• Application Deadline:
• Position: Engagement Manager - Africa Social Sector


• Job Type Full Time


• Qualification MBA/MSc/MA , PhD/Fellowship


• Experience 8 years


• Location Lagos


• Job Field Consultancy 
  

Job Description

Who You'll Work With:

• You will be based in our Lagos or East Africa office and will typically lead a team of 3 - 5 consultants and help our clients in the public and social sectors solve some of their most pressing problems.

What You'll Do

• You will lead the day to day execution of a client project while guiding and developing individual team members.  


• You will work directly with clients - usually on site - and you will take ownership of the overall project and its end products.


• You will make an important contribution to the analysis, design and implementation of business performance approaches, developing tailor-made solutions and working closely with clients to ensure positive impact and sustainable results.


• Your client project work typically includes gathering and analyzing information, formulating and testing hypotheses, and developing recommendations for presentation to client management.


• From there, you will implement those recommendations with client team members.


• You will also gain new skills and build on the strengths you bring to the firm.


• You will receive exceptional training as well as frequent coaching and mentoring from colleagues and senior leaders on your teams.

Qualifications

• Post graduate Degree with excellent academic record; MBA, MPH, MPP, PhD or relevant advanced professional degree is preferred


• 8+ years of consulting working experience in international environments, with the stature necessary to interact as thought partner with senior colleagues and clients


• Flexible team player with a collaborative and inclusive style; ability to inspire and develop others


• Non-hierarchical approach with the flexibility and ability to build consensus


• Good judgement, superb integrity, maturity and fairness in dealing with people and confidential information


• High level of drive and initiative, willing to go the extra mile


• Rigorous and solution-oriented problem solving and analytical skills, combined with capability of thinking through nuanced and complex situations; ability to navigate ambiguity at ease


• Intellectual curiosity, strategic thinking and strong project management skills


• Outstanding records of academic and managerial or professional achievement


• Exceptional analytical and quantitative problem-solving skills


• Initiative taker, eager to break new ground, create opportunities for others


• Ability to communicate complex ideas effectively, both verbally and in writing, in English.