Senior Manager, Circular Economy (ESG) - Africa at KPMG

Position Summary

KPMG Africa is looking for a best-in-class candidate to help grow the circular economy business across our different sectors and service lines in Africa. The ideal applicant would be able to find client opportunities for KPMG, manage and develop the relationships with partners, develop appropriate market strategies and assist in execution. Predominantly a client facing role, a key performance metric is the sales and revenue generated for KPMG- though it does not exclude the need to formalise and structure the operational support required to build this practice internally

Role and Responsibilities
Alliance Partners:

• Proactive seek alliance partners to work with in the area of circular economy.
• Develop a database of potential alliance partners to work with.
• Identify and execute key activities that will further grow the alliance partnership (e.g. planning of joint marketing events).
• Collaborate with our local, regional and global ESG leaders and technical leads.

Sales Pipeline Development and Execution:

• Own, understand and manage the circular economy sales pipeline from awareness to conversion.
• A hands-on approach to sales, marketing, and awareness activities - engagement in direct sales opportunities with clients or assistance in RFPs/other opportunities.
• Harvest current channels for leads and develop sustainable new leads channels to keep the pipeline active. (This includes deal creation with or without involvement of partners.)
• Create and report back on key pipeline metrics, keeping internal stakeholders up to date with opportunities available.
• Initiate and support business development interactions between key staff and responsible partners to shape pursuits and proposals.
• Lead business development that results in winning work for the firm.

Practice Formalisation and Development:

• Optimize the current operations, management process and reporting.
• Connect and learn from KPMG’s global decarbonization hub and EMA ESG hub on how they manage their relationships & pipeline.
• Work with the marketing team to develop targeted campaigns and strategy specific materials.
• Report to Africa ESG lead partner on key performance metrics – Pipeline and assignments.

Skills and attributes required for this role:

• Understanding of ESG and especially the circular economy aspects, including public sector and private sector aspects.
• Ability and experience to generate demand for ESG/circular economy consulting business.
• Ability to create new, profitable lead channels while mining existing sales channels for opportunities.
• Ability to present and communicate clearly with client stakeholders.
• Must be able to work autonomously and in a team, while seeking leadership guidance appropriately.
• Ability to plan, coordinate and track multiple business development activities.

Advantageous:

• Previous experience of working in a global consulting firm and/or familiarity with the services provided.
• Demonstrate ability to articulate and deliver circular economy business solutions that address real issues in Africa.
• Previous experience in leading or delivery of circular economy or related solutions in global firm – ESG driven.

Minimum requirements (including qualifications and experience)

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited college/university or equivalent experience.
• Minimum of 7 years’ experience in a consulting role with at least 2-3 years’ experience in circular economy or offering similar services.
• Verifiable history of meeting/ exceeding sales targets and finding new sales channels or pathways to sell circular economy solutions.
• Demonstrated understanding of circular economy and ESG solutions.
• Must be technically strong in the waste management and recycling space.
• Experience in working with International Development Agencies is a plus.
• A post graduate qualification or accreditation in the relevant ESG area is an added advantage.
• Proven ability to lead and manage cross-jurisdictional teams.
• Ability to travel across Africa to events and meetings in addition to working from local office or home office.

We offer:

• An exciting opportunity to work with a Big 4 firm on cutting edge development projects across Africa.
• Continuous learning and development.
• Exposure to multi-disciplinary client service teams.
• Unrivalled space to grow and be innovative.

KPMG is committed to achieving gender balance. Female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply for this position