Consultant

North Highland; Sandton; On-site; ZAR 500,000 - 700,000; Full time

Job summary

North Highland in Sandton is seeking a Consultant to join its Strategic Program Management practice. In this role, you will collaborate with clients to transform vision into reality and create lasting impact.

The ideal candidate should have 3+ years of project management experience, strong time management skills, and proficiency with MS Office tools. North Highland promotes a fair and equitable workplace and offers an opportunity to grow your career while making a significant impact.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of relevant work experience within Project Management.
• Excellent ability to uncover new opportunities for account growth.
• Proven capability to follow a structured approach in solving complex problems.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate across disciplines to deliver creative solutions.
• Develop and deliver presentations and organize client meetings.
• Actively contribute to business development proposals.

Skills

Project Management

Time Management

Communication

Collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree from an accredited college/university

Master's degree or applicable professional certifications

Tools

MS Office

Job description

Overview

MAKE STRATEGY A REALITY | ACCELERATE YOUR GROWTH | CHOOSE YOUR PATH. As the world's leading change and transformation consultancy, we're helping businesses move from strategy to reality by taking a pragmatic and practical approach to build solutions that last. We're seeking a Consultant in Johannesburg within our Strategic Program Management practice to help us take vision to value and create lasting impact.

Responsibilities

• Use knowledge to increase client impact, develop your skillsets, and grow your career.
• Make your mark by working directly with clients as a visible and engaged member of the team.
• Collaborate across disciplines to deliver creative solutions to client challenges.
• Play a key role on your team by developing and delivering presentations and written deliverables and organizing and facilitating client and internal meetings and workshops.
• Actively contribute to business development proposals and the identification of new opportunities.
• Establish positive relationships with clients and peers that build credibility, foster your support network, and empower career development.
• Develop a deeper understanding of our firm’s shared vision to build our clients’ capabilities and unleash their potential.
• Cultivate knowledge of our clients’ business models and increase your role in engagements.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of relevant work experience within Project Management.
• An entrepreneurial mindset, including an excellent ability to uncover new opportunities for account growth and impact.
• Strong time management, planning, and organization skills.
• The ability to quickly recognize different personal communication styles, and leverage those styles to build consensus and collaborate effectively.
• A proven capability to follow a structured approach when deciphering complex problems, and synthesizing results.
• The ability to establish credibility with clients and peers.
• Superior flexibility and collaboration skills, and the ability to draw on them in difficult, ambiguous, and fast-moving situations.
• Experience working on projects that cross into multiple disciplines and industries.
• Proficiency with MS Office tools.
• A bachelor’s degree from an accredited college/university. A master’s degree and/or applicable professional certifications are bonuses.
• Applicants must be authorized to work in South Africa, without the need for visa sponsorship by North Highland. Work visa sponsorship will not be provided, either now or in the future, for this position.

North Highland is an equal opportunity employer, and we adhere to all applicable laws and regulations to ensure a fair and equitable workplace. All qualified applicants will receive fair and impartial consideration without regard to race, color, sex, gender identity, religion, national origin, age, sexual orientation, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We handle all information in accordance with local privacy standards and maintain strict confidentiality.