Senior Project Leader 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 ae recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Senior Project Leader

Location: Lagos
Employment Type: Full-time
Category: Management Consulting

The Role

• You are at the heart of Open Capital, directly leading multiple client projects at a time, solving a diverse range of problems across sectors in Africa, and acting as a trusted advisor to many of the world’s most exciting and impactful development partners, investors, and businesses.
• You manage and coach our Analysts and Associates and work closely with Partners and Principals, who coach you as you grow to be a senior leader at a global level.

Key Responsibilities

• As a senior leader, you will oversee multiple projects, solve client challenges and designing impactful solutions for a range of clients, including businesses, investors, and development partners. See here for various past examples
• Lead multiple projects in developing business & industry strategies, structuring capital raises, and building creative approaches to broad development challenges.
• Execute results-oriented solutions that generate significant impact and outcomes. We are not typical consultants, our work typically extends across multiple engagements working closely with our partners over time to ensure action is taken and support implementation    
• Oversee project management and work plans and take significant responsibility for key milestones and deliverables.
• Manage and coach junior team members, while closely collaborating with our Principals and Partners to develop your own skills and experience to become Principal at Open Capital
• Support business development and new idea origination and build your own deep networks and develop innovative solutions with our partners

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

• 8-12 years of proven experience at a top global management consulting firm, investment firm, or experience as an entrepreneur or leader in a high-growth business, with significant responsibility for deliverables and client service. MBA or advanced degree helpful but not required
• 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  
• Experience managing teams and coaching junior team members
• Excellent communication and analytical skills
• 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.