Openings at Genesis Analytics

About The Business Development Unit 

The Business Development Unit (BDU) at Genesis Analytics  is pivotal to ensuring sustainable and safe growth within Genesis. The team identifies and acquires new work to build a strategic pipeline of opportunities; leads the research and analysis of emerging market trends; manages the development of proposals; as well as leads engagements with Genesis key clients and partners on potential collaborations. 

Requirements

Purpose of the role within Genesis:

• Genesis is looking for a mature, proactive, and energetic Business Development Manager with strong proposal management, compliance, and account management skills to join the Business Development Unit.
• The right individual has a strong understanding of the international development industry with previous experience working with donors, foundations, government agencies as well as some private sector organisations both in Africa and globally.
• The Business Development Manager will mentor and upskill the team, and support in improving Genesis’ BD systems.

Duties:

Pipeline management

• Lead on identifying the most strategic opportunities, reviewing major clients forecasts,  and support building a healthy pipeline for major clients. 
• Support the practices to track and prepare for bidding, including leading on prepositioning activities.

Proposal Management 

• Lead large and complex proposals: development of bid plans, management of bid teams; leading on capture planning; mapping and selecting consortium partners; project staffing; and proposal writing with varied donors and private sector clients, e.g USAID, FCDO, Gates Foundation, CDC, etc
• Lead on the most complex compliance and administrative requirements for clients’ proposals, ideally including US Government and SA Government.
• Champion appropriate proposal development processes, and support the business to refine and improve the proposal management function. 
• Introduce and enforce appropriate knowledge management systems to ensure that previous knowledge (e.g. proposals, resources, analysis, etc.) can be easily found in order to maximise efficiency when responding to opportunities.     

BDU coordination, team management & mentoring    

• Support the Head of BD to design, develop, maintain and enforce BD processes and procedures at company level.
• Work closely with the Compliance & Commercial team to ensure the BDU operates at its highest standards, in full compliance with rules and regulations.
• Lead on introducing standards and best practices within the BDU members. Train and mentor BDU team members outside and inside the proposal management cycle, including leading learning sessions. 
• Take on the line management responsibilities of some team members, especially with the team growing.
• Work closely with the BD Coordinator to maintain the big picture of the company pipeline, lead on team utilisation and requests of support management. 

Market and Industry strategy

• Inform Genesis’ strategic position and marketing investments for new business development.
• Use analysis of client investment strategies, annual funding trends and policy developments to inform Genesis long-term strategy on new business.

Relationship Management      

• Work with Genesis’ practices to develop internal strategies for client prioritisation, key account management and to position Genesis to become a recognised player for new opportunities.
• Cultivate and maintain relationships with Genesis main clients and strategic partner organisations.
• Lead and facilitate Genesis internal working groups working with specific clients, examples include USAID, AfDB, UN agencies, etc.

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What you will do

We are looking for a quantitative consultant who can drive notable improvements in how we use and adapt existing and new data in understanding sector financing issues in Africa and the Middle East, particularly for young people, women, and marginalised people. This team player will build on our existing work on human development, in particular in social sector financing and youth, and on related sectors, such as disaster finance, to generate a distinctive consulting offering that will realise value in health financing in our focus geographies, based on strong data analytics and visualisation techniques. We expect this offering to be applicable across a mix of projects responding to formal requests for proposals from funders and projects that are proactively created by our team using existing knowledge and relationships with clients of a range of types.

This role will also involve supporting colleagues to working on youth skills and ecosystems, including designing, setting up databases and supporting creating of dashboards around our youth strategy, leading project acquisition and delivery, and team-building.

You will work with Genesis colleagues to acquire, lead and deliver consulting projects to help our clients unlock and realise value in human development, by helping governments and their partners helping clients understand and help populations to manage risks. You will help resilient social sector financing arrangements and programmes that are adequately financed, allocate budgets wisely and efficiently, make good use of technologies, and are adaptive and responsive to shocks and opportunities. The result of this will be that marginalised populations will be better able to manage risks and shocks in health, and more broadly across social sectors.

In each project, you will:

• Ensure service excellence and delivery
• Manage interactions and negotiations with clients
• Ensure project profitability and efficiency
• Assess and structure the problem to be solved, and approach to the analysis of data and information, testing and refining hypotheses, and drafting and communicating conclusions and recommendations to the client

In some cases, you will travel to do this, usually with colleagues.

