving in the right direction. Most importantly, they keep us honest. It is not something we claim to be. It is in our DNA.</span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: "MTN Brighter Sans";"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">As an organisation, we consider it our mission to create an exciting and rewarding place to work, where our people can be themselves, thrive in positivity and ignite their full potential. A workplace that boosts creativity and innovation, improves productivity, and ultimately drives meaningful results. A workplace that is built on relationships and achieving a purpose that is bigger than us. This is what we want you to experience with us!</span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: "MTN Brighter Sans";"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">Our commitments go beyond an organisational promise. It is in our leadership and managerial ethos to meaningfully partner with our employees, customers and stakeholders with a vision to realise our shared goals.</span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: "MTN Brighter Sans";"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">We are delighted that you are considering us as your career partner to make a mark in the world. We look forward to your application!</span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: "MTN Brighter Sans";"><span style="font-size: 8pt;"><strong>Female Applicants are strongly encouraged to Apply!</strong></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: "MTN Brighter Sans";"><span style="font-size: 8pt;"><strong>Note: In compliance to the Data Protection & Privacy Laws of Uganda, MTN Uganda will use your application documents for purposes for which they were intended for.</strong></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; line-height: 150%;"> </p>
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