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Associate Managing Consultant, Strategy & Transformation, Advisors & Consulting Services

Job Type

Full Time

Qualification

BA/BSc/HND , MBA/MSc/MA

Experience

Location

Nairobi

Job Field

Consultancy , Project Management

Roles and Responsibilities

Client Impact

• Manage deliverable development and workstreams on projects across a range of industries and problem statements
• Contribute to and/or develop strategies and programs for large, regional, and global clients by leveraging data and technology solutions to unlock client value
• Manage working relationship with client managers, and act as trusted and reliable partner

Team Collaboration & Culture

• Develop sound business recommendations and deliver effective client presentations
• Plan, organize, and structure own work and that of junior project delivery consultants to identify effective analysis structures to address client problems, synthesize analyses into relevant findings, and create impactful storylines
• Lead team and external meetings, and lead or co-lead project management
• Contribute to the firm's intellectual capital and solution development
• Grow from coaching to enable ownership of day-to-day project management across client projects, and mentor junior consultants

Basic qualifications

• Undergraduate degree with work experience in consulting, corporate strategy, business intelligence, business line management, or product management
• Experience managing clients or internal stakeholders
• Logical, structured thinking, and affinity for numerical analysis
• Advanced Word, Excel, Data analytics skills and PowerPoint skills
• Ability to perform multiple tasks with multiple clients in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment
• Ability to communicate effectively in English and the local office language (if applicable)
• Eligibility to work in the country where you are applying, as well as apply for travel visas as required by travel needs
• Ability to travel to client sites on a semi-regular basis

Preferred qualifications

• Experience managing tasks or workstreams in a collaborative team environment with third parties
• Experience coaching junior delivery consultants
• Relevant industry expertise
• MBA or master’s degree with relevant specialization (not required)

• Manage deliverable development and workstreams on projects across a range of industries and problem statements
• Contribute to and/or develop strategies and programs for large, regional, and global clients by leveraging data and technology solutions to unlock client value
• Manage working relationship with client managers, and act as trusted and reliable partner
• Develop sound business recommendations and deliver effective client presentations
• Plan, organize, and structure own work and that of junior project delivery consultants to identify effective analysis structures to address client problems, synthesize analyses into relevant findings, and create impactful storylines
• Lead team and external meetings, and lead or co-lead project management
• Contribute to the firm's intellectual capital and solution development
• Grow from coaching to enable ownership of day-to-day project management across client projects, and mentor junior consultants

• Advanced Word, Excel, Data analytics skills and PowerPoint skills
• Ability to perform multiple tasks with multiple clients in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment
• Ability to communicate effectively in English and the local office language (if applicable)
• Logical, structured thinking, and affinity for numerical analysis

• Undergraduate degree with work experience in consulting, corporate strategy, business intelligence, business line management, or product management
• Experience managing clients or internal stakeholders
• MBA or master’s degree with relevant specialization (not required)