The Innovation Manager forms part of the Strategy, Innovation and Public Policy (SIPP) team and operates under the overall strategic leadership of the Chief Strategy Officer. The role reports functionally to, and works closely with, the Innovation Portfolio Lead on the day-to-day delivery of the innovation portfolio. The Strategy, Innovation and Public Policy (SIPP) team supports the Africa firm in delivering its strategic priorities and achieving its growth ambitions across the continent. This Africa-wide role supports the development and refinement of the firm’s key strategies. Within the Innovation pillar, the incumbent will translate these strategies into actionable plans and drive their effective execution. Strategic Impact Identify emerging priorities of the firm by identifying and analysing key trends to understand significance and business implications to stress test strategic priorities and choices to aid in decision making processes Support strategic projects within specific areas of the business and across businesses / service lines as agreed with leadership Analyse portfolios to identify trends, systemic issues and early warning signals of areas in the business which are at risk of becoming commoditised Support senior leaders on long range planning projects and ad-hoc requests Develop and share content for presentations and reports, as well as supporting analytics, for the Africa Innovation Lead, the Chief Strategy Officer as well as senior leaders and oversight committees, as required.