Financial Services Industry (FSI) - Proposal Development & Knowledge Manager

Reference Code: EAK-55992-EK

Type of Position: Full-time

Job Description

Financial Services Industry (FSI) - Proposal Development & Knowledge Manager

Deloitte East Africa provides seamless cross-border services to multinationals, large national enterprises, small and medium sized enterprises and the public sector, across 3 countries of the region: Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania.

Our Financial Services Industry (FSI) client portfolio is prominent in East Africa and is organized in four sectors: banking & securities, insurance, investment and real estate. To effectively serve the needs of our clients and provide them with professional advice and solutions, we are looking to recruit a Manager to lead and drive the FSI initiatives.

Leverage your talent by applying for this exciting opportunity, and learn how a position in the Kenyan market place can put a spin in your career. The position will be based in our Nairobi office with occasional travel to the EA region.

As a Proposal Development & Knowledge Manager, you will be a valuable resource focusing on the following areas:

1. FSI Lead Client Service Partner (LCSP) Program

• Develop the account strategy with the LCSP and service line partners of key FSI clients
• Maintain an understanding of the issues on the key clients agenda at service line level
• Help to set up and manage the senior executive relationship action plans and map account and client relationships
• Identify new Deloitte service offerings and propositions which would be of interest to the key clients
• Work with the functional FSI leaders to ensure that Deloitte is realising opportunities across the region
• Produce Management Information for the Industry Leader

2. Account Management

• Monitor the accounts pipeline of wins/losses and opportunities
• Keep Smartnet accurate and up to date
• Ensure that the FSI teams are applying the Deloitte Approach to Account Management
• Provide support on large and significant opportunities of over $100,000
• Facilitate and chase credentials and client permissions at the close of every project / phase
• Facilitate the capture of bid collateral and store centrally
• Monitor performance of the major accounts against objectives
• Mentor other account managers on FSI accounts

3. Networking and Sharing

• Ensure that content is being captured and shared
• Ensure that ideas which have been deployed successfully at one project / account are cascaded to other accounts
• Liaise closely with FSI Marketing and Deloitte Research to ensure that appropriate marketing and thought leadership collateral is being taken to the client
• Attend monthly FSI meetings and actively share and participate in the wider global FSI community

As the ideal team player, you should posses the following attributes:

• Ability to build relationships at clients
• Familiarity with FSI agenda
• Awareness of Deloitte's cross service line capabilities and propositions
• Comfortable at overseeing internal co-ordination of logistics support
• Self-starter, independent thinker and resourceful
• Delivers results and achieves success
• Strong people and networking skills and comfortable with working with both Deloitte Partners and senior client contacts
• Good team building and facilitation skills

Compensation package: To the successful candidate, the Firm will offer a competitive compensation package which includes an annual bonus based on individual performance.

Training and development: Consistent with Deloitte Global Firm initiatives, we offer innovative, market-driven learning programs to develop our people and grow their careers.

Closing date: 17 February 2012

Financial Services Industry (FSI) - Proposal Development & Knowledge Manager

WAC , Doctoral Fellow Climate Change - ASB Partnership for the Tropical Forest Margins

VACANCY: Post Doctoral Fellow

Climate Change - ASB Partnership for the Tropical Forest Margins

About the position

The ASB Partnership for the Tropical Forest Margins has emphasized the need for understanding and developing synergies and trade-offs between mitigation and adaptation at multiple levels. While this is recognized in the literature, little has been done on concrete options for synergies and optimizing trade-offs. Therefore, ASB is developing a Global Research Programme on Linking Mitigation and Adaptation(MITI-ADAPT GLOBAL) which proposes to explore viable conceptual and empirical frameworks for enhancing synergies between mitigation and adaptation at global, national and local levels from a land management perspective. This project aims to provide transformative thinking on linking adaptation and mitigation in the climate change domain with potentially huge global impact and benefits. The work will also contribute to the new CG Consortium Research Projects, especially CRP 6.4 on Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation and CRP7 on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security.

Responsibilities

The Post Doc Climate Change Scientist will be a member of the ASB’s Global Coordination Office. Under the supervision of the ASB Global Coordinator, the incumbent will be responsible for conducting research on land management experiences at linking climate change adaptation and mitigation through desk reviews, meta-analysis and case studies. The incumbent will be based at the World Agroforestry Centre headquarters in Nairobi, Kenya.

