Senior Manager, Market Intelligence
McKesson
Senior Analyst – SSA Strategic Insights
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Origin: • 🇿🇦 South Africa
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Senior
About the role
- Monitor and analyze economic, political, and business trends in Sub-Saharan Africa
- Forecast macroeconomic indicators and provide ongoing economic analysis
- Produce syndicated research deliverables that are concise and impactful for senior executive audiences
- Deliver research presentations to senior executive clients, including C-suite engagement
- Collaborate closely with the commercial team to support FrontierView's growth strategy and client relationships
- Report to the Head of Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA)
- Drive alignment with internal and external stakeholders and pressure test views
- Manage multiple research projects and produce short-form analysis on varied topics
Requirements
- 2+ years of work experience in a research or analysis role, ideally in or for the private sector
- A Bachelor's degree from a well-regarded academic institution in Economics, Regional Studies, or International Relations
- A Master's degree in a relevant field (e.g., international economics) (listed)
- Demonstrated knowledge of macroeconomics through prior experience or relevant coursework
- Passion for global politics and economics and strong macroeconomic fundamentals
- Solid understanding of how local dynamics, policy, and politics interact with economic dynamics
- Ability to quickly get up to speed on unfamiliar topics
- Exceptionally strong communicator; exceptional written and oral English skills
- Ability to distil complex and technical topics for non-specialists
- Strong ability to work with internal and external stakeholders to drive alignment and pressure test views
- Ability to quickly put together short-form written analysis
- Experience managing multiple research projects; excellent time and project management skills
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office, especially PowerPoint and Excel
- Robust interpersonal, communication, presentation, and persuasion skills
- Outstanding writing skills
- Excellent problem-solving skills
- Team-oriented mindset
