(Senior) Project Manager (Global Health) [D/F/M]

At SEEK, we offer a fast-paced, stimulating and international work environment. Our company is growing, and each person on our team grows with us in our mission to make positive and lasting contributions to human development, globally. 

To understand how working with us helps achieve better development results, see examples of some of our projects from our Services and Focus Area pages. 

ABOUT SEEK DEVELOPMENT 

SEEK is a social impact consulting group that supports its clients to be a force for global human development, focusing on global health, climate adaptation, education, and gender. SEEK’s portfolio of services includes strategy and policy development, organisational effectiveness, development finance, resource mobilisation and strategic advocacy. 

We combine top management consulting approaches with cutting-edge global health and development ecosystem knowledge. At SEEK, we offer a fast-paced, stimulating and international work environment, allowing each team member to professionally develop and grow in their mission to make positive and lasting contributions to a more equitable and sustainable world. 

ABOUT YOUR ROLE  

As a Senior PM: Global Health, you will be leading project teams as a trusted advisor to senior clients within leading organisations in the Global Health space – including major UN organisations, product-development partnerships, multilateral financing institutions, foundations, NGOs and private sector organisations. You guide them in formulating innovative strategic plans to optimise their impact and build organisations that serve as powerful agents of change. You will also be part of our extended leadership team, will work on the development of the Global Health Practice and support the professional growth of its members. 

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES 

• Leading day-to-day aspects of client projects in global health, leading a team of consultants in structuring problems, doing analyses and developing innovative solutions  

• Coaching, supporting and developing your team members and members of SEEK’s global health practice  

• Building strong client relationships and leveraging your network to actively contribute to SEEK’s business development activities in global health  

• Taking a leadership role in developing SEEK’s global health practice, further building the practice’s knowledge and offerings through your expertise and project work and leveraging your external profile in global health  

• Contributing to SEEK’s organizational development as a member of the Extended Leadership Team 

Client and business leadership: 

• Cultivate close relationships with senior clients, acting as a trusted advisor who understands their evolving needs and helping them develop evidence-based strategies and build the organisational prerequisites to deliver. 

• Facilitate client meetings/workshops, engaging diverse stakeholders to develop impactful and actionable outcomes tailored to client needs. 

• Leverage your relationships and expertise to identify opportunities to serve existing and new clients and lead the creation of winning proposals to further grow SEEK’s Global Health work portfolio. 

• As a member of SEEK’s extended leadership team, take ownership of building the firm beyond client work, identifying critical enablers for SEEK’s work/brand and leading internal initiatives around them. 

Project and people leadership: 

• Take responsibility for delivering high-quality, high-impact work on client engagements, leveraging your expertise to ensure clients get the best solutions to their issues. 

• Provide leadership to the SEEK project teams working for Global Health clients, guiding them on methodologies and problem-solving and pushing beyond the obvious. 

• Ensure staffing provides maximum client impact while offering development opportunities for colleagues; grow SEEK’s talent through mentoring, coaching, and effective feedback. 

• Positively shape SEEK’s culture by cultivating belonging and role-modelling their values. 

• Build community internally and externally with commitment to developing yourself and others. 

Practice and thought leadership 

• Co-Lead SEEK’s Global Health practice, representing and acting as the go-to person internally and externally; develop and deliver the practice strategy. 

• Build SEEK’s reputation through expertise recognised in the market. 

• Contribute to the development of new products, approaches and tools to continuously strengthen SEEK’s offering to its clients in Global Health. 

ABOUT YOU 

You are passionate about social impact and want to put your consulting skills to work in the field of global development and particularly global health. Strategic, collaborative and curious, you effectively utilize the power of cutting-edge analyses and enjoy working in teams that drive the delivery of innovative solutions and look at challenges from a holistic perspective. You have first-hand experience in managing multi- stakeholder processes to mobilize collective action. You are a committed self-starter, with an entrepreneurial spirit and strong qualifications. 
WHAT MAKES YOU A GREAT FIT FOR THIS EXCITING ROLE

• Advanced degree in business/public administration, economics, global public health or related field  

• Experience in leading client projects in a leading strategy consulting firm or comparable organization as a project manager is required; proven leadership experience in global health for a leading international organization is a strong asset  

• Expertise and active network in global health, including knowledge of the architecture and major players, current topics and key debates, as well as contacts in major organizations  

• Committed to impact and able to lead a team in an entrepreneurial atmosphere  

• Demonstrated experience managing complex (client) projects and interacting with diverse stakeholders  

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills  

• Experience in strategy and organizational development and strategic advocacy  

• Ability to communicate complex ideas effectively and present information in an insightful manner  

• Fluent in English - German or French is considered an additional advantage