Engagement Manager | Public Sector - Strategy Consulting | Dubai Based

at  FTI Consulting Inc

Based within our Strategy Consulting business line, an Engagement Manager manages the comprehensive end-to-end delivery of a project (scope, content leadership, relationships with project owner, team management) with limited supervision from a Principal or Managing Director

Responsibilities:

• Define project scope and dynamically find solutions to unexpected situations.
• Manage the comprehensive end-to-end delivery of a project with limited supervision from a Principal and/ or Partner, identify key time scales for the different modules, and take responsibility for junior team members’ delivery.
• Manage and coach junior team members, delegating and overseeing tasks and modules
• Assist partners with BDV efforts through identifying leads and supporting throughout the selling process
• Develop key hypothesis and autonomously structure projects end-to-end identifying the key modules
• Independently structure and produce project documents end-to-end, providing holistic and valuable insights and recommendations
• Provide regular updates to the partner leading the project and manage the day to day relationship with the client
• Act as an expert in a range of telecom topics, leading the development of intellectual capital and coaching other team members on these topics.
• Defines project scope and is able to dynamically find solutions to unplanned situations.
• Capable of taking on Principal-level responsibility if a principal is absent.
• Work plan development: Develops core work plan and negotiates it with the client. Assigns resources, identifies key risks and defines solutions
• Status reporting: Raises flags to Partners before the project start. Fully trusted by seniors, from Principal to Partner; and c-level clients
• Commitment to delivery: Delivers high quality outputs within set deadlines

Qualifications & Experience:

• 5-7 years’ experience within a top tier management consultancy firm
• In depth knowledge and interest in the Public Sector
• An MBA from a leading global business school

Skills & Competencies:

• Highly organized and structured, with excellent problem solving skills
• Flexible to accommodate frequent travel
• Builds good professional and personal relationships with client teams at senior management levels
• Quickly gains comfort with content areas which are unfamiliar and drives content leadership
• Team player and leader, who will act as a role model and mentor to junior consultants
• Exceptional interpersonal skills with the ability to influence and add value
• Mature demeanor and positive attitude, as well as discretion and sensitivity when dealing with clients

• Define project scope and dynamically find solutions to unexpected situations.
• Manage the comprehensive end-to-end delivery of a project with limited supervision from a Principal and/ or Partner, identify key time scales for the different modules, and take responsibility for junior team members’ delivery.
• Manage and coach junior team members, delegating and overseeing tasks and modules
• Assist partners with BDV efforts through identifying leads and supporting throughout the selling process
• Develop key hypothesis and autonomously structure projects end-to-end identifying the key modules
• Independently structure and produce project documents end-to-end, providing holistic and valuable insights and recommendations
• Provide regular updates to the partner leading the project and manage the day to day relationship with the client
• Act as an expert in a range of telecom topics, leading the development of intellectual capital and coaching other team members on these topics.
• Defines project scope and is able to dynamically find solutions to unplanned situations.
• Capable of taking on Principal-level responsibility if a principal is absent.
• Work plan development: Develops core work plan and negotiates it with the client. Assigns resources, identifies key risks and defines solutions
• Status reporting: Raises flags to Partners before the project start. Fully trusted by seniors, from Principal to Partner; and c-level clients
• Commitment to delivery: Delivers high quality outputs within set deadline