Senior Consultant - Development Advisory

Role overview

Consulting and transformation

• Lead defined workstreams across strategy, transformation, operating model, and organizational improvement engagements.
• Structure client challenges, analyze evidence, and develop insights, options, and practical recommendations.
• Support Target Operating Model, organization structure, governance, and capability design.
• Conduct benchmarking, process assessment, and process re-engineering to improve organizational effectiveness.
• Support transformation and change programmes from diagnosis and design through implementation and benefits realization.
• Support programme mobilisation, governance, delivery planning, and programme health checks where required.

Workstream and client delivery

• Own workstreams and deliverables; develop appropriate methods, workplans, analytical frameworks, and implementation roadmaps.
• Manage scope, programme, and budget; identify and escalate risks and issues; coordinate and review multidisciplinary inputs.
• Prepare reports, executive presentations, business cases, and other client deliverables.
• Build client relationships, facilitate interviews and workshops, and present findings and recommendations to senior stakeholders.
• Contribute to proposals, client opportunities, methods, benchmarks, case studies, and thought leadership; coach junior colleagues and share knowledge.

Experience and education

• Typically six or more years of relevant management consulting experience; Big Four, leading consultancy, or recognized professional services experience is highly desirable.
• A bachelor's degree in Engineering, Business, Economics, Finance, Management, or another relevant discipline.
• An MBA or relevant master's degree is preferred; relevant project/programme management, change management, or process improvement qualifications are advantageous.
• Experience leading consulting workstreams, designing and implementing Target Operating Models, and supporting major transformation programmes.
• Experience in organization design, governance, organizational effectiveness, process assessment, benchmarking, re-engineering, and organizational capability or maturity assessment.
• Programme mobilisation, governance, health checks, or PMO/TMO experience is advantageous.

Consulting and digital capabilities

• Strong structured problem-solving, analytical capability, and ability to translate complex analysis into practical recommendations and implementation actions.
• Use AI and digital tools for research, analysis, problem-solving, insight development, and client deliverables; assess AI use cases for value, feasibility, and implementation needs.
• Understand how AI can support process improvement, operating model transformation, decision-making, and productivity, with attention to data, governance, risk, and human oversight.
• Strong project management, planning, reporting, risk management, and quality management; advanced Microsoft PowerPoint, Excel, and Word capability.
• Excellent English written and verbal communication; Arabic is preferred.

Additional experience and behaviors

• KSA or wider GCC experience is strongly preferred; experience with government, public-sector, infrastructure, transport, utilities, real estate, or other major transformation clients is advantageous.
• Build credibility with stakeholders, communicate complex issues clearly, and produce high-quality outputs with limited supervision.
• Demonstrate initiative, ownership, accountability, commercial awareness, attention to detail, and sound professional judgment.
• Manage priorities and deadlines, work effectively in multidisciplinary and multicultural teams, and adapt to evolving requirements.
• Provide coaching, guidance, and quality review to junior team members; willingness to travel within KSA and the wider Middle East and Africa region.

Rewards and benefits

• Benefits listed include tax-free salary, life and medical insurance, annual leave, company gratuity scheme, discretionary bonus, and annual flight contribution.
• Transportation and housing allowances and a wellbeing programme offering access to finance, legal, family care, health, fitness, and nutrition specialists are listed.

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