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About the Role

This 12-month Professional Development Scheme offers early-career professionals the chance to gain practical experience in project management and business development across various service lines. You will develop the necessary knowledge, skills, and confidence to succeed in the development sector, collaborating with and learning from experienced Managers.

Responsibilities

• Develop technical understanding and delivery skills in one of the Team’s core practice areas.
• Support the management of the successful delivery of projects to terms of reference, time, quality, cost and donor and Government satisfaction.
• Assist in project finances, operations, risk mitigation, technical analysis and management of consultancy teams.
• Maintain awareness of and conversance with political economy and key topics in priority countries.
• Build strong working relationships with the project team.
• Perform market mapping and partner identification research and present this to bid manager.
• Gain an understanding of the company’s capabilities and experience.
• Seek to further technical knowledge in at least one practice area and help identify opportunities.
• Analyse ToRs and extrapolate key points and conduct required background research.
• Provide concise check-ins/updates to bid managers, including to flag any risks.
• Manage the full recruitment cycle for experts.
• Develop an understanding of commercial considerations for business development and project implementation.
• Contribute content and articles to external marketing channels.
• Ensure all knowledge is shared via agreed team systems and processes.
• Take ownership to grow own capability, experience and expertise.

Requirements

• Demonstrated ability to think creatively about complex problems.
• Ability to build productive relationships with people from a wide range of professional and cultural backgrounds.
• Ability to work effectively in politically sensitive and challenging environments.
• Energetic, positive, a team player committed to achieving lasting positive change.
• Must have a pre-existing right to work in the UK.

Skills

• Project management
• Business development
• Technical analysis
• Market mapping
• Partner identification
• Recruitment cycle management
• Commercial considerations
• Marketing content creation
• Knowledge management
• Microsoft Word
• Microsoft Excel
• Microsoft PowerPoint
• Written English
• Spoken English

Location

• London, UK

Work Type

• Full-time
• Hybrid

Experience Level

• Early-career professionals
• Minimum of six months of work experience

Education Level

• Undergraduate degree in economics, political science, international development, business management, or other relevant field from an internationally recognised university

Salary/Compensations

• Competitive compensation package

Benefits

• Excellent benefits
• Friendly and supportive team environment
• Support for personal development
• Flexible working arrangements

About the Company

• Adam Smith International (ASI) is a global advisory company that works locally to transform lives by making economies stronger, societies more stable, and governments more effective.
• ASI works on behalf of governments, foundations and companies that share an ambition to take on the big challenges facing the world.
• ASI is owned and operated by its employees, dedicated to making a meaningful difference in complex, challenging situations.
• ASI is committed to corporate integrity and a triple bottom line of social, environmental and financial performance.
• ASI is a certified B Corp.
• ASI is committed to continually improving the diversity of its workforce.

Equal Opportunity

• ASI keeps a sharp focus on diversity and inclusion, including through its Equality Action Plan and its Diversity and Inclusion Committee, and through leadership from its Executive Team and oversight by its Board.
• ASI wants people to be comfortable bringing their whole self to work and recognise that inclusion brings further opportunities for innovation and creativity.