Manager - Performance Improvement (PI) at Ernst & Young

1. Develop business by engaging with clients and building strong relationships, responding to proposals and originating opportunities as you work within client sites.
    
2. Lead and deliver client engagements that identify, design, and implement creative business solutions for clients in Government and Financial Services sectors.
    
3. Gather and organize information on problems and procedures for clients to ensure the coherence in presentation to different levels of client management team. Analyze and synthesize data gathered and develop solutions and alternative methods of proceeding.

1. Lead and manage a team through proposal development and project delivery. Design, evaluate, recommend, and review quality of all client deliverables. Lead team in developing and reviewing project timelines, project work plan, core client deliverables, and statements of work using PMO tools including MS Project.
    
2. Develop and implement plans for the organization’s products/services to meet established targets. Activities may include: market research, oversight of product development and design; pricing; launch new products; and monitor sales performance.
    
3. Contribute to business planning at the executive level to develop strategies consistent with the organization’s overall mission, vision and objectives.
    
4. Manage and develop team members by giving timely, relevant and constructive feedback as well as motivating and focusing the team on results.
    
5. Manage risk within the team by correctly identifying assignment risks, developing and implementing mitigation approaches in line with the firm’s QRM guidelines.

Qualifications:

• First class or second upper Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Business, Economics, Finance, Law, Engineering (any) or a related field.
• O’Level/KCSE– minimum grade B plus and a B and above in both English and Mathematics
• Five years of progressively responsible experience providing consulting services to clients in the in Government and/ or Financial Services
• Must have at least five years of experience with:
  • Developing and reviewing project timelines, project work-plan, core client deliverables, and statements of work using PMO tools including MS Project;
  • Collecting quantitative and qualitative data by reviewing and using expert interviews, and other sources;
  • Synthesizing and presenting insights and strategic recommendations and reports, highlighting key issues, trends and focus points for senior executive audience.
  • Team leadership and management
• A master’s degree from a recognised university will be an added advantage.
• Experience in a consulting firm will also be an added advantage for this role.
• Demonstrable versatility in responding to client requirements in growth and customer strategy, finance function effectiveness or operational effectiveness in general.
• Strong leadership and team management skills