Lead Development Manager for Social Impact

6 days ago


Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa KPMG-SouthAfrica Full time

KPMG-SouthAfrica is a leading professional services firm that offers a range of services including Advisory, Tax, and Audit. Our International Development Advisory Services (IDAS) team in Africa is dedicated to delivering high-quality development programs across the continent.

About the Role

We are currently seeking a Senior Manager to join our IDAS team in Maputo, Mozambique. The successful candidate will be responsible for business development and delivery of assignments to promote social development - Gender, Equity and social inclusion under our Social Development and Inclusion pillar/sector across Africa.

The ideal candidate will have at least 10 years' working experience in the international development sector or working with social development institutions, preferably in Africa. They should also have proven experience of managing projects and teams in a development or professional services firm, as well as at least 6 years of experience/knowledge working in the field of Gender, equity and social inclusion.

Key responsibilities will include:

  • Designing and implementing business development strategies to generate new business opportunities;
  • Building and maintaining strong relationships with senior stakeholders of potential funding agencies;
  • Managing multiple projects or programs through the direction of a team of professionals and with the contribution of cross-divisional specialists;
  • Maintaining awareness of target Donors social development programmes and tailoring specific solutions to address the social development needs identified;

The role will require travel across Africa and the successful candidate will work closely with the Associate Director/Pillar Head responsible for Gender, Equality, and Social Inclusion.

Requirements

To be considered for this role, you will need:

  • A Bachelor's degree in Economics, Social sciences, gender, social development, Human rights, etc. A post graduate qualification in Social Development, Gender, Human rights or a related field would be essential;
  • At least 10 years' working experience in the international development sector or working with social development institutions, preferably in Africa;
  • Proven experience of managing projects and teams in a development or professional services firm;
  • At least 6 years of experience/knowledge working in the field of Gender, equity and social inclusion;
  • Demonstrated ability to generate business and deliver work regarding climate adaptation and resilience;
  • Track record of success in writing proposals and winning engagements;

You will also need to possess excellent communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills, as well as the ability to fluently speak English and have proficiency in Portuguese.

What We Offer

KPMG-SouthAfrica offers a competitive salary package of R1,200,000 - R1,500,000 per annum, depending on experience, as well as a range of benefits including continuous learning and development opportunities, exposure to multi-disciplinary client service teams, and unrivalled space to grow and be innovative.



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