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  • Posted: Nov 21, 2017
    Deadline: Not specified
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    Atkins plc is a British multinational engineering, design, planning, architectural design, project management and consulting services company headquartered in Epsom, Surrey. It was founded in 1938 by Sir William Atkins. We build long-term trusted partnerships to create a world where lives are enriched through the implementation of our ideas. 18,052 employ...
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    Regional Director - Sub Saharan Africa

    The role:

     

    The role has three major responsibilities:

    • Regional Business Development: The RD will lead the development of new business across the region, with support from country managers and technical practice leads.
    • Ensuring Quality of Delivery:The RD will be responsible for overall quality of programme design and implementation to ensure consistent delivery to high standards across the Aktis Africa portfolio.
    • Strategic and Operations Management:The RD will oversee management of Aktis’ operations in the region by supervising Country Offices in Sub-Saharan Africa. The RD is responsible for developing and executing a regional strategy that brings the offices together to share resources, lessons learned, programming best practices and region-wide trends.

    Location

    The RD will be based in Nairobi or another key African capital with regular travel to other offices in the region as well as to Head Office in London and other global locations as required.

    Requirements:

    • Senior management experience in business development, consulting, project leadership and delivery;
    • Strong strategic marketing expertise, with experience developing and communicating value propositions and comparative advantages to expand the business portfolio in an international development context;
    • Proven expertise in international development in the areas of security, justice, governance, conflict management and peacebuilding;
    • Substantial experience in project management, risk management, project quality assurance or related consulting areas;
    • Dynamic and results oriented leadership of dispersed, multidisciplinary teams, with a strong track record of direct personnel management;
    • High levels of analytical, written and oral communication skills in English
    • Intimate knowledge of the political and social contexts of Aktis’ countries of operation in Africa, and a wide network of regional contacts
    • French is advantageous

    Method of Application

    Interested canidates should please email CV and Cover Letter to recruitment@aktisstrategy.com. In the Cover Letter, please state the job you are applying for (Regional Director – Africa) in the subject of your email and the job reference number SSAFRD 17/01/RW

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