You will also play a role in:

• business development in sectors financing, including responsibility for leading and managing proposals
• turning new ideas on health financing into concrete products, such as blogposts, academic articles, conference presentations, or innovative products for clients
• practice organisation, including working on business systems, recruiting, nurturing, and managing consultants, and leading and building new specialisms in health financing

We offer you a steep learning curve while providing an opportunity to make a difference. We will invest in your professional development. We offer meaningful work with professional, talented and supportive teams; mentoring and regular feedback from partners; structured training and coaching programmes; and a career ladder.

Requirements

• You will be an exceptional candidate. You are focussed on the positive impact of your consulting work. You have a proven track record in databases, data analytics, visualisations and developing bespoke analytical products for clients. You have a deep understanding of the social sector issues, across Education, Health, Social Protection, WaSH, and Nutrition. You have at least 5 years’ of experience.

The ideal Genesis candidate carries a balanced combination of powerful intellect, strong technical skills, and a consulting character to match. Such candidates:

• Are passionate, self-motivated and energetic problem-solvers
• Value integrity and exhibit ethical behaviour
• Are analytical thinkers and fast learners with an excellent academic record

For this role, the preferred candidate will possess the following essential skills and competencies

• Master’s degree in Economics, Development Studies, Maths, Statistics or similar
• At least 5 years’ relevant professional experience in core data management, analytics, visualisations and database work
• Proficiency in advanced software packages, such as STATA, R, Python, Power Bi, Tableau and in data visualisation, presentation or design software, and GIS
• Ability to work collaboratively with diverse teams in changing environments
• Ability to solve problems through clear thinking, and strong quantitative analytical skills, including attention to detail
• Excellent consulting experience, with experience in public consulting in health financing highly desirable
• Experience working in government, with experience working to address health services access, improvement of quality and advancement of equity highly desirable
• Strong communication, writing, and presentation skills in English
• Strong interpersonal skills

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Duties

Group Services Administration:

• Management of the internal resources site in liaison with HR, BDU and marketing
• Supporting the marketing function in the development and printing of marketing promotional material, including pamphlets, banners, videos etc.
• Project and bid support as required
• UK supplier management:
  • Collating supplier info for finance for new suppliers
  • New supplier research, comparison and recommendation
• Mini research projects
• General financial support for the UK office

HR Administration

• Recruitment administration - scheduling interviews, liaising with candidates, managing the admin supporting recruitment
• Supporting onboarding - reference and background check management; touch point for new starters in the office
• Graduate recruitment - liaising with target universites regarding advertising, events, opportunities; managing the administration of online systems; supporting careers events

London Office Management

• Light office management:
  • Receipt and distribution of mail
  • Key holder, ensuring opening and closing of office daily (0830 – 1700)
  • Liaison regarding hot desking and visitors
  • Liaison with WeWork
  • Assistance with onboarding and induction for new hires
• On the ground support for visiting colleagues
• Provision of ad hoc UK based support to Office Manager based in the Head Office (supporting senior staff in RSA)
• Support reviews of UK employee benefits, and benefit renewals

Preparation of Meetings and Functions/ Events:

• Booking of appropriate venues, refreshments and equipment
• Managing invitations and/ or meeting requests and reminders
• Ensuring necessary notes/ packs/ agendas are prepared prior to the meeting

Travel Arrangements:

• Booking and confirmation of travel requirements for GS London staff ( locally and internationally) as required
• Ensuring travel requests are handled timeously and within the pre-approved process of the organization, including flights, transfers , visa applications , insurance, accommodation and car hire

Relationship Management:

• Develop and maintain professional relationships with all external stakeholders of the business
• Develop and maintain professional and sound working relationships with all internal levels of the organisation

Requirements

• Demonstrable experience in managing your own workflow and ability to complete requirements within set timescales.
• Proven experience in supporting recruitment and an HR function including discretion and confidentiality.
• Team player with ability to work using own initiative when necessary.
• Demonstrable confident and clear communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Proficient in the use of all Microsoft Office and Google suite applications.
• Confident working across geographies, cultures and time zones
• Comfortable working with colleagues face-to-face and virtually
• Pro-active relationship builder

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You will also play a role in:

• business development in health financing, including responsibility for leading and managing proposals
• turning new ideas on health financing into concrete products, such as blogposts, academic articles, conference presentations, or innovative products for clients
• practice organisation, including working on practice strategy, business systems, recruiting, nurturing, and managing consultants, and leading and building new specialisms in health financing

We offer you a steep learning curve while providing an opportunity to make a difference. We will invest in your professional development. We offer meaningful work with professional, talented and supportive teams; mentoring and regular feedback from partners; structured training and coaching programmes; and a career ladder.

