Senior Manager Social Development – Gender, Equity and Social Inclusion at KPMG South Africa

Key roles and responsibilities

•  Business development – A lead role is business development strategy design and implementation. Generating new business, building and cultivating strong business relationships, and exhibiting technical and operational leadership to deliver quality, client- centric solutions to promote Gender, Equality, and Social  Inclusion in targeted countries in Africa.
• Client/project management – Lead/manage multiple projects or programs through the direction of a team of professionals and with the contribution of cross- divisional specialists. This includes support on negotiations, contractual arrangements, and delivery of engagements.
• Develop a portfolio of projects (cutting across Africa) by building and maintaining strategic relationships with senior stakeholders of  potential funding agencies.
•  Maintain awareness of target Donors social development programmes and tailoring specific solutions to address the social development needs identified. 
• Risk management – Ensure full compliance with KPMG's quality, risk and management requirements.
• Any other tasks that will be assigned to you.

 Academic/Professional qualifications and Experience:

• At least 10 years’ working experience in the international development sector or working with social development institutions, preferably in Africa;
• Proven experience of managing projects and teams in a development or professional services firm;
• At least 6 years of experience/knowledge working in the field of Gender, equity and social inclusion;
• Demonstrated ability to generate business and deliver work regarding climate adaptation and resilience;
• Track record of success in writing proposals and winning engagements;
• A relevant academic qualification: a Bachelor’s degree in Economics, Social sciences, gender, social development, Human rights, etc.  A post graduate qualification in Social Development, Gender, Human rights or a related field  would be essential.
• Established relationships and networks with Multilateral development organisations such as the World Bank, FCDO, USAID,  etc.
• Well-developed presentation, proposal and report writing, communication and interpersonal skills.

 Personal attributes:

• Good communication (written and verbal), numeracy, presentation and analytical skills
• IT proficiency, especially Microsoft Office
• An eye for detail
• Team player with leadership capability
• Excellent coordination and planning skills
• Must be fluent in English, proficiency in Portuguese is
• an added advantage

 We offer:

• An exciting opportunity to work with a Big 4 firm on cutting edge development programmes across Africa;
• Continuous learning and development;
• Exposure to multi-disciplinary client service teams;
• Unrivalled space to grow and be innovative;