Consultant/Project Manager Jobs

Purpose and Position Summary:

The Consultant supports the activities of the company in areas of project implementation, business development and corporate development initiatives. The Consultant is a motivated and curious self-starter, continuously cultivating an ability to identify, communicate and develop practical and innovative solutions through research of best practices that can be adapted to our and our clients’ needs. They are committed to working in a team environment and providing support as needed to ensure client expectations are met and exceeded. More information on our website at https://www.i-financialconsulting.com/careers/consultant/

Core Areas of Accountability:

Business Development

• Supports development of corporate marketing materials
• Supports broader business development opportunities, such as identification of conferences and development of presentation materials.
• Conducts regular and consistent review of business development tenders and recommend opportunities that represent good corporate fit
• Leads and/or supports recruitment of team members for EOIs and proposals
• Produces content such as articles, blogs, and webinars to enhance the profile of IFCL with clients, prospective clients and business partners.
• Supports tracking and follow up on business development opportunities
• Leads and/or supports development of expressions of interest (EOIs) and proposals

Project Management

• Keeps knowledge and information flowing seamlessly throughout relevant stakeholders (IFCL internal Projects unit, projects team, consultants, clients, etc.)
• Supports project team before, during, and after in-country missions, joining missions as needed and organizing meetings and logistics for project team consultants
• Organizing and motivating project teams, managing consultant relationships and providing onboarding and support as needed, directing project teams through the project lifecycle
• Support in organizing the project within timelines that meet client expectations and availability of team resources and support work plan development as required
• Participates in project meetings and document the minutes, as required
• Supports in analyzing and managing project risk
• Monitors client interactions as needed to ensure each communication touchpoint demonstrates unified messaging
• Ensures client invoicing is performed in a timely manner in keeping with firm procedures; tracks invoicing based on project progress.
• Follows data management and project closing procedures for each project to enable clean archiving of project files.
• Documents project progress by using project management software to establish, track and monitor project deliverables and timeframes.

Project Delivery

• Develops graphics and support in data visualization of content for project outputs
• Prepares reports and/or presentations as needed for project milestones
• Organizes inputs from projects team to provide support in structuring report and/or presentation preparation and formatting in IFCL standard quality
• Conducts research and analysis for project outputs
• Provides coordination and logistics support as needed at direction of Project Manager

Client Relationships

• Supports the Project Manager or Project Team Lead in maintaining existing relationships to generate new business and develops new relationships.
• Supports the Project Manager or Project Team Lead in managing key account client relationships

Team Engagement

• Actively participates in weekly Project Meetings, reviewing workload and addressing concerns as issues arise
• Contribute to corporate strategy development and implementation
• Demonstrates and champions IFCL’s core values and related behaviors across all aspects of team interactions and project execution

Key Relationships and Interactions:

• Key collaborators: Projects unit, Business Development unit, Corporate Development unit
• Reports to the Director of Projects
• Key external interactions: clients, external technical experts (consultants)

The Person:

The ideal candidate will bring the following background and experience:

• Ability to work efficiently under pressure and maintain quality, detail and organization across multiple assignments
• Masters degree and at least 2-5 years of relevant work experience.
• At least 2 years of experience in managing projects funded by public or international development agencies and clients, and/or relevant private sector experience
• Ability to work and coordinate effectively with a remote team, building strong cross-functional relationships across the organization
• Ability to support development of quality, client-ready deliverables that reaches IFCL high quality standards
• Organizational and management skills required to coordinate and implement projects
• Experience in project management techniques, including monitoring, reporting, budgeting, staff management, and stakeholder management as well as knowledge management.