Senior Manager/ Associate Director at Africa International Advisor

THE ROLE & RESPONSIBILITIES
As a Senior Manager/ Associate Director, you will lead and deliver complex client engagements that identify, design, and implement effective solutions to produce a lasting impact for clients. You will be expected to drive the direction of the engagement and effectively manage the team and long-term relationship with clients to deliver high performance. Beyond client project work, the Senior Manager /Associate Director will contribute to the development of new clients and markets, delivery of presentations to executives, and the creation of thought leadership. The ideal candidate must have excellent communication and client management skills (and an existing client network) to maintain positive client relations and high client satisfaction levels. The candidate must be a self-starter, who is able to work in a fast-paced dynamic environment and must be driven to produce improvement initiatives both internally and with clients. 

Your key responsibilities will be:

Building and leveraging new and existing networks to drive client acquisition and business development

Managing the execution of complex consulting engagements to ensure the project and deliverables meet or exceed the client's requirements and expectations and deliver superior value to clients.

 This entails:

• Structuring the project activities and identifying resource requirements, in line with the scope and objectives of the engagement
• Leading and directing teams, and oversee the overall quality of the project delivery
• Engaging and managing key stakeholders at Executive and Management Level to ensure the client's expectations are fully met
• Proactively identifying issues and risks, examining alternatives, and pursuing the optimal course of actions to minimize adverse impact and maximize project success
• Managing and enhancing the relationship with clients, with the objective of positioning the company as a trusted partner and identifying and pursuing additional business opportunities
• Working with the Managing Director in developing new business leads and opportunities to grow the business
• Playing an active role in building the firm by:
• Participating and contributing to functional and/or industry networks with the aim of developing and sharing best practices
• Mentoring/coaching junior colleagues to support their development within the organisation

Your qualification profile:

• Relevant experience in a management consulting firm (preferably Tier 1 Strategy Advisory)
• Proven experience in leading complex projects in the areas of strategy, business process reengineering, organisational design or financial turnaround
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills and ability to extensively interact with clients at all levels
• Strong leadership skills and proven track record in building teams
• Results-oriented approach and passion for continuous improvement
• Project management certification (e.g. PMP) (advantage)
• Finance, Engineering or equivalent, MBA or Masters level preferred
• Excellent written and verbal skills in English

Skills

• Business Process
• Interpersonal Communication
• Client Relations
• Customer Acquisition
• Business Development
• Customer Satisfaction
• Management Consulting
• Presentations
• Strategy
• Consulting