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About the Role
We are seeking a Consultant/Associate Manager to deliver high-impact projects within SYSTEMIQ's Nature & Food platform in Kenya and East Africa. You will tackle complex challenges at the intersection of sustainable development, economic growth, and systems transformation, working with diverse stakeholders. This role requires strong problem-solving, stakeholder management, and project leadership skills to translate analysis into practical recommendations.
Responsibilities
- Lead complex project workstreams from problem definition through to delivery.
- Structure analyses, develop insights, and deliver high-quality outputs.
- Translate evidence into practical recommendations for clients and partners.
- Contribute to project planning, quality assurance, and delivery.
- Build trusted relationships with clients and partners across government, finance, business, NGOs, and development organizations.
- Facilitate workshops and multi-stakeholder discussions.
- Help align diverse stakeholders around shared objectives.
- Coach Associates and Senior Associates.
- Contribute to proposals, business development, and thought leadership.
- Foster a collaborative, entrepreneurial team culture.
- Use AI tools responsibly to enhance research, analysis, and communication.
Requirements
- Master's degree or equivalent in economics, finance, public policy, international development, sustainability, agriculture, environmental science, or a related discipline.
- Approximately 6-8 years' experience in strategy consulting, sustainability, international development, finance, public policy, or another project-based environment.
- Strong consulting toolkit, including structured problem-solving, analysis, synthesis, and executive communication.
- Experience leading project workstreams and managing senior stakeholders.
- Experience in one or more of the following: Sustainable or development finance, Labour market policy, Workforce development, education or skills systems, Agriculture, food systems or sustainability, Economic development or public policy.
- Experience coaching junior colleagues.
- Practical experience using AI tools to support research, analysis, and drafting.
- Exceptional analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Strong project management and organizational capability.
- Excellent written, verbal, and presentation skills.
- Strong stakeholder management and relationship-building skills.
- Collaborative leadership style, sound judgment, and intellectual curiosity.
- Experience working in Kenya or East Africa (desirable).
- Networks across government, development finance, sustainability, labour markets, or food systems (desirable).
- Experience working with multi-stakeholder partnerships (desirable).
- Experience supporting proposals or business development (desirable).
Skills
- Structured problem-solving
- Stakeholder management
- Project leadership
- Analysis
- Synthesis
- Executive communication
- Project management
- Organizational capability
- Written communication
- Verbal communication
- Presentation skills
- Relationship-building
- Collaborative leadership
- Judgement
- Intellectual curiosity
- AI tools
Location
- London
Work Type
- Full-time contractor
Experience Level
- 6-8 years
Education Level
- Master's degree or equivalent
About the Company
- Systemiq is the system change company, working to accelerate the transition to a net-zero, nature-positive and more inclusive economy.
- As a certified B Corp, we partner with business, finance, policymakers and civil society to transform five interconnected systems: energy, nature and food, materials and circularity, sustainable finance, and urban transformation.
- We bring together strategy, policy, market design and capital mobilisation to deliver tangible results in the real economy.
- Founded in 2016, Systemiq has grown to a global team of more than 300 people across Brazil, France, Germany, Indonesia, Kenya, the Netherlands, the UK and the US, united by a singular focus on sustainability.
Equal Opportunity
- At Systemiq, we absolutely believe diverse perspectives are essential to driving system change. We are committed to creating an inclusive workplace where people feel respected, supported and able to do their best work.