Knowledge Expert & Team Manager- International Development at Boston Consulting Group (BCG)

What You'll Do

As a Knowledge Expert focused on International Development within BCG's Social Impact Practice Area (PA), you will support the growth of BCG's work with a range of donors, development finance institutions (DFIs) and foundations.

This will involve a diverse range of responsibilities and tasks, including:

• Business development: supporting the management of the international development pipeline, including go/no-go decisions, consortium development and bid positioning; the development of capability statements, expressions of interest and management of bid assets (CVs etc); coordinating the development of bids, including writing key sections.
• Programme management: helping ensure BCG's donor funded projects are delivered on time, to budget and with strong impact; that this is recognised by the client and wider stakeholders; and that all reporting and compliance obligations are met.
• Financial management: coordinating programme financial forecasting, budget development and invoicing; assessing the financial viability of programmes; and ensuring all client and BCG reporting and finance metrics are achieved.
• Commercial management: developing commercial strategies, producing commercial proposals, determining how to price, managing pricing schedules.
• Manage 2-3 junior team members who will be focused on a similar range of tasks.

YOU'RE GOOD AT

• Working in an ever changing and complex environment, and comfortable with ambiguity and navigating a fast-paced environment
• Winning large donor-funded international development bids
• Ensuring large donor-funded international development projects achieve their targets and deliver significant impact
• Meeting the expectations of clients, beneficiaries and internal stakeholders on donor funded project implementation
• Developing commercial and pricing strategies which are competitive but still achieve internal profit objectives
• Quickly adapting to new ideas, picking up complex concepts and understanding issues across a range of topics and sectors
• Self-starting with a strong work ethic, entrepreneurial drive to work autonomously and in a multinational team
• Earning the respect of senior colleagues that are remotely located, juggling the various priorities and viewpoints of multiple stakeholders, showing influence to compile inputs and opinions from a range of colleagues and stakeholders while meeting demanding deadlines
• Operating effectively in a matrix organization with the ability to prioritize and make decisions
• Working independently to identify the need for, scope, gain endorsement and drive implementation of relevant initiatives
• Leading others, including senior colleagues, in clarifying problems and developing solutions by building cross business partnerships - building consensus, persuading and influencing
• Acting as a highly effective coach and mentor, guiding team members to achieve goals efficiently and effectively

You Bring (experience & Qualifications)

• 7+ years of relevant experience in international development, ideally working for a development consultancy;10-12+ years of industry experience strongly preferred
• Relevant Master's degree preferred
• Experience managing large donor funded programmes, and managing staff in line positions
• Experience leading the development of donor funded bids across a range of sectors, including writing technical and non-technical sections
• Experience developing commercial strategies and proposals for donor funded bids
• Networks and relationships across the international development sector, deep understanding of the international development consultancy market
• Ability to lead teams or a defined work area with varied level of complexity as well as build the capacity of others
• Ability to independently resolve diverse problems and establish guidelines
• Exceptional organizational, planning and project management skills; strong at conceptualization, follow-through, ownership and accountability
• Ability to effectively influence and work with senior stakeholders
• Outstanding written and verbal communication skills
• Strong commercial acumen
• Advanced knowledge in Outlook, Word and Excel