Activation Hub Senior Associate

Our client is a leading global consulting firm, helping the world's top businesses, governments and organizations. Looking for a new "Activation Hub Senior Associate" covering Middle East region.

This position reports to the Activation Hub Director, Activation Hub Manager

Primary duties and responsibilities

Proposal development:

Play a leading role in proposal development to ensure the delivery of high impact proposals; from understanding of the situation, to perspectives, Why Us, experts selection and onboarding, and look and feel

Lead the research and demonstrate critical thinking to analyze the situation and develop preliminary hypothesis for the project

Develop concise and sales-oriented storylines with the support of the AH director and manager

Independently develop punchy credential sections (why S& sections) ensuring they highlight Strategy&s right to win

Build a relationship of trust, working closely with seniors across practices

Opportunities development:

Play a leading role in driving collaterals for the firms strategic platforms (e.g. ESG, Digital, Tourism, etc.)

Play a key role in developing country / regional level assessments and gaps providing support to leadership in their go-to-market strategy

Work closely with the AH director / manager to enhance the AH offerings and increase the impact of the AH mandate

Work management and structuring:

Work autonomously with high level guidance of the AH director or manager on different sections of the proposals

Showcase energy and perseverance to pursue creative solutions to complex issues and manage stress levels in case of tight deadlines

Coach and provide guidance for junior resource members to help them effectively perform their tasks

Train juniors on proposal delivery and general consulting toolkit

Maintain a high quality and accuracy of all facets of the deliverables

Expertise aggregation and knowledge management:

Play a key role in growing the firms knowledge platform, by contributing to growing the database of proposal content available

Ensure information on internal and external experts is well stored for future usage

Continuous innovation in proposal delivery:

Work closely with the design teams (VCS and RRD) on identifying and advancing new visualization or proposal delivery models

Stay on the lookout for innovation techniques that can be used in proposal delivery

Knowledge, skills, and abilities

Qualifications:

4+ years of consulting experience (Lead A or Junior SA level)

Good understanding of RFP process and proposal writing style

Ability to multitask and work well under pressure

Skills:

Strong oral and written communication skills with the ability to interact effectively with all levels of management

Demonstrated leadership and/or relationship-building skills

Solid research, analytical and problem-solving skills