Senior Manager Stratcon Education Consulting

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Job Description

Scope
Knight Frank ME is looking to recruit competent candidate for a managerial role in its Strategy & Consulting Service Line, more specifically Education Sub Service Line. The Education Consulting team provides advisory services to (semi) government entities, developers, education service providers, as well as private and institutional investors.
Responsibilities
General
  • Undertake research for the identified services and provide meaningful market driven advice.
  • Undertake feasibility and highest and best use studies, assess risk and financial feasibility.
  • Liaise with sub consultants and other professionals where required to deliver results.
  • Have an understanding and appreciation of Middle East macro-economics and drivers of development
strategies and education sector growth.
  • Keep abreast of key trends/developments in education sector regionally and globally in order to provide informed
opinion.
  • Refer business leads or other potential fee earning opportunities into other parts of the Middle East and Global
business.
  • Contribute to business development including proposal writing and attending network events.

Global Liaison
  • Liaise with other internal departments to coordinate inputs for reports. Cross sell opportunities into local and international teams.
Client Care
  • Communicate fully with all stakeholders and colleagues to ensure the delivery of tasks are managed in an efficient and professional manner.
Professional Standards
  • Build and maintain goodwill, confidentiality and trust with prospective and existing clients at all times in order to foster the professional image of the Partnership
Team / Operating Environment
  • Completing deliverables to tight deadlines means that the ability to get on with colleagues and a flexible attitude towards office hours are as important as technical skills & experience.
  • Increasingly demanding clients create a need for continuing development of research services and innovative solutions to client requirements.
  • Requirement to provide high quality, user-friendly & value for money service.


Systems & IT competence
  • Word
  • Excel
  • PowerPoint
  • Outlook

Professional Experience and Personal Skills Profile

Particular Aptitudes/Skills Required
  • Relevant university degree
  • The candidate should have an education consultancy background or have worked with an education service provider with 5+ years of relevant experience and ideally have knowledge of the local markets in GCC.
  • In addition, candidates with additional knowledge and experience in advising within the healthcare sector will be an added advantage.
  • Good interpersonal & communications skills for both written and oral presentations.
  • Clear and logical thinker with well-developed report writing skills.
  • The ability to understand and make use of computers and information technology (KF Internal Systems).
  • Strong team player with the ability to build relationships.
  • Flexible attitude towards travelling.
  • Language skills: English fluency crucial, Arabic strongly preferred

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Job Detail

  • Job Id
    JD1595203
  • Industry
    Not mentioned
  • Total Positions
    1
  • Job Type:
    Full Time
  • Salary:
    Not mentioned
  • Employment Status
    Permanent
  • Job Location
    Dubai, United Arab Emirates
  • Education
    Not mentioned