Senior Development Consultants - 2 Positions in Uganda
14 July 2022
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Contact: Duncan Kayiira
Are you an experienced development consultant with at least three years of experience? We are excited to have you explore our Development Consultant (DC) role. As a Development Consultant, you will apply and develop your analytical, interpersonal, creative thinking, business management and leadership skills, while working side by side with some of the best Consultants in the industry.
Job description
As a Development Consultant you will play a supplementary role to project managers and learn through professional development the key skills for business development, project management, financial administration/project coordination and technical support to projects.
You will gather and analyse data, assist with project management tasks, make recommendations to improve the project management process, develop reports, and interact with clients to keep them updated and get their feedback.
The specific roles are highlighted below:
(1) Proposal/Bid preparation – you will be responsible for preparing at least 4 technical and financial bids on a monthly basis.
(2) Project execution and reporting - you will participate in project design, development of data collection tools, field data collection, data coding, cleaning and analysis, report writing etc.
(3) Business Development – you will conduct market research and identify target clients, assess possible demand for our services and potential barriers to entry, subscribe to industry-related tender portals, databases, forums and blogs to get real time access to tenders before they are advertised, identify firms to consider for a joint venture/partnership especially entering an entirely new market, with limited core competences to leverage
(4) Internal & external stakeholder relationship management - you will maintain good relationships with the people who have most impact on your work, communicating with each one in the right way which will play a vital part in keeping them on board.
(5) Administrative roles – you will maintain records of project management procedures for future reference, updating the department’s credentials, work in various fields and provide a range of support services to senior consultants in project-related and client-related activities.
(6) Any other duties as maybe assigned from time to time by the Senior Development Consultant.
Desired Qualifications, skills and attributes
Qualifications & Experiences:
- A bachelor’s degree any field from a recognized university.
- Post graduate training in research, project management is an added advantage
- Knowledge of MS Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
- Well-developed core consulting skills of research, analysis, presentation, and attention to detail
Competences:
- Energetic
- Excellent analytical skills & aptitude for creative thinking
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Strong team collaboration skills
- High degree of emotional intelligence to effectively deal with diverse clients and teams
- Confidence and maturity to work with senior executives
- Time management
- Flexibility
- integrity i.e., comfortable handling confidential information
- Ability to be self-directed and be an independent contributor to the team
What to expect
Consultancy work is constantly evolving and demands flexible hours of work, and a dedication to meet project milestones and deadlines. It involves a high level of responsibility and accountability. Consultants may spend considerable time travelling between client sites in and out of the country. Considerable time away from home will be required where field work is involved.
*BDO has a strong commitment to diversity. Initiatives such as targeted recruitment, internal mentoring and diversity networks for career growth are established.
How to apply:
Candidates that know they meet the above criteria and have what it takes to excel in the above position should send as one attachment, their applications with an updated CV with 3 referees and academic certificates/testimonials to humanresources@bdo-ea.com not later 22nd July 2022.