Management Consultant at CORAT Africa

Duties

Business Development / Implementation

• Identify business opportunities in consultancy and research
• Plan and develop consultancy and research programmes in order to generate the budgeted revenue for the year
• Ensure proper job planning based on the client needs and financial constraints
• Design and develop proposals for Consultancy and Research assignments
• Design, plan and facilitate workshops, seminars and consultancy assignments
• Participate in Consultancy and Research Assignments
• Monitor, evaluate performance and achievement of Consultancy and Research budget.
• Develop and nature relationships with clientele and partners of CORAT Africa in such a way that enhances better collaboration and customer loyalty
• Identify business opportunities and develop solutions for implementation
• Ensure cost effectiveness and budgetary control measures for adequate surplus margins on assignments
• Ensure effective and efficient implementation of assignments - effective cost control on each assignment through budgets and cost monitoring tools

Special Programmes

• Coordinate successful implementation of the Consultancy Support Services under the Bread for the World Programme
• Planning for assignments with local partners in line with CSS funding agreement
• Prepare the Bi – annual narrative reports and ensure timely reporting to the donor partner
• Coordinate annual proposals for project funding

Quality Control

• Develop reports on assignments undertaken
• Review reports developed by Interns, Research Assistants, Consultants and Associate

Consultants on Consultancy and Research assignments

• Establish and maintain quality assurance on Consultancy and Research assignments
• Supervise and coordinate Associate Consultants on Consultancy and Research assignments

Administrative Roles

• Facilitate a supportive working atmosphere where all staff are valued
• Ensure successful achievement of your own performance targets
• Provide guidance and support to staff under your supervision to achieve their set performance targets
• Facilitate authorization of payments on assignments in which you are in-charge
• Undertake administrative role and coordination of the consultancy & research programmes

Budgets and Cost Control

• Monitor the annual departmental budget – Consultancy & Research Programmes
• Ensure that every assignment has a technical proposal and financial proposal
• Monitor assignment against budgets to avoid cost over runs
• Ensure payments to associate consultants are within the budget
• Control costs associated with the assignment such as printing, stationary, traveling etc to ensure that the assignment is profitable

Any other duty as will be assigned by the Managing Director

Skills

• Knowledge and understanding in aspects
• Project Management, evaluations, needs assessment, feasibility studies, baseline surveys, strategic development and organizational development
• Good organizational and negotiation skills
• Excellent data processing and IT skills.
• Strong attention to details
• Good communication and public Relation skills
• Conceptual and analytical skills
• Good report & proposal writing skills

Experience

• Minimum of 5 years of hands-on experience in a Management Position
• Experience in managing Donor Funded Projects and Reporting
• Experience in Donor Reporting

Education and Certification

Essential: Masters’ degree in Strategic Management

Desirable: Any other Recognized Professional Certifications

Personal Attributes

• High degree of self motivation
• Ability to work under minimum supervision
• Good interpersonal skills
• Problem solving skills
• Be of smart / professional appearance
• Tested integrity / Transparency
• Creative and innovative
• Mature person with diplomacy
• Client service oriented especially in pricing and service delivery
• Timely decisions in cost control and other financial decisions
• Flexibility in adjusting to sudden changes in work schedules
• Ability to travel out of normal work station and work for long hours, sometimes late into the night and during weekends and public holidays depending on the demands of the specific assignment.
• Be able to cope with pressure
• Be able to multi –task