Job Description

The Manager: Group Capital Portfolio Management role is responsible to support and execute on the Group Capital Management Strategy with the objective of actively managing consolidation capital portfolio performance across Group and its businesses. The key responsibilities of the role include:

1. Capital Portfolio Management - Support in executing the group capital portfolio strategy which includes activities to assess and maintain a healthy capital portfolio mix which balances various business objectives (growth, cost, sustainability, risk and returns), continuous monitoring and analysis of portfolio performance, proactive returns-risk flagging and periodic reporting
2. Capital/Investment Due Diligence – Based on the defined governance mechanism conduct due diligence on the key and critical investment proposals to enable decision-making relating to Group/Opco investments for Capex release
3. Information and Analytical Insights – Leverage underlying data to generate consolidated strategic and financial reports, performing frequent forecasting and variance analysis to provide commentary and insights to the senior management for additional Capex release

This role will report to Senior Manager: Capex Allocation and Profitability Analysis.

MTN's purpose is to enable the benefits of a modern connected life to everyone. The MTN Group Strategy is anchored in building the largest and most valuable platform business with a clear focus on Africa. This rests on a scale connectivity, digital infrastructure and fintech platforms .

Within the changing finance, regulatory and governance environment the role must ensure successful delivery in the context of:

• Diversifying telco-to-techco landscape
• Evolving industry ecosystems
• Multi geographic landscape and cultural context
• Implementing transactions which will support overall shareholder value creation and stakeholder management
• Achievement of top quartile operating efficiency and effectiveness through scale and common policies and processes
• Driving growth through business intelligence and standardization to maximize business impact
• New imperatives concerning data privacy and security and building strong digital trust partnerships
• Constant dynamics and local challenges in the economic, regulatory and legal environments
• Mitigating risks, and safeguarding security through business intelligence to maximize business impact
• Management of demanding investor, customer and supplier expectations
• Enhancing MTN reputational position as a leading secure, reliable and safe network and system provider at Group, Platform Business and Markets

Values (Our Culture)

Organisational Mission: MTN’s vision is to lead digital transformation in Africa, ensuring widespread access to reliable, high-quality broadband services that drive social and economic development.

Organization Values: At MTN we believe that understanding our people’s needs and aspirations is key to creating experiences that delight you at work, every day. 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. 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.

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!

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.

Our values dubbed, LIVE Y’ello, are the cornerstone of our culture

• Lead with Care
• Can-do with Integrity
• Collaborate with Agility
• Serve with Respect
• Act with Inclusion

The Manager Group Portfolio Management role is responsible for maintaining, monitoring and recommending appropriate actions to ensure a balanced risk and return capital portfolio.

Key responsibilities include:

Capital Portfolio Strategy and Planning

• Assist in the development and execution of the Group Capital Portfolio Strategy, ensuring alignment with the capital strategy, business plan, and long-term financial objectives.
• Support forecasting, budgeting, and capital planning activities through proactive portfolio analysis and scenario modelling.
• Provide recommendations on capital portfolio adjustments and reallocations based on internal performance indicators and external market developments.
• Support the achievement of an optimal balance between growth investments, business sustainability initiatives, and new business ventures.

Capital Portfolio Governance and Frameworks

• Support the development and implementation of standardised capital portfolio management frameworks, methodologies, and decision-making models.
• Assist in establishing capital portfolio principles, policies, guidelines, and governance mechanisms to drive consistency across the Group.
• Contribute to the definition of investment allocation principles, returns expectations, expenditure thresholds, and portfolio performance measures.
• Ensure adherence to approved capital management frameworks and governance requirements.

Capital Portfolio Monitoring, Reporting and Performance Management

• Support the implementation of standardised portfolio monitoring, reporting, and analytics methodologies across the Group.
• Monitor and evaluate consolidated capital portfolios across OpCos, regions, and business units to ensure optimal capital allocation and portfolio performance.
• Produce periodic portfolio reports and management insights for Capital Management Committees and key stakeholders.
• Track and report on portfolio performance indicators, cost-return metrics, investment outcomes, and capital utilisation trends.
• Monitor portfolios of Capex and investment initiatives and identify trade-offs and optimisation opportunities.

Portfolio Analytics and Decision Support

• Develop analytical insights and recommendations that support fact-based, strategic capital management decisions.
• Evaluate capital portfolio segments, business units, and investment tiers against defined performance thresholds and strategic priorities.
• Analyse the quality of returns, cash flow variability, investment risk profile, and payback periods across portfolio investments.
• Provide commentary, insights, and recommendations to improve capital leverage and maximise consolidated returns.
• Define and monitor measurable portfolio performance metrics linked to strategic objectives.

