Team Leader – UK PACT at KPMG

Key roles and responsibilities

• The Team Leader will be responsible for the overall strategy, direction and operations of the programme and ensure successful performance and delivery of outputs and results.
• He/She will provide leadership, guidance and oversight for the design of country funding strategies, with the aim of creating transformational change based on the UK PACT theory of change.
• The Team Leader will also lead on the further development of an implementation plan for each fund and country, taking into account the country context, country-specific risks, country-specific GESI considerations and market capacity.
• This position will play a key role in developing good working relationships with counterparts at FCDO, interfacing with policymakers across the UK Government, international and host-country stakeholders.
• The Team Leader will lead a lean global core Programme Management Unit (PMU) with centrally based contracts, procurement and finance team. The position will report to KPMG’s Programme Director and other members of the senior leadership team.

Academic/Professional qualifications and Experience:

• Advanced academic qualifications or substantial experience in a climate-related discipline, such as climate policy, energy transition, green/climate finance, or natural resources management; with at least 12 years working at a senior level in international development.
• Demonstrable experience leading and delivering multi-country FCDO/UK government programmes will be essential.
• Previous experience in managing complex platforms that have influenced the low-carbon transition and uptake of low-carbon policy in any sector of the economy will be key for this role.
• Advanced academic qualifications or substantial experience in a climate-related discipline, such as climate policy, energy transition, green/climate finance, or natural resources management; with at least 12 years working at a senior level in international development.
• Experience of running multi-country/multi-region international development programming, particularly similar programmes (for example, capacity building/technical assistance, peer-to-peer/partnership working).
• International portfolio and supplier management experience at a senior level with oversight of all aspects of programme implementation including overall management of the programme, finances and operational procedures.
• Proven experience of designing and delivering a programme and team strategy to bring together programme ambition with operational delivery across a number of sub-suppliers, delivery components and countries.
• Expertise in the management of the country programme, skillshares and secondment delivery chains including ensuring effective quality assurance and peer review.
• Strong track record of managing delivery of suppliers through commercial mechanisms/ frameworks.
• Strong track record of managing risk, and adaptive and flexible approaches to delivery in complex portfolios.
• Expertise in working cross-sectors, bringing together political, economic and development issues.
• Experience in leading and managing multidisciplinary and cross-cultural teams, and working within a range of cultural contexts.
• Experience and existing FCDO/sector relationships in one or more of the core countries covered by UK PACT (Kenya, South Africa, Nigeria, Mexico, Brazil, Colombia, Indonesia, India, Thailand, Vietnam). Wider experience will be advantageous
• Deep understanding of gender and social inclusion as it relates to the delivery of international development programming.
• Prior experience in a Team Leader, Programme Director or similar role for FCDO will be advantageous

Personal attributes:

• Excellent communication (written and verbal), numeracy, presentation and analytical skills.
• Strong leadership capability and cross-cultural skills.
• IT proficiency, especially Microsoft Office.
• An eye for detail.
• Excellent coordination and planning skills.

We offer:

• An exciting opportunity to work with a Big 4 firm on global development priorities.
• Continuous learning and development.
• Exposure to multi-disciplinary client service teams.
• Unrivalled space to grow and be innovative.
• Opportunity for international travel.

If your career aspirations match this exciting opportunity, please use the email below to apply:

DASproposals@kpmg.co.ke. quoting ‘Team Leader UK PACT’.