Job Description:

About the Job

This position is within KPMG People & Change. The Manager will analyze client needs, develop strategies, and lead a team to deliver tailored HR solutions while ensuring compliance with KPMG policies and professional standards.

Responsibilities

• Manage engagements or projects to achieve revenue and profit objectives.
• Plan and manage client engagement risk and project budget.
• Escalate engagement risks and opportunities.
• Provide technical knowledge, direction and training to the engagement team.
• Develop and maintain relationships with decision makers at key clients.
• Contribute to proposal development efforts.
• Manage client relationships through cross selling.
• Identify and escalate key client challenges.
• Generate revenue as per the allocated target.
• Provide technical knowledge, direction and training to staff.
• Manage and provide leadership to teams of staff level professionals.
• Timely facilitation of team logistics and approvals.
• Team with other service lines to identify cross functional/practice business opportunities.
• Provide timely and objective feedback to teams.
• Contribute to thought leadership.
• Ensure continuous learning through compliance to CPD hours.
• Ensure 100% compliance to Quality and Risk Management Policies, Standards and Procedures.
• Responsible for WIP management.
• Ensure fees are billed in line with project milestone.
• Drive accurate projections.
• Leverage on client relationship to ensure collections are done in line with agreed timelines.
• Ensure projects are accurately priced.
• Ensure delivery teams are appropriately supervised, coached and supported.
• Any other assigned tasks.

Requirements

• Master’s degree in Human Resources.
• Bachelor’s degree qualification in humanities or any other related field.
• Membership of a relevant professional bodies such as CIPD, IHRM.
• Must have a minimum 8 years of experience in human resource consulting.
• Experience in managing HR engagements within East Africa.
• Strong consulting skills.
• Strong analytical & problem-solving skills.
• Must demonstrate strategic insights on client management and engagements.
• Must have hands on experience on financial budgeting, planning and managing strong networks.
• Ability to organize and prioritize workload.
• Strong business writing, report writing, presentation and research skills.
• A high aptitude for learning new approaches and innovation.
• Proven experience in formulating business strategy and growth.
• Experience as a keynote speaker, pitching, writing and publishing thought leadership articles.
• Diligent and committed to excellence.
• Excellent coordination and planning skills.
• Resilience and Tenacity.
• Willingness to travel within and outside the region.