We hire principals with the expectation that they can become partners at Genesis. Genesis offers a highly rewarding, challenging and flexible career. Working with your mentor, we encourage you to explore living and working in different locations, and deepening and complementing your specialised skills and knowledge in health financing and youth.

Requirements

Who you are

The ideal Genesis candidate carries a balanced combination of powerful intellect, strong technical skills, and a consulting character to match. Such candidates:

• Are passionate, self-motivated and energetic problem-solvers
• Value integrity and exhibit ethical behaviour
• Are analytical thinkers and fast learners with an excellent academic record

For this role, the preferred candidate will possess the following essential skills and competencies

• Master’s degree in Economics, Development Studies, Maths, Statistics or similar
• At least ten years’ relevant professional experience in health financing, health systems strengthening or related, with a focus on African health systems
• Ability to work collaboratively with diverse teams in changing environments
• Leadership skills, and the capability to lead teams and projects
• Ability to solve problems through clear thinking, and strong quantitative and qualitative analytical skills, including attention to detail
• Excellent consulting experience, with experience in public consulting in health financing highly desirable
• Experience working in government, with experience working to address health services access, improvement of quality and advancement of equity highly desirable
• Strong communication, writing, and presentation skills in English
• Strong interpersonal skills
• Proficiency in Excel

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What you will do

You will work with Genesis colleagues to acquire, lead and deliver consulting projects to help our clients unlock and realise digital economy opportunities. You will do this by helping our clients to identify compelling tech-enabled opportunities to achieve their development objectives, scope the requirements for these opportunities to scale inclusively, design implementation plans to realise the opportunities, and assist with implementation support. You will oversee rigorous problem solving, strategy and programme design, and implementation support projects by leveraging Genesis’ problem solving and project management toolkit, collaborating with C0DE colleagues and building networks of partners. The intended result of this is that growing African populations will have better access to income-generating work and services through the smart application of digital technology. In each project, you will:

• Ensure service excellent and delivery;
• Manage interactions and negotiations with clients;
• Performance manage the team and team members;
• Ensure project profitability and efficiency;
• Assess and structure the problem to be solved, and approach to the analysis of data and information, testing and refining hypotheses, and drafting and communicating conclusions and recommendations to the client.

In some cases, you will travel to do this, usually with colleagues.

You will also lead work in:

• Business development in digital economy development, including responsibility for developing new client relationships and leading proposals;
• Identifying new approaches to digital economy development and incorporating these into our project work, as well as thought leadership articles, conference presentations, or innovative products for clients.
• Practice organisation, including working on practice strategy, business systems, recruiting, nurturing and managing consultants, and building and leading new specialisms in digital economy development.

You will also make a contribution to wider firm strategy and organisation.

We offer you a steep learning curve while providing an opportunity to make a difference. We will invest in your professional development. We offer meaningful work with professional, talented and supportive teams; mentoring and regular feedback from partners; structured training and coaching programmes; and a career ladder. You will learn:

• How to structure and solve problems in a rigorous and collaborative way that actually leads to realising value.
• How to work effectively in diverse, lean, agile and professional teams.
• How to communicate effectively with colleagues and clients.
• About your own work and leadership styles and preferences.
• Specialist technical skills in digital economy development.

We hire managers with the expectation that they can become partners at Genesis. Genesis offers a highly rewarding, challenging and flexible career. Working with your mentor, we encourage you to explore living and working in different locations, and deepening and complementing your specialised skills and knowledge in digital economy development.

Requirements

We are looking for a dynamic individual with a consulting background who is passionate about digital economy opportunities to join our Centre of Digital Excellence team.

KEY REQUIREMENTS:

The successful candidate must have a background in consulting with an understanding of how to scope, execute and manage consulting assignments. This includes business development for winning consulting assignments, managing the activities and outputs of junior team members, and engaging with clients.

