Job Description

• Support the Practice Leaders or Project Leaders with executive summaries and in-depth research by working through a wide range of information tools and proprietary databases
• Conduct primary research, collect and analyse secondary research, extrapolate key insights and prepare detailed reports and presentations based on research findings
• Prepare high quality presentations for clients including visually compelling documents, reports, and charts.
• Lead small workstreams within larger projects and ensure project deliverables are completed on time and meet quality standards
• Assist project team with relationship development, client need identification and proposal preparation

Qualifications

• Bachelor's in Public Administration, Public Policy, Business Administration, or a related field

Experience

• 6 - 8+ years of experience in consulting, with a significant focus on public sector projects or significant experience in the public sector in an internal consulting role
• Previous experience of working with government clients is a plus
• Relationships with public sector leaders and a proven ability to manoeuvre through government channels

Skills and Competencies

• Consulting business knowledge
• Arabic speaker mandatory - UAE national preferred
• Analytical skills - Ability to synthesize information and glean key concepts and trends from the information, provide own point of view and insights in the deliverables. Summarize and evaluate research findings
• Communication skills - Excellent written, verbal communication and listening skills. Ability to communicate complex findings clearly and concisely
• Entrepreneurial mindset – Develop innovative solutions to solve client problems and adapt to work in dynamic work environments
• Project delivery – Accountable and driven. Takes full responsibility for independent modules of the work and consistently deliver timely and high-quality execution of assigned analysis
• Client Engagement - Ability to maintain ongoing contact with individual client representatives during and after projects