Capital Allocation and Investment Evaluation

• Support the evaluation of strategic investment proposals within the context of the overall capital portfolio.
• Assess investment opportunities against portfolio objectives, return requirements, risk parameters, and capital constraints.
• Provide insights to Capital Management Committees to support balanced and strategically aligned capital allocation decisions.
• Assist in identifying high-performing and underperforming investments requiring intervention or reallocation.

Continuous Improvement

• Conduct internal and external benchmarking across regions, OpCos, competitors, and industry peers to identify leading capital management practices.
• Perform research and analytical studies on capital allocation, portfolio performance, asset utilisation, and investment effectiveness.
• Monitor key benchmarking indicators including Capex-to-Revenue, Capex-to-EBITDA, and Capex-to-FTE ratios.
• Lead post-investment and post-implementation reviews to identify lessons learned and improve future capital allocation decisions.
• Recommend process, methodology, and governance enhancements to strengthen portfolio management capabilities.

Data Management, Systems and Reporting Infrastructure

• Support the establishment of integrated capital portfolio data models, reporting structures, and workflow processes.
• Promote a "single source of truth" approach through improved data centralisation, consolidation, and analytics capabilities.
• Enhance the efficiency, quality, transparency, and timeliness of portfolio decision-making through effective systems and controls.
• Ensure the availability of reliable and actionable portfolio information to support strategic decision-making.

Risk Management and Early Warning Oversight

• Identify, monitor, and report high-risk capital portfolios and investments across the Group.
• Provide early warning indicators relating to underperforming investments, changing assumptions, emerging risks, and market developments.
• Monitor leading and lagging performance indicators to enable proactive intervention and corrective action.
• Ensure risk considerations are integrated into portfolio reviews, investment evaluations, and capital allocation recommendations.

Stakeholder Management and Collaboration

• Collaborate closely with Capital Management, Regional Finance, Treasury, FP&A, Finance Business Partners, and OpCo stakeholders to understand business priorities and portfolio requirements.
• Facilitate knowledge sharing and the adoption of best practices in capital portfolio management across the Group.
• Support Capital Management Committees through the provision of high-quality analyses, insights, and recommendations.
• Foster effective stakeholder engagement and cross-functional collaboration to drive portfolio optimisation.

Operational Excellence and Compliance

• Support audit activities and ensure the timely closure of audit findings related to capital management processes and controls.
• Participate in finance transformation and continuous improvement initiatives aimed at streamlining processes, systems, and reporting.
• Maintain effective communication channels within the team and support change management initiatives where required.
• Promote a strong MTN-centric culture of partnership, accountability, collaboration, and operational excellence.
• Prepare and submit monthly and periodic reports in line with organisational reporting requirements and performance metrics.

Key Deliverables

• Consolidated capital portfolio monitoring and performance reporting
• Portfolio analytics, scenario modelling, and decision-support insights
• Capital Committee reporting packs and management insights
• Benchmarking studies and portfolio optimisation recommendations.

Role Dependencies

• Understanding of MTN business strategy
• Understanding of investment and capital directives
• Active support from Capital Management team

Education:

• Minimum of 3-year tertiary degree
• Qualified Chartered Accountant/Chartered Finance Analyst/Relevant Financial Management Professional Qualification (preferred)
• Relevant certification / accreditation / membership with professional body in Finance, Accounting, Corporate Finance bodies

Experience:

• Minimum of 5 years’ experience in management of Business Finance Operations/Capital performance management/Capex or Investment Valuations.
• Worked across diverse cultures and geographies advantageous.
• Experience working in a small to medium organization
• Proven success in delivery of high-quality analytics.
• Experience in working with various stakeholders.
• Experience in working under pressure and delivering under tight deadlines.

Capabilities:

• Conceptual Thinker, Problem Solver, Improvement Driver
• Culture and Change Champion, Supportive People Manager, Relationship Manager
• Results Achieve, Operationally Astute

Functional Competencies:

• Capital Management and Allocation
• ICT Business Unit Operations
• Business benefit/Returns modelling
• Cost Modeling, NPV Assessment
• Capital Spend Management and Value Tracking
• Corporate Performance Management
• Financial Planning, Forecasting and Reporting
• Investment/Deal Evaluation and Analytics
• Governance and Internal Controls

Behavioural Competencies:

• Accountable
• Adaptable
• Agile
• Communication
• Culturally aware
• Innovative

Skills:

• Organizational Agility
• Digital Mind-set
• Dealing with ambiguity and Complexity
• Entrepreneurial Approaches
• Conflict Management
• Negotiation Skills
• Collaboration and Team Dynamics
• Intellectual Curiosity