Manager, Management Consulting – Kuwait Based
Company Overview:
Palladium is a global leader in the design, development and delivery of Positive Impact – the intentional creation of enduring social and economic value. We work with foundations, investors, governments, corporations, communities and civil society to formulate strategies and implement solutions that generate lasting social, environmental and financial benefits.
For the past 50 years, we have been making Positive Impact possible. With a team of more than 2,500 employees operating in 90 plus countries and a global network of more than 35,000 technical experts, Palladium has improved – and is committed to continuing to improve – economies, societies and most importantly, people’s lives.
Palladium is a child-safe organisation, and screens applicants for suitability to work with children. We also provide equal employment to all participants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, gender, age, disability, sexual orientation, veteran or marital status.
Project Overview and Role:
Primary Duties and Responsibilities:
Purpose of Position
This role is a full-time project position for Kuwait. Together with clients and the other Palladium team members, Project Manager frames the goals and deliverables for each client project, and has direct responsibility for crafting roles that provide growth and development opportunities for the more junior consultants in the team. Project Manager integrates findings across various internal and client working teams to ensure we achieve maximum client impact, and to ensure that the project is completed on time and on budget. They also develop Palladium’s relationship within the broader client organization while building up their business development skills. This position will be based in Kuwait.
Primary responsibilities:
The primary responsibilities of the Project Manager, Management Consulting are to:
• Develop expertise in a particular industry or two
• Partner with client and Palladium leadership to scope the project, its duration and high level work plan
• Take leadership/project management responsibility on a range of engagement types
• Demonstrate expertise in customizing service offerings to prospect clients
• Establish and manage relationships with client leadership and executives
• Oversee project delivery and make all day-to-day decisions
• Staff the project and assign roles and responsibilities to deliver required results
• Ensure the project is delivered on-time and at margin targets
• Manage scope creep and execute change orders when needed
• Ensure coordination/alignment of deliverables to maximize value
• Customize the delivery approach/best practices to meet client needs
• Ensure effective capture of project intellectual property and lessons learned
• Own the team’s professional development by identifying opportunities for growth
Reporting requirements
The role reports to the Project Director. Reporting requirements include:
• Attend all weekly meetings and other meetings as required
• Participate in regular project status updates to the project director on client engagements
• Work with project director to compile development goals and regularly update activity against them
Required Qualifications:
Minimum education and experience required
• 5 – 7 years of relevant business experience, preferably in strategy consulting, programme management or equivalent multi-client consulting environment
• Balanced skills in general problem solving, concept development, project management, and facilitation
• Experience with performance management methodologies, particularly the Kaplan/Norton framework, is desirable
• Experience leading teams in the delivery of consulting services
Key Skills
• Outstanding facilitation skills, memorable in-person presentation abilities
• Results driven, persistent, and persuasive
• Applies lateral and critical thinking techniques
• Self-starter/pro-active, strong entrepreneurial spirit
• Proficiency in written and spoken English and Arabic
Core competencies
Adaptability: Communicates change process, contributes to change agenda, consults and understands resistance, manages to new ways of working, embraces and shares learning.
Critical Thinking: Applies different perspectives, looks outside immediate frame of reference, applies concepts or frameworks, analyses multiple relationships involving difficult problems, applies wide range of information sources.
People and Relationships: Optimises benefits of diverse and inclusive teams, understands the others positions, provides formal recognition of team member’s contribution, coaches and nominates for development opportunities, seeks participation and contribution from indirect working relationships.
Self-development and Adaptability: Seeks and applies development opportunities within area of expertise, identifies opportunities to action feedback, seeks ways to improve quality of work, identifies and delivers on commitments outside the team, creates opportunities.
Business Acumen: Manages and aligns team objectives, applies knowledge of external conditions, advises on client needs, plans resource schedules, understands organization value drivers.
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