CODEMSCH20221207
Location:
Johannesburg (South Africa), Nairobi (Kenya), London (UK), and Lagos (Nigeria) are preferable, but we are aware that great talent could be based anywhere globally.
Company Description:
Genesis Analytics is a global African consultancy with offices in Kenya, South Africa, Nigeria, Cte dIvoire and the UK, and representation in India, Canada and the US. We are an African firm with deep roots in the continent, but we are globally competitive, having worked in more than 90 countries globally.
The Centre of Digital Excellence (C0DE) at Genesis focuses on technology innovation and the opportunities this provides for improving the development potential of African nations, as well as managing the risks inherent in an increasingly digital world. We identify, quantify and enable economic and social opportunities in the digital economy to connect people to sources of income and service delivery. We work across the enablers required to scale these opportunities inclusively: digital and financial inclusion, digital upskilling and reskilling, inclusive tech-enabled business models, and policy and regulation. Read more about our digital opportunity on our website.
Creating income-generating opportunities at scale is the greatest development imperative of our time, given the wave of young Africans who are entering the labour market across the continent. This process needs to be supported by access to critical services, such as education and healthcare, to build the human capital of the continent and convert this demographic transition into a demographic dividend.
Technology innovation is at the heart of this process, both because it is reshaping the global economy (with significant risks to traditional sources of work and service delivery) and because it is giving rise to new and transformative approaches to delivering work opportunities and critical services.
We are reshaping the traditional arena of economic opportunity by placing digital technology at the centre of the agenda. We specialise in identifying and designing digital work and service delivery opportunities, and working with our partners to implement the enablers required to make them scale inclusively. We take an ecosystemic approach to enabling these opportunities, solving for a range of factors including (1) digital and financial inclusion, (2) building human capital, (3) inclusive tech applications and (4) an enabling policy and regulatory environment, including national strategy formulation and government capacity building.
We are looking for a dynamic individual with a strong consulting background who is passionate about enabling digital opportunities to join our C0DE team as a Manager. You will design and execute assignments focused on digital economy opportunities for our government, development and private sector clients. You will manage teams of junior consultants to deliver projects, provide the primary point of contact for clients and conduct business development activities to grow the digital opportunity portfolio of work.
What you will do:
You will work with Genesis colleagues to acquire, lead and deliver consulting projects to help our clients unlock and realise digital economy opportunities. You will do this by helping our clients to identify compelling tech-enabled opportunities to achieve their development objectives, scope the requirements for these opportunities to scale inclusively, design implementation plans to realise the opportunities, and assist with implementation support. You will oversee rigorous problem solving, strategy and programme design, and implementation support projects by leveraging Genesis problem solving and project management toolkit, collaborating with C0DE colleagues and building networks of partners. The intended result of this is that growing African populations will have better access to income-generating work and services through the smart application of digital technology. In each project, you will:
- Ensure service excellent and delivery;
- Manage interactions and negotiations with clients;
- Performance manage the team and team members;
- Ensure project profitability and efficiency;
- Assess and structure the problem to be solved, and approach to the analysis of data and information, testing and refining hypotheses, and drafting and communicating conclusions and recommendations to the client.
- In some cases, you will travel to do this, usually with colleagues.
- Business development in digital economy development, including responsibility for developing new client relationships and leading proposals;
- Identifying new approaches to digital economy development and incorporating these into our project work, as well as thought leadership articles, conference presentations, or innovative products for clients.
- Practice organisation, including working on practice strategy, business systems, recruiting, nurturing and managing consultants, and building and leading new specialisms in digital economy development.
- You will also make a contribution to wider firm strategy and organisation.
- How to structure and solve problems in a rigorous and collaborative way that actually leads to realising value.
- How to work effectively in diverse, lean, agile and professional teams.
- How to communicate effectively with colleagues and clients.
- About your own work and leadership styles and preferences.
- Specialist technical skills in digital economy development.
We are looking for a dynamic individual with a consulting background who is passionate about digital economy opportunities to join our Centre of Digital Excellence team.
KEY REQUIREMENTS:
The successful candidate must have a background in consulting with an understanding of how to scope, execute and manage consulting assignments. This includes business development for winning consulting assignments, managing the activities and outputs of junior team members, and engaging with clients.
The ideal candidate will have experience in digital economy opportunities, particularly those relating to digital work opportunities (including formal work opportunities in tech, gig economy opportunities across a variety of skill levels, IT-enabled services, and digital applications supporting SMMEs in sectors like agriculture and tourism) or digital service delivery (digital health, digital education or digital social services). They will also have experience in the enablers required for these opportunities to be scaled inclusively (tech policy and regulation, digital skills development, digital infrastructure and inclusion, innovative business models, etc.).
The ideal candidate will be located in one of Genesis offices - Nairobi, Johannesburg, Lagos, Abidjan or London - but must be willing to occasionally travel for assignments and spend some time at the Genesis head office in Johannesburg.
EDUCATION, KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, EXPERIENCE AND PERSONAL COMPETENCIES:
- 4-6 years of experience essential
- At least 4 years of consulting experience
- At least two years of experience in digital economy opportunities
- Experience with business development - identifying consulting opportunities, building relationships with client organisations, leading proposal formulation and contracting
- Experience working with African governments and international development organisations beneficial
- Masters degree in Economics, Law, Development, Public Policy or a related discipline
- Ability to travel
- Excellent project and people management abilities
- Strong problem solver and critical thinker
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to lead and manage small teams
HOW TO APPLY:
*** Take Note: Applications made via LinkedIn will not be reviewed. PLEASE read the entire requirements to understand how and where to apply. ***
- Please follow the online application process on the careers portal of the Genesis website
- We use an automated applicant tracking system in order to receive and manage all applications in one central point, and for this reason, we also do not accept any e-mailed CVs or applications
- Once you have applied via our career portal, you will receive a confirmation e-mail that your application was received, and your application will be reviewed within a few days of receipt
- NOTE: Please be advised that uploaded documents/attachments cannot bigger than 4MB in total, as the system will not accept your application if the uploaded documents exceed 4MB
- Applications can only be made online no other means of application will be accepted
DISCLAIMER:
- Relevant previous experience is essential
- Communication will be with short-listed candidates only - if you do not receive any feedback on your application within 3 weeks, please consider your application unsuccessful
- Genesis Analytics reserves the right not to proceed with an appointment of any advertised role
- All appointments will be made in line with Genesis Analytics Employment Equity Plan and Policies
- All applications will be treated confidentially
