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  • Posted: Feb 22, 2023
    Deadline: Not specified
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  • Our purpose is to unlock value in Africa. We use our analytical capabilities to improve decision-making and, through better decisions, to unlock substantial value for our clients and society. While we are the largest economics-based consulting firm in Africa, we use a large number of techniques and approaches to achieve clarity for decision-makers. We wor...
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    K12 Manager

    Project acquisition

    • Define, develop and deliver strategy, client account plans and opportunity pipelines for key clients and markets in education.
    • Engage across the education portfolio to identify and prioritise projects where we can have substantial impact, in line with strategic priorities.
    • Identify and build relationships with external partners for potential projects that share Genesis’ values and complement our skills.
    • Build relationships across Genesis to ensure we apply learning from all relevant projects and processes.
    • Manage the bid process for priority projects, from pre-positioning, identifying key issues, partnership development, bid writing and submission, ensuring not only commercial compliance but a distinctive offer describing and providing substantial impact on education outcomes for poor and marginalised people.

    Project management

    • Project management of key education projects, and responsibility for ensuring strong project management arrangements for all K-12 projects, so that they deliver to impact, timetable, and budget.
    • Ensure that learning from K-12 projects is captured and shared within and across the education and youth service lines to maximise their impact.
    • Ensure that learning from wider Genesis experience is applied to the strategy, management and delivery of K-12 projects
    • Contribute to Genesis’ thought leadership by ensuring reflections on education projects are shared through relevant key intellectual platforms.

    Service line management

    • Line manage the team of consultants working in K-12
    • Develop and deliver K-12 strategy including recruitment, growing the service line’s impact, and setting and hitting financial, project and impact targets
    • Manage the interface between the K-12 service line and the wider education portfolio (ECE, K-12 and school-to-work)  
    • Contribute to improvements in the efficiency of K-12 service line organisation

    Requirements

    Who you are

    The ideal Genesis candidate carries a balanced combination of intellect, strong technical skills, and a consulting character to match. Such candidates:

    • Are passionate, self-motivated and energetic problem-solvers
    • Value integrity and exhibit exemplary ethical behaviour
    • Are analytical thinkers and fast learners with an excellent academic record.

    For this role, the preferred candidate will possess the following essential qualifications and skills:

    • Master’s degree in Economics, Development Studies, Statistics or similar
    • At least 5 years’ relevant professional experience in youth, education, social protection or other social sectors.
    • Entrepreneurial skills, and an ability to grow and develop high quality consulting work with limited supervision;
    • Knowledge of the global education policy and programmatic landscape, especially in Africa and the Middle East
    • A demonstrated passion for development and commitment to achieving results and having a positive impact on the world, and an awareness of the technical and political challenges involved.
    • Ability to communicate effectively with colleagues and clients, both verbally and in writing.
    • Strong interpersonal skills, especially with colleagues and line reports
    • Proficiency in Word and Excel.

    Other desirable skills and competencies include:

    • Experience managing teams delivering technical assistance in education in low- and middle-income countries;
    • Experience winning proposals for technical assistance in education, ideally for bilateral, multilateral and other international development organisations.
    • Ability to deliver an established business strategy while making any necessary course corrections
    • Problem-solving through clear thinking, and strong quantitative and qualitative analytical skills in a flexible, consultative, adaptable manner which does not compromise on quality.
    • Proficiency in other advanced software packages, such as STATA, R, Python, data visualisation, presentation or design software, and GIS
    • Languages relevant to Genesis’ geographies, including French and Arabic

    Additional information:

    • All applications must be made online on the Genesis website
    • Genesis is committed to a diverse and representative leadership team and as such strongly encourage under-represented groups to apply, including women, transgender, people of colour and other-abled individuals.
    • Genesis is a family-friendly employer and provides flexible working arrangements, including remote working, as well as provisions for parental leave.
    • Genesis’ pay equity committee is also committed to actively managing any gender pay gap
    • Applicants must be eligible to work and willing to be based in any one of the following countries: South Africa, Kenya, United Kingdom, or the Middle East.
    • Candidates should be willing to travel for short periods of time (1-4 weeks at a time) to countries to conduct fieldwork depending on project requirements
    • Applications will be reviewed on a regular basis: we recommend interested candidates submit their applications now.

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    Method of Application

    Interested and qualified? Go to Genesis Analytics on genesis.mcidirecthire.com to apply

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