Principal, Consulting at Open Capital Advisors

Open Capital Advisors is a management consulting and financial advisory firm that drives growth, enables investment, and builds markets across Africa. We help high-impact businesses achieve scale, support investors to deploy capital, and enable the public sector to drive market-based solutions. Since we founded Open Capital in 2010, we have completed more than 700 engagements across 23 countries in Africa. Open Capital is a diverse, global team of 150 focused on advancing African economies and solving some of its most pressing challenges. We are advisors to the most innovative businesses, investors, and donors to scale businesses, structure and invest capital, and enable market-based solutions.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Principal, Consulting

Location: Lagos, Nigeria
Job Type: Full Time
Category: Management Consulting

The Role

• You are a senior member of our management, at the heart of Open Capital. You oversee multiple client projects, serve as a thought partner to many of the world’s most exciting and impactful development partners, investors, and businesses, and build a platform to drive OCA’s mission.

Key Responsibilities

• Participating and driving the overall strategic direction of the company, working closely with our Partners and the rest of the senior management team.
• Identifying client challenges and opportunities for growth and developing and implementing strategies to address them effectively and supporting implementation.
• Serving as a thought leader and trusted advisor to senior-level clients, collaborating with them to co-creating initiatives and structuring new projects.
• Overseeing client project management and work planning, taking significant responsibility for key milestones and deliverables.
• Managing, coaching and developing teams of Project Leaders, Associates, and Analysts, providing guidance and supporting in project execution.
• Assuming management responsibility for OCA's growth, including budgeting, resource allocation, and performance monitoring.
• Leverage OCA's international brand in the impact investing and frontier market space to achieve ambitious growth goals.
• Overseeing business development and new idea origination, building your own deep networks and developing innovative solutions with our Partners
• Leading internal strategic initiatives and contributing to the development and implementation of organizational policies and processes
• Participating in internal management platforms like internal Committees to ensure quality decision-making.
• Reinforcing the firm culture and earning trust internally & externally as thought leader.

Who You Are
You want to make a difference in your work and share our optimism for what we can achieve! You have:

• MBA or advanced degree helpful but not required.
• 10+ years of proven experience at a top global management consulting or development consulting firm or experience as an entrepreneur or leader in a high-growth business, with significant responsibility for deliverables, partnership formation, and client service.
• Demonstrated ability to manage, coach and lead teams.
• Proven ability to set strategies and drive these to completion, taking ownership of the results.
• Strong communication skills and analytical abilities and insightful, structured way of presenting information.
• Adaptability and ability to work across functions. 
• Ability to effectively work with clients at all levels and backgrounds, managing complex situations with many stakeholders.
• Experience in Africa is preferred but not required.
• Interest in sectors helping drive African economies, such as agriculture, energy access, financial services, healthcare, among others  
• Professional fluency in English with fluency in French or African languages as a strong plus. Applicants interested in Abidjan & Dakar locations should be fluent in both French and English.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online

Note

• OCA currently offers work permit sponsorship for all offices except Cote d’Ivoire, Nigeria, Senegal, and Ghana. Work authorization in these locations is a prerequisite for employment.
• If you’re passionate about driving change while working with our amazing team, tell us about yourself by filling out the recruiting form and sharing your Cover Letter/CV. We greatly appreciate your interest, but only shortlisted candidates will be contacted due to the high volume of applications.