The ideal candidate will have experience in digital economy opportunities, particularly those relating to digital work opportunities (including formal work opportunities in tech, gig economy opportunities across a variety of skill levels, IT-enabled services, and digital applications supporting SMMEs in sectors like agriculture and tourism) or digital service delivery (digital health, digital education or digital social services). They will also have experience in the enablers required for these opportunities to be scaled inclusively (tech policy and regulation, digital skills development, digital infrastructure and inclusion, innovative business models, etc.). 

The ideal candidate will be located in one of Genesis’ offices - Nairobi,  Johannesburg, Lagos, Abidjan or London - but must be willing to occasionally travel for assignments and spend some time at the Genesis head office in Johannesburg. 

EDUCATION, KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, EXPERIENCE AND PERSONAL COMPETENCIES:

• 4-6 years of experience essential
• At least 4 years of consulting experience
• At least two years of experience in digital economy opportunities
• Experience with business development - identifying consulting opportunities, building relationships with client organisations, leading proposal formulation and contracting
• Experience working with African governments and international development organisations beneficial
• Master’s degree in Economics, Law, Development, Public Policy or a related discipline
• Ability to travel
• Excellent project and people management abilities
• Strong problem solver and critical thinker
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to lead and manage small teams

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ROLE DESCRIPTION:

The Manager: Programme Evaluation is a senior-level position within the organisation. The main purpose of the job is to support the Research, Monitoring and Evaluation workstream within the health practice. In addition to having considerable experience in project management, the Manager Programme Evaluation should have demonstrable knowledge, experience and understanding of results-based monitoring and evaluation theory, theories of change, and logical frameworks (logframes). You have had sound experience in designing, conducting and disseminating non-experimental, quasi-experimental and experimental quantitative, qualitative, and mixed-methods evaluations. You should understand management consulting and be able to respond appropriately to Request for Proposals (RFPs) or Terms of Reference (TORs). Ideally, you will have led/participated in evaluations of Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the Global Fund and UN organisations.

The work will be delivered through:

• Well-managed consulting projects
• Designing, conducting and disseminating robust programme evaluations
• Ensuring effective working relationships within teams and with clients
• Growing the client base through developing a network of appropriate relationships

Requirements

KEY INITIATIVES AND PERFORMANCE MEASURES:

• Manage projects, generate sound advice and provide quality assistance to clients - use skills and experience to break down difficult problems into tractable component parts and identify practical ways to resolve each component.
• Support project teams in formulating evidence-informed and results-based theories of change, logframes and M&E Plans in preparation for performance monitoring and evaluations
• Use appropriate evaluation theory to design and develop non-experimental, quasi-experimental and experimental quantitative, qualitative, and mixed-methods evaluation protocols, including relevant evaluation matrices
• Develop, pilot and refine monitoring and evaluation data collection tools and lead on collecting, analysing, synthesizing and reporting high-quality data.
• Lead on applying for and obtaining Institutional Review Board (IRB) ethics approval
• Work with key stakeholders to review and monitor project-based evaluation and learning plans.
• Review the inputs of and mentor junior consultants, and ensure all project staff has a clear understanding of project results frameworks. Promote peer-to-peer learning, knowledge sharing and application
• Prepare clearly thought-out and logically written project documents (including M&E Plans, research and evaluation design plans, logic models, data collection and data analysis plans and final reports) and proposals using MS Word and MS PowerPoint with minimal revisions from the supervisor.
• Undertake new business development - producing proposals and marketing Genesis Analytics to selected clients and contribute research and evaluation components to technical proposals.
• Interact and negotiate with clients
• Build company intellectual property
• Keep abreast of industry developments

EDUCATION, KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, EXPERIENCE AND PERSONAL COMPETENCIES:

