Senior Consultant - Strategy Consulting - Development Sector Consulting Firm

Hiring for a leading Consulting firm working in Development sector:

Senior Consultants will primarily work in the Inclusive Markets approach area. The Inclusive Markets approach leverages innovative business models to help address the problems of global poverty by providing the poor with beneficial products and better livelihoods. Projects range from market-building programs that involve direct engagement with entrepreneurs and low-income customers, to research projects where we investigate important issues and publish cutting-edge content for a global audience.

Responsibilities:

Senior Consultants are responsible for managing a discrete work stream or module within a broader project. Senior Consultants frequently support one or more Consultants or Associates. Typical Senior Consultant responsibilities include:

- Working with Managing Directors and Associate Directors to develop hypotheses and work plans that address project objectives

- Designing, executing and managing data gathering and analysis to generate robust and compelling insights that address module and the broader project objectives 

- Communicating viewpoints, ideas and analyses in articulate, compelling, and creative ways

- Helping to build and manage relationships with clients, funders, partners and other external stakeholders

- Contributing to the intellectual capital of the firm, finding ways to help the organization meet its own mission to advance the pace of social change 

- Playing an active role in developing the practice in India and contributing to the internal community in Mumbai and around the world 

- Providing professional development support to Consultants and Associates

Requirements:

Education & Experience:

- A graduate degree (e.g., MBA, PhD, MPP, or MPA) strongly preferred

- Prior experience in strategy consulting (2-3 years) or at a blue-chip corporate (2-4 years) or other relevant experience (e.g., roles that require rigorous research, qualitative and quantitative analysis, and strategic planning)

- Strong demonstrated interest in working for (or learning about) social impact

- Experience of living, studying or working in a developing country familiarity with India strongly desired

- Academic and/or practical grounding in business strategy, marketing, finance and operations, and related analytical techniques 

- Excellent academic credentials for undergraduate coursework and graduate coursework (if applicable)

- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, both written and verbal 

- Fluency in English is required

Proficiency in Hindi and other Indian languages is a plus

- Experience of managing own work streams

- Experience of managing junior colleagues

- Proficiency in Excel and PowerPoint

Personal Qualities:

- Strongly motivated to tackle the tough challenges of poverty and drive social change

- Intellectually curious, insightful and creative yet analytically rigorous

- Emotionally intelligent able to build strong relationships that inspire openness and trust; to collaborate in teamwork settings with colleagues and clients; and to balance inquiry and advocacy in all personal interactions

- Comfortable working on difficult, complex and ambiguous problems where there may be no definitive right answer

- Capable of working on multiple, overlapping tasks in a fast-paced environment

- Able to take initiative and drive work with moderate supervision and guidance

- Ability to travel domestically or internationally up to 30% of the time (travel requirement varies considerably by project)