The main tasks will include the following:

• Develop a research workplan
• Undertake research on land management options for enhancing synergies between climate change mitigation and adaptation
• Lead and contribute to the development of an annotated bibliography
• Lead and/or contribute to the development of at least two manuscripts
• Co-lead in research report writing and a least one relevant policy brief
• Co-lead the development of research proposals and fundraising on MITI-ADAPT
• Contribute to CRP 6.3, 6.4 and 1.2 research

The successful applicant will have:

• A PhD in a field related to climate change mitigation/adaptation, environmental sciences, ecological or environmental economics, geography or other discipline relevant to ASB
• Solid background in environmental policy, climate change mitigation and adaptation, agroforestry and development
• Good track record of international publications
• Excellent writing, editing and public speaking skills
• Excellent interpersonal communication skills and proven ability to work collaboratively in cross-cultural contexts
• Demonstrated ability to take initiative and complete tasks with attention to detail and to meet deadlines
• Field experience in tropical and sub-tropical developing countries
• High proficiency in English. Additional languages desirable
• Some experience in proposal development and fundraising desirable.

Terms of offer

We offer a collegial and gender-sensitive working environment and we strongly encourage applications from qualified women. The appointment will be for an initial period of one (1) year with a three (3) months probation period.

How to apply

Applicants are invited to send:

- A cover letter illustrating your suitability for the position

- Detailed and up-to-date curriculum vitae

- The names and addresses of three referees, including telephone, and email addresses.

All correspondence should be addressed to the Human Resources Unit, World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF), PO Box 30677, Nairobi, Kenya OR via email to icrafhru@cgiar.org. Please mark the subject line of application letters and email submissions as: “ASB Post Doc Climate Change.”Applications will be considered until 29^th February 2012 and/ or until the position is filled.

Please note that only short listed applicants meeting the above requirements will be contacted.

We invite you to learn more about ASB and ICRAF by accessing our web sites: www.asb.cgiar.organd www.worldagroforestry.org

ASB Partnership for the Tropical Forest Margins, Kenya,www.asb.cgiar.org

Consultant (m/w) Corporate & Market Strategy mit Branchenfokus Energie

Location:

• Stuttgart, Baden Württemberg
• Munich, Bayern
• Frankfurt, Hessen
• Düsseldorf, Nordrhein-Westfalen

Firm Service: Consulting

Reference Code: H10-CO-SC-DV-258

Type of Position: Full-time

Job Description

Wir haben ein Ziel: Den Erfolg unserer Kunden. Unser umfassendes Leistungsspektrum aus Wirtschaftsprüfung, Steuerberatung, Consulting und Corporate Finance-Beratung ermöglicht es, dabei das Ganze im Blick zu haben, um so die individuell richtigen Antworten zu finden. Diese Philosophie hat uns zu dem gemacht, was wir heute sind: eine der weltweit größten Professional Services Firm. Mehr als die Hälfte der größten Global Player profitieren bereits von unserem Know-how.

"Corporate & Market Strategy" unterstützt die Top-Ebene von Energieversorgungsunternehmen im Auf- und Umsetzen von Wachstumsinitiativen, der Entwicklung langfristiger Konzepte zur Steigerung der Wettbewerbsfähigkeit oder der Erschließung neuer Marktsegmente. Wir entwickeln hierfür exekutierbare Strategien, verankern diese in der Organisation und befähigen die betroffenen Mitarbeiter in der Anwendung neuer Aufgabengebiete.

Unser Aufgabenspektrum umfasst komplexe Themenstellungen für alle Geschäftsfelder und Wertschöpfungsstufen von Energieunternehmen: in der Erzeugung, im Energiehandel, Netzbereich, im Vertrieb von Strom und Gas oder im Bereich der Energiedienstleistungen. Zu unseren Kunden gehören die führenden Unternehmen der Energiewirtschaft.

Für unser Team an den Standorten Düsseldorf, München, Frankfurt und Stuttgart engagierte Verstärkung.

Ihre Aufgaben

Als Consultant / Senior Consultant (m/w) entwickeln Sie im Team in Zusammenarbeit mit unseren Kunden innovative Strategie- und Organisationskonzepte, implementieren moderne Steuerungskonzepte oder verbessern die Leistungsfähigkeit und Qualität der Prozesse für Unternehmen der Energie- und Versorgungswirtschaft. Sie übernehmen vom ersten Tag an eine verantwortliche Rolle in der fachlichen Bearbeitung Ihres Projektes von der Analyse über die Strategieentwicklung und -planung sowie in der Konzeption bis hin zur Strategieumsetzung. Sie arbeiten direkt in ihren Fachthemen und übernehmen schnell Projekt- und Teilprojektverantwortungen. Als Senior Consultant bzw. Projektleiter erstrecken sich Ihre Aufgaben von der Konzeption bis hin zur

Umsetzung. Darüber hinaus sind Sie eingebunden in die Weiterentwicklung unserer Beratungsleistungen und Lösungskompetenzen.

