Lead and deliver complex client projects across Sub-Saharan Africa, serving as the main point of contact while ensuring high-quality outcomes. You'll diagnose operational challenges, develop actionable insights, and guide teams to close performance gaps in sectors such as Mining, Oil & Gas, or Chemicals, or within functional domains like Operational Risk Management and Operational Excellence.
Key Responsibilities
- Apply deep industry and technical knowledge to assess trends, evaluate new technologies, and recommend improvements that create measurable value.
- Proactively identify risks, opportunities, and emerging patterns within your area of expertise, contributing to the development and refinement of intellectual property.
- Develop and share thought leadership through publications, internal training, and external presentations, including dss+ Points of View.
- Supervise project execution, ensuring quality deliverables, effective governance, and alignment with strategic objectives.
- Mentor junior consultants on project management best practices, client engagement, and solution delivery.
- Structure complex problems to generate clear insights and recommendations that influence client decision-making, even in challenging environments.
- Lead client meetings to drive alignment, manage change, and build trust with senior stakeholders.
- Support business development by contributing to proposals, defining project scope, and helping expand the client base through targeted outreach.
- Collaborate with leadership to identify new business opportunities and strengthen the sales pipeline.
Qualifications and Skills
You bring a Bachelor’s degree in business, engineering, or a related field, along with 7–10 years of client-facing experience in consulting or industry. Prior work in established consulting firms is essential. You excel in strategic planning, problem-solving, and stakeholder engagement.
- Strong project management and analytical abilities, with proficiency in both quantitative and qualitative methods.
- Experience managing time and priorities effectively in fast-moving environments.
- Familiarity with business development processes and revenue generation activities.
- Advanced skills in Microsoft Office (PowerPoint, Word, Visio, Excel, Access) and project collaboration tools such as Asana, JIRA, or Confluence.
- A postgraduate degree in a relevant field is an advantage, as is specialized technical knowledge in areas like risk management or innovation.
Our Culture
This role is rooted in a purpose-driven environment that prioritizes people, sustainability, and real-world impact. We combine a problem-solving mindset with a commitment to living our core values—integrity, collaboration, and accountability—every day. You’ll join a diverse, passionate team focused on creating lasting change through practical, human-centered solutions.
