Associate Consultant - UAE National

Sia Partners is seeking a talented and enthusiastic UAE National to join the team as Associate Consultant.

The ideal candidate should be comfortable playing a major role in the delivery of work products including day-to-day interaction with the client and leading client meetings.

At Sia Partners, we expect our Associate Consultants to make an immediate impact, and we support your career growth through on-the-job training, mentoring, and our internal working groups. New hires have the opportunity to quickly develop into leaders in our entrepreneurial environment through working on challenging engagements, internal initiatives, and working groups as well as business development efforts.

Responsibilities include:

• Assisting consultants and managers in the delivery of project work across a range of clients based mainly at Sia Partners’ offices and sometimes at client sites.
• Helping the commercial activity: drafting business proposals and other client materials, conducting market research, and helping identify and bring forward potential commercial opportunities.
• Undertaking training.

As part of a diverse and motivated team, you will be involved in a range of projects with our clients, covering topics such as:

• Project management: management of business projects with both internal stakeholders and third parties.
• Business strategy definition & implementation: elaboration of business plan, digital strategy, market studies, financial modelling, benchmarks, data analysis.
• Business improvement: business processes study, mapping & reengineering, performance management design & implementation, benchmarks & analysis.

Qualifications:

• Strong academic background (e.g., Business, Mathematics, Economics) from top-tier university.
• 1 year of experience preferably in consulting.
• Ability to adapt quickly to challenging and frequently changing environments, while working on challenging topics across multiple business areas under tight deadlines.
• Ability to multi-task competing priorities while maintaining a high degree of accuracy and attention to detail.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Demonstrated leadership experience.
• Proven experience working in a team environment.
• Strong Microsoft Office Suite expertise (Word, Excel, PowerPoint required; Project, Visio, and Access preferred).
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Aware of the key issues, challenges, and major initiatives in the Middle East.

What we offer:

• Competitive salary and benefits.
• Career advocacy program that supports achieving professional development goals through guidance and real-time feedback.
• Continuous learning & development opportunities.

Our Commitment to Diversity:

Diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging (DEIB) are part of Sia Partners’ DNA. Thanks to our expertise in several sectors and our international growth, our teams include a variety of experiences and cultures. We’re confident that promoting DEIB creates an environment in which everyone can reach their full potential.

Our global network, DEIB@Sia Partners, brings together our people worldwide to facilitate local and global progress, focused on the following areas:

• Gender equality (global Gender Equality Index score of 91 for FY19-20)
• Working Parents
• Disabilities

Sia Partners is an equal opportunity employer. All aspects of employment, including hiring, promotion, remuneration, or discipline, are based solely on performance, competence, conduct, or business needs.

To learn more about our mission, values, and business sectors, please visit our website.