Engagement Manager | Public Sector - Strategy Consulting | Dubai Based at FTI Consulting

About The Role

• Based within our Strategy Consulting business line, an Engagement Manager manages the comprehensive end-to-end delivery of a project (scope, content leadership, relationships with project owner, team management) with limited supervision from a Principal or Managing Director

What You Will Do

• Define project scope and dynamically find solutions to unexpected situations. 
• Manage the comprehensive end-to-end delivery of a project with limited supervision from a Principal and/ or Partner, identify key time scales for the different modules, and take responsibility for junior team members' delivery. 
• Manage and coach junior team members, delegating and overseeing tasks and modules 
• Assist partners with BDV efforts through identifying leads and supporting throughout the selling process 
• Develop key hypothesis and autonomously structure projects end-to-end identifying the key modules 
• Independently structure and produce project documents end-to-end, providing holistic and valuable insights and recommendations 
• Provide regular updates to the partner leading the project and manage the day to day relationship with the client 
• Act as an expert in a range of telecom topics, leading the development of intellectual capital and coaching other team members on these topics. 
• Defines project scope and is able to dynamically find solutions to unplanned situations. 
• Capable of taking on Principal-level responsibility if a principal is absent. 
• Work plan development: Develops core work plan and negotiates it with the client. Assigns resources, identifies key risks and defines solutions 
• Status reporting: Raises flags to Partners before the project start. Fully trusted by seniors, from Principal to Partner; and c-level clients 
• Commitment to delivery: Delivers high quality outputs within set deadlines 

What We Are Looking For 

Basic Qualifications:

•  5-6 years' experience within a top tier management consultancy firm 
•  In depth knowledge and interest in the Public Sector 
•  An MBA from a leading global business school 

Preferred Qualifications:

• Highly organized and structured, with excellent problem solving skills 
• Flexible to accommodate frequent travel 
• Builds good professional and personal relationships with client teams at senior management levels 
• Quickly gains comfort with content areas which are unfamiliar and drives content leadership 
• Team player and leader, who will act as a role model and mentor to junior consultants 
• Exceptional interpersonal skills with the ability to influence and add value 
• Mature demeanour and positive attitude, as well as discretion and sensitivity when dealing with clients