Dalberg

Position: CONSULTANT

Job Time: Full-Time

Job Type: Permanent

Place of Work: Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Posted date: 40 minutes ago

Application Deadline: Sep, 30/2021 (17 days left)

ABOUT DALBERG

We are a global group working to build a more inclusive and sustainable world where all people, everywhere, can reach their fullest potential. We partner with and serve communities, governments, and companies throughout the world, providing an innovative mix of advisory, investment, research, analytics, and design services. Today’s complex global problems require new solutions. Comprised of Dalberg Advisors, Dalberg Data Insights, Dalberg Design, Dalberg Implement, Dalberg Media and Dalberg Research; our businesses approach problems differently and work together to create impact at scale. We are from everywhere, at home anywhere - an African and American company as much as an Asian, Middle Eastern, and European one.

Dalberg is a place where a diverse mix of talented individuals are able to bring their authentic selves to work – whether it’s how you identify, where you come from, the languages you speak, the person you love, the way you worship. Dalberg is a home where people feel safe, understood, nurtured and encouraged to grow.

As a team of 650+ people from 55 countries, speaking over 90 languages collectively, with a nearly 50% female leadership team, Dalberg places diversity, equity and inclusion principles at the heart of our organization and the work we do alongside our clients, partners and communities.

Established in 2001 by experienced private sector consultants, Dalberg operates from 30 worldwide locations. 

ABOUT YOU

You aspire to become a leader in global development by tackling global issues, from malnutrition to climate change to economic growth, ensuring no population is left behind. You enjoy collaborating with teams while traveling and working across continents and cultures. You excel in quantitative and qualitative analysis, and you want to put your skills to work – transforming organizations, advising investors, and shaping new initiatives. You are a committed self-starter with an excellent academic record, a passion for development and an entrepreneurial spirit.

Dalberg consultants live and work around the world, creating a network of local experience anchored by our offices in Africa, Latin America, North America, Europe and Asia. Dalberg combines ground-level insight with experience from top-tier professional services firms and leading academic institutions to create actionable solutions to the world’s most pressing issues.

Typical qualifications for a Consultant:

• Minimum of Bachelor’s degree in Business, Economics, International Relations or a related field
• Excellent academic record
• Minimum 2 years experience as a ‘top performer’ at a leading international management consultancy, or a similar type of private sector experience
• Strong analytical abilities, both quantitative and qualitative
• Ability to present information in an insightful and structured manner, both written and oral
• Experience living and working in different cultures; time spent in developing countries strongly preferred
• Professionalism and demonstrated experience working directly with clients, including senior management of corporate and/or top officials in the public sector
• Sensitivity to the political and cultural environments of international public agencies or similarly complex environments
• Demonstrated fluency with English speaking and writing skills; proficiency with other languages a plus (e.g. Amharic)

Note: Employment in all the Dalberg offices is conditional on the candidate having or obtaining the requisite authorization to live and work in that country.

WHAT YOU WILL DO AND HOW YOU WILL GROW

Consultants play a significant role in driving the delivery of innovative and results-oriented solutions for our clients. They lead research and analysis for the case, framing the team’s knowledge base around the topic at hand. This includes both, quantitative rigor and gaining primary insights through interviews with stakeholders. As those who dive deep into the issues, they think critically and creatively to develop insights based on their findings from the research process. They gain a broad knowledge base that cuts across sectors and geographies while driving the core of every project’s work. Not only do Consultants work closely with their managers, but they are also tasked with gaining trust and credibility by working directly with clients and change-makers. Our recent Consultants have conducted a landscape analysis of the micronutrient malnutrition sector, compiled a comprehensive report on the state of the off-grid solar lighting market across Africa and conducted a market scoping study of the inclusive business sector in India and Sri Lanka.

Dalberg is a platform for change. Our staff is empowered to start new programs, institute best practices, and develop traditions that will define the Dalberg experience for years to come. Innovation and entrepreneurship are not only valued at Dalberg; they are essential to our firm’s success. In addition to providing training, management-level advising, and mentoring, we empower consultants to learn by doing, engaging them as core members of project teams from day one.

ABOUT OUR CLIENTS

Our clients come to us with some of the most difficult global problems, seeking solutions where the obvious ones have failed. We are entrepreneurs and innovators, designers and creative problem solvers, thinkers, and doers who supply new ideas, drawing from a deep base of knowledge that cuts across sectors and geographies and is growing every day. We partner with and serve communities, governments, and companies throughout the world. Some of our recent clients include foundations such as the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, corporations such as Pepsi and Vodafone, multilateral institutions such as the World Bank and the Inter-American Development Bank, UN Agencies such as UNICEF and the UNEP, and government agencies such as DFID and the Ethiopian Agricultural Transformation Agency.

How to apply

Please submit your application by 30 September 2021.

NB: Your application should include a resume, cover letter and a short essay. During the same recruitment period, please only apply to one position at Dalberg. This position should be the role best suited to your current professional experience and to your first preference location. You will have the opportunity to rank your next 2 location preferences within your application, in case there are openings in other offices.

In addition to your cover letter, please respond to ONE of the following questions (limit your response to 500 words or less):

1. Describe the most important innovation for ending poverty that you believe is currently being misunderstood
2. Working at Dalberg, you will get to advise leaders of large NGOs, international companies and government agencies on what they should do to more effectively end poverty. What messages would you like to bring to these leaders and why?

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Candidates selected for interviews will be invited for a number of interviews to test their consulting skills through case questions and to discuss their interests and experience. As the interviews progress to the second and final rounds, candidates may be asked to interview in person at a Dalberg office.

Owing to the large number of applications we receive; unfortunately, only successful candidates will be contacted.