Your Impact

• You’ll work in our Nairobi office and be part of our Africa Professional Development Team. You’ll be responsible for managing and coordinating the staffing and professional development activities for the consultants that are part of the Nairobi office, and work with the rest of the professional development team on Africa wide projects and initiatives.
• You will also work closely with the Leadership in our Nairobi office and the rest of Africa, and the relevant African Firm service professionals (Professional Development, Human Resources, Recruiting, Finance).
• As a Professional Development colleague, you will be responsible for managing the staffing process including (but not limited to) obtaining detailed information from Partners regarding client engagement and staffing needs; developing professional relationships with consultants to understand their experience, aspirations and circumstances; providing coaching and guidance to the consultants on their staffing and professional development; recommending best available teams for each study, balancing client, team and individual needs; communicating decisions and rationale; coordinating with other relevant departments such as finance and recruiting.

Your qualifications and skills

• Undergraduate degree required with 4+ years of experience in human resources or administration within a professional services firm
• Experience in mentoring, coaching and advising of young professionalsExperience and confidence in using IT-based systems and tools
• Strong passion for people related topicsHigh integrity, maturity and fairness in dealing with people and confidential information. Comfort with conflict and courage to stand firm on decisions Strong problem-solving skills and flexibility to deal with ambiguous (sometimes conflicting) situations and obstacles in a fast-paced and quick-changing environment; ability to build consensus;
• Excellent organisational and project management skills, ability to structure thinking and work, ability to multitask, and track record of strong demonstrated leadership
• Great energy, drive and entrepreneurshipComfort with numbers, analysis and systems
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills (oral, written and listening) with groups of varying size and at all levels; strong influencing capabilities.
• Ability to connect/collaborate with Partners, consultants and other Firm service professionals