Associate Director - London Office

Position : Associate Director, London Office
Terms: Freelance/Flexible
Renumeration: To be negotiated/ performance based

Established in 2003, a global professional services firm providing quality, tailored and innovative audit, assurance and advisory services to both public and private sector institutions at local and international level. The firm’s expertise in financial management and project management consultancy and advisory work in developing economies is unrivaled.
With its Head office in Kampala, the firm has expanded in recent years with offices in Abuja, Kigali, Juba and London. With an extensive network of associate consulting firms worldwide, the firm is able to swiftly mobilise multi disciplinary expert teams in several countries to deliver on projects. Our experienced consultants in financial management, public health, public policy and management, business development and management, procurement and supply management and corporate recovery, possess vital knowledge of our client’s local business and sector environment whilst delivering services with a global perspective. Our business philosophy is anchored on delivering effective solutions tailored to our clients’ business and sector needs.

The Position
Associate Director–London Office

Objective of the Position
To provide leadership support to our London office in the three key functional areas of: a) strategy; b) business development and; c) business management.
The position will require an experienced self-driven freelance Director to work on a performance-based remuneration contract. The successful candidate will work closely with the leadership team based in Kampala, Uganda.
Key tasks of the position
Strategy-To lead the process of developing the Firm’s strategy for the European market particularly in expanding work in the development sector focusing on funding to Africa-based initiatives
Business development- Lead the business development initiatives in Europe with demonstrated business development abilities in the professional services industry
Marketing- Lead the marketing strategy for professional services in a highly competitive environment with focus on public sector development business
Management Consulting- Lead in developing innovative client service delivery methodologies within the professional services industry
Required experience
• Strong strategic planning abilities with an international multi-cultural outlook
• Proven experience in strategic planning in the professional services industry
• Exposure to development business with interest in funding to Africa- knowledge of the working arrangements for leading development agencies [e.g DFID, EU, USAID, The World Bank e.t.c] would be desirable
• Understanding of the public sector management practices
• Strong experience in marketing of professional services
• Knowledge of the public-private partnerships arrangements particularly in the developing economies
• Working experience with International Non-governmental organisations including Charity Organisations
• Experience in engaging with public sector stakeholders at supranational, national and sub-national levels
• Expertise in management consultancy is desired but may not be a limiting factor

Required qualifications
• First degree in business or related discipline
• Accounting professional qualification such as ACCA, CIMA, ICAEW, ACA
Required interpersonal skills
• Leadership
• Team player
• Strong networking skills
• Working in multi-cultural environments
• Working with multi-disciplinary teams

Position outputs
• Firm’s growth targets met- core growth areas include Revenue and
Clientele base
• Firm’s visibility in the European market expanded