• Strong academic background – Minimum of a Masters degree in an analytical field of study. Preference for Public Health, Epidemiology, Economics, International Development, Statistics or related disciplines.
• 5-7 years of management consulting experience and a passion for consulting
• Desirable: Relevant experience includes public health research, evaluation, learning, knowledge management, health systems strengthening, AGYW, HIV prevention, SRHR, and behavioural sciences (SBCC)
• Demonstrable experience in identifying theoretical/conceptual frameworks within which to embed design results-based implementation and results monitoring that support responsive and adaptive programme management.
• Strong research, analytical and lateral thought processes. Demonstrated understanding and application of programme evaluation theory and practice, from developing/ updating theories of change and logframes) to preparing for, and evaluating, complex programmes/systems (contribution analysis, most significant change, etc.)
• Excellent English communication and writing skills – ability to communicate at all levels
• Entrepreneurial in nature - proactive self-starter who is able to be assertive. A confident networker with strong relationship management skills
• Ability to work as part of a multicultural team - build teams and foster collaboration to achieve project goals, meet milestones and produce high-quality deliverables
• High level of organisation, attention to detail, professionalism and reliability.
• Ability to prioritise and manage work in a fast-paced environment across multiple projects and work streams with competing time/ resource demands.
• Highly numerate. Strong knowledge of quantitative, qualitative and mixed-methods M&E, research methodologies, and results synthesis, evaluation and presentation of data analysis for various audiences
• Advanced PC literacy (MS and Google Suite, SPSS, NVivo, etc.)
• Required: Proficiency in STATA
• Willingness and ability to travel nationally and internationally, COVID-19 permitting

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Project acquisition

• Define, develop and deliver strategy, client account plans and opportunity pipelines for key clients and markets in education.
• Engage across the education portfolio to identify and prioritise projects where we can have substantial impact, in line with strategic priorities.
• Identify and build relationships with external partners for potential projects that share Genesis’ values and complement our skills.
• Build relationships across Genesis to ensure we apply learning from all relevant projects and processes.
• Manage the bid process for priority projects, from pre-positioning, identifying key issues, partnership development, bid writing and submission, ensuring not only commercial compliance but a distinctive offer describing and providing substantial impact on education outcomes for poor and marginalised people.

Project management

• Project management of key education projects, and responsibility for ensuring strong project management arrangements for all K-12 projects, so that they deliver to impact, timetable, and budget.
• Ensure that learning from K-12 projects is captured and shared within and across the education and youth service lines to maximise their impact.
• Ensure that learning from wider Genesis experience is applied to the strategy, management and delivery of K-12 projects
• Contribute to Genesis’ thought leadership by ensuring reflections on education projects are shared through relevant key intellectual platforms.

Service line management

• Line manage the team of consultants working in K-12
• Develop and deliver K-12 strategy including recruitment, growing the service line’s impact, and setting and hitting financial, project and impact targets
• Manage the interface between the K-12 service line and the wider education portfolio (ECE, K-12 and school-to-work)  
• Contribute to improvements in the efficiency of K-12 service line organisation

Requirements

Who you are

The ideal Genesis candidate carries a balanced combination of intellect, strong technical skills, and a consulting character to match. Such candidates:

• Are passionate, self-motivated and energetic problem-solvers
• Value integrity and exhibit exemplary ethical behaviour
• Are analytical thinkers and fast learners with an excellent academic record.

For this role, the preferred candidate will possess the following essential qualifications and skills:

• Master’s degree in Economics, Development Studies, Statistics or similar
• At least 5 years’ relevant professional experience in youth, education, social protection or other social sectors.
• Entrepreneurial skills, and an ability to grow and develop high quality consulting work with limited supervision;
• Knowledge of the global education policy and programmatic landscape, especially in Africa and the Middle East
• A demonstrated passion for development and commitment to achieving results and having a positive impact on the world, and an awareness of the technical and political challenges involved.
• Ability to communicate effectively with colleagues and clients, both verbally and in writing.
• Strong interpersonal skills, especially with colleagues and line reports
• Proficiency in Word and Excel.

Other desirable skills and competencies include:

• Experience managing teams delivering technical assistance in education in low- and middle-income countries;
• Experience winning proposals for technical assistance in education, ideally for bilateral, multilateral and other international development organisations.
• Ability to deliver an established business strategy while making any necessary course corrections
• Problem-solving through clear thinking, and strong quantitative and qualitative analytical skills in a flexible, consultative, adaptable manner which does not compromise on quality.
• Proficiency in other advanced software packages, such as STATA, R, Python, data visualisation, presentation or design software, and GIS
• Languages relevant to Genesis’ geographies, including French and Arabic

Additional information:

• All applications must be made online on the Genesis website
• Genesis is committed to a diverse and representative leadership team and as such strongly encourage under-represented groups to apply, including women, transgender, people of colour and other-abled individuals.
• Genesis is a family-friendly employer and provides flexible working arrangements, including remote working, as well as provisions for parental leave.
• Genesis’ pay equity committee is also committed to actively managing any gender pay gap
• Applicants must be eligible to work and willing to be based in any one of the following countries: South Africa, Kenya, United Kingdom, or the Middle East.
• Candidates should be willing to travel for short periods of time (1-4 weeks at a time) to countries to conduct fieldwork depending on project requirements
• Applications will be reviewed on a regular basis: we recommend interested candidates submit their applications now.

