Project Manager – MENA, Abu Dhabi 32 views

Organization: Dalberg Global Development Advisors
Country: United Arab Emirates
City: Abu Dhabi
Office: Dalberg Global Development Advisors in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
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Job Title: Project Manager – MENA
Business/Department: Dalberg Advisors
Job Categories: Consulting
Location: Abu Dhabi, AE
AE (multi-location)
Closing Date: 24 Sep 2022
Job Description
Maximize your potential. Tackle the world’s toughest problems.
Build expertise in areas that matter to you. Become a global development leader.
ABOUT DALBERG
We are a global group working to build a more inclusive and sustainable world where all people, everywhere, can reach their fullest potential. We partner with and serve communities, governments, and companies throughout the world, providing an innovative mix of advisory, investment, research, analytics, and design services. Today’s complex global problems require new solutions. Comprised of Dalberg Advisors, Dalberg Data Insights, Dalberg Design, Dalberg Implement, Dalberg Media and Dalberg Research; our businesses approach problems differently and work together to create impact at scale. We are from everywhere, at home anywhere – an African and American company as much as an Asian, Middle Eastern, and European one.
Dalberg is a place where a diverse mix of talented individuals are able to bring their authentic selves to work – whether it’s how you identify, where you come from, the languages you speak, the person you love, the way you worship. Dalberg is a home where people feel safe, understood, nurtured and encouraged to grow.
As a team of 700+ people from 55 countries, speaking over 90 languages collectively, with a 40% female leadership team, Dalberg places diversity, equity and inclusion principles at the heart of our organization and the work we do alongside our clients, partners and communities.
Established in 2001 by experienced private sector consultants, Dalberg operates from 29 worldwide locations. For more information, please visit
Dalberg.
ABOUT YOU
You are global development leader and you thrive tackling global issues, from malnutrition to climate change to economic growth, ensuring no population is left behind. You enjoy leading high-performing teams that drive the delivery of innovative and results-oriented solutions for clients, by proposing problem-solving and creating tailored frameworks that address client challenges. You excel in solving problems using clear strategic and creative thinking, and you want to put your skills to work – transforming organizations that fund change around the world. You are a committed self-starter with experience as a ‘top-performer’ at a leading international management consultancy firm, a passion for international development, and an entrepreneurial spirit.
Dalberg Project Managers live and work around the world, creating a network of global perspectives anchored by local experience in our offices in Africa, Latin America, North America, Europe and Asia. Dalberg combines ground-level insight with experience from top-tier professional services firms and leading academic institutions to create actionable solutions to the world’s most pressing issues.
Typical Qualifications for a Project Manager:
Bachelor’s degree required; advanced degree such as MBA, MPA/MPP or PhD preferred.
Experience in a top-tier strategy consulting firm or similar organization, managing high-performing project teams in problem-solving / analytical work.
Strong analytical capabilities, both quantitative and qualitative. Familiarity with financial modelling, statistics, econometrics and other analytical tools a plus.
Exceptional written and verbal communications skills; able to synthesize and present complex ideas in an insightful, structured and compelling manner.
Experience working with senior executives in the public and/or private sector. Ability to adapt to a variety of cultures (preferably including developing countries) and a variety of institutional environments (e.g., public agencies, companies, NGOs).
Demonstrated ability to lead or manage others to produce high-quality products and results, and effective at coaching and training others.
Ability to perform well in, and is excited by the prospect of, a start-up atmosphere.
Understanding of or deep interest in international development and social impact work, typically evidenced by a strong interest and prior exposure to global issues such as economic development, global health, education or the environment.
English fluency required; Arabic fluency preferred.
Experience and professional networks in the MENA region would be an asset.
Note: Abu Dhabi office is able to sponsor work visas for this role for applicants interested in relocating to the region.
WHAT YOU WILL DO AND HOW YOU WILL GROW
As a Project Manager at Dalberg, you will have considerable autonomy and responsibility. You will lead consulting projects, devising frameworks and approaches to solve strategy and organizational problems, designing analyses, overseeing the work of consultants, devising recommendations and preparing compelling reports. You will work closely with Partners in advising and building relationships with clients. You will be asked to guide and mentor junior colleagues, and to contribute to managing the firm. You will be expected to embody the characteristics we value most – commitment to social impact, entrepreneurship, excellence, partnership and caring for others.
Responsibilities:
Manage consulting projects on strategic planning, organizational development, performance improvement, program design, evaluations and change management.
Manage the work of Dalberg consulting teams, helping them to plan analytical work, supporting and supervising their research and analyses, and identifying implications and recommendations.
Lead preparation and ensure quality of client deliverables, e.g., reports and presentations.
Coach, train and mentor team members.
Manage relationships with client counterparts and other stakeholders, often acting as the point of contact for questions and requests.
Contribute to thought leadership on issues in international development and management.
Act as advisor to consultants, supporting their professional development and conducting reviews of their performance.
Take leadership roles in building Dalberg, both globally and locally.
ABOUT OUR CLIENTS
Our clients come to us with some of the most difficult global challenges, seeking solutions where the obvious ones have failed. We are entrepreneurs and innovators, designers and creative problem solvers, thinkers, and doers who supply new ideas, drawing from a deep base of knowledge that cuts across sectors and geographies and is growing every day. We partner with and serve communities, governments, and companies throughout the world. Some of our recent clients include foundations such as the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, corporations such as Pepsi and Vodafone, multilateral institutions such as the World Bank and the Inter-American Development Bank, UN Agencies such as UNICEF and the UNEP, and government agencies such as DFID and the Ethiopian Agricultural Transformation Agency.
JOIN OUR TEAM
Our current opportunity is in the Abu Dhabi office. The role includes mentoring and coaching the Abu Dhabi team, and as such requires regular presence in the office, except when travelling for project work or other meetings. Some projects will require travel.
Please submit your application at our
Career Centre, by 11:59pm EST on 24 September 2022.
Your application should include a resume and cover letter. Please apply to only one position at Dalberg at any one time. You should apply to the position that is best suited to your current professional experience and to your first preference location. Candidates selected for interviews will be invited for a number of interviews to test analytical and conceptual thinking skills through consulting case questions, and to discuss interests and experience.
Owing to the large number of applications we receive; unfortunately, only successful candidates will be contacted.