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Requirements

ABOUT THE ROLE: 

The Manager level is a senior-level position within our organisation. It is responsible for ensuring project completion to the required service excellence standards, liaising with partners regarding project progress, managing staff, and involvement in work origination and profitability. 

The work will be delivered through the following:

• Well-managed consulting projects
• Developing strategic insights and leading team problem solving
• Ensuring effective working relationships within teams and with clients
• Growing the client base through creating a network of appropriate relationships

 KEY RESPONSIBILITIES: 

• Provide technical oversight and guidance to behavioural science projects.
• Successful execution of projects related to behavioural analysis, behavioural intervention design and monitoring and optimisation.
• Application of behavioural sciences thinking, theory and logic to problem-solving.
• Independently initiates and manages all client interactions, needs and negotiations as a behavioural sciences expert.
• Performance management of project teams and individual team members.
• Coaching and developing staff.
• Intellectual leadership for all behavioural science projects ensuring efficient delivery of a quality product.
• Completion of practice administrative functions.
• Direct involvement in the productivity and profitability of the practice.
• Active marketing of Genesis Analytics and the Health practice area to ensure ongoing sustainability and extension of the business through work origination.
• Building of intellectual capacity and property.
• Business development in behavioural sciences

 EDUCATION, KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, EXPERIENCE AND PERSONAL COMPETENCIES: 

• Strong background in Behavioural Sciences, Psychology, Social and Behaviour Change communication or similar.
• Demonstrable experience in designing, implementing and evaluating social and behavioural change projects, preferably in Health.
• Previous management consulting experience is preferred.
• Consulting character, including analytical thinking, deep problem-solving capability, natural leadership, teamwork, the ability to deliver results, functional and technical expertise and an entrepreneurial spirit, are some of the critical consultant behaviours needed.
• Ability to work as part of a team as well as independently.
• Exceptional research, analytical and lateral thought processes.
• Strong delivery skills – ability to communicate at all levels.
• Excellent attention to detail.
• Critical thinking.
• Sound management, people development and relationship-building skills are essential.
• Leadership and performance management skills and experience.
• Ability to maintain strict ethical standards and client confidentiality.
• Strong interpersonal and stakeholder management orientation.
• Vital planning and organisational skills, with the ability to prioritise.
• Experience in productivity and profitability management.
• Proven track record of work origination and new business development.
• Ability to work under pressure to tight deadlines on multiple projects simultaneously.
• Sound judgement and the ability to live the Genesis Values.
• Willingness and ability to travel.
• Advanced PC literacy, especially MS Office suite including Excel, Word and PowerPoint and excellent proficiency in Google Business suite required.

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KEY REQUIREMENTS

The successful candidate must have a background in consulting with an understanding of how to scope, execute and manage consulting assignments. This includes business development for winning consulting assignments, managing the activities and outputs of junior team members, and engaging with clients. 

The ideal candidate will have experience in the business process outsourcing (BPO) and IT-enabled services sector. They will also have experience in the enablers required for the sector to generate jobs by capturing a great share of the global demand for outsourced services (such as investment promotion and facilitation, government incentives, impact sourcing, IT and physical infrastructure, etc.).  

The ideal candidate will be located in one of Genesis’ offices - Nairobi,  Johannesburg, Lagos, Abidjan or London - but must be willing to occasionally travel for assignments and spend some time at the Genesis head office in Johannesburg. 

EDUCATION, KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, EXPERIENCE AND PERSONAL COMPETENCIES:

• 4-6 years of experience essential
• At least 4 years of consulting experience
• At least two years of experience in global business services sectors
• Experience with business development - identifying consulting opportunities, building relationships with client organisations, leading proposal formulation and contracting
• Experience working with international BPO and digital outsourcing operators, African governments and international development organisations beneficial
• Master’s degree in Economics, Law, Development, Public Policy or a related discipline
• Ability to travel
• Excellent project and people management abilities
• Strong problem solver and critical thinker
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to lead and manage small teams