Ihr Profil

Die Lösung anspruchsvollster Aufgaben setzt ausgezeichnete Mitarbeiter voraus. Daher sind folgende Qualifikationen erforderlich:

• Zügig und mit überdurchschnittlichem Abschluss absolviertes Hochschulstudium der Wirtschaftswissenschaften, Elektrotechnik, Maschinenbau oder Naturwissenschaften
• Idealerweise ergänzt um einen zweiten Abschluss
• 2-5 Jahre Berufserfahrung in einem Unternehmen der Energiewirtschaft oder in einem Beratungsunternehmen
• Praktische Erfahrung in den oben genannten Themenstellungen
• Kenntnisse der technischen und betriebswirtschaftlichen Prozesse
• Know-how der regulatorischen Rahmenbedingungen
• Leadership-Potential
• Analytisches Denkvermögen
• Ausgeprägte Teamorientierung und Kommunikationsfähigkeiten
• Verhandlungssichere Deutsch- und Englischkenntnisse

Wir bieten Ihnen ein anspruchsvolles Umfeld in einem stark wachsenden Team, herausragende Entwicklungsmöglichkeiten und Karriereperspektiven. Ihre Leistung honorieren wir durch ein attraktives Vergütungspaket. Für Ihre fachliche und persönliche Weiterentwicklung steht Ihnen u.a. ein persönlicher Counselor mit Rat und Tat zur Seite. Ein individualisiertes Trainingsprogramm unterstützt Sie bei der Erreichung Ihrer Karriereziele.

Ihr Kontakt

Fragen beantwortet Ihnen gern Ines Senges telefonisch unter +49 69 75695 6953.

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Consultant (m/w) Corporate & Market Strategy mit Branchenfokus Energie

(Senior) Consultant - Business IT Strategy mit dem Schwerpunkt IT-Architektur

Location:

• Stuttgart, Baden Württemberg
• Munich, Bayern
• Berlin, Berlin
• Hamburg, Hamburg
• Frankfurt, Hessen
• Hannover, Niedersachsen
• Düsseldorf, Nordrhein-Westfalen

Firm Service: Consulting

Reference Code: E11-CO-SC-DV-042

Type of Position: Full-time

Job Description

Wir haben ein Ziel: Den Erfolg unserer Kunden. Unser umfassendes Leistungsspektrum aus Wirtschaftsprüfung, Steuerberatung, Consulting und Corporate Finance-Beratung ermöglicht es, dabei das Ganze im Blick zu haben, um so die individuell richtigen Antworten zu finden. Diese Philosophie hat uns zu dem gemacht, was wir heute sind: eine der weltweit größten Professional Services Firm. Mehr als die Hälfte der größten Global Player profitieren bereits von unserem Know-how.

Lösungen von der Stange und abgehobene Strategien haben bei Deloitte nichts zu suchen. Denn in der Funktion Consulting geht es wie im gesamten Unternehmen vor allem darum, unseren Kunden maßgeschneiderte Lösungen anzubieten. Nicht zuletzt aus diesem Grund wurde Deloitte von verschiedenen Instituten mehrfach als eines der größten Beratungsunternehmen weltweit ausgezeichnet.

Mit unserem Public-Sector-IT-Services unterstützen wir die erfolgreiche Umsetzung von Modernisierungs- und Reformbestrebungen des öffentlichen Sektors: Wir verbessern Geschäftsprozesse und implementieren innovative Ansätze und Lösungen in nationalen und internationalen Verwaltungen. Unsere Beratungsleistungen erstrecken sich über ein breites Themenspektrum - von zukunftsweisenden Strategien, der Neugestaltung von IT-Organisationen, der Integration und Standardisierung von Informationstechnologien über die Verbesserung der Effizienz und Effektivität von Verwaltungsabläufen. Unsere Aufgaben beinhalten das Erarbeiten neuer und das Evaluieren bestehender Konzepte, die Anpassung und Implementierung von ERP- und IT-Systemen sowie begleitendes Veränderungsmanagement.

Für unser Team an den Standorten Düsseldorf, München, Frankfurt, Hamburg, Hannover, Stuttgart und Berlin suchen wir engagierte Verstärkung.

Ihre Aufgaben

Als (Senior) Consultant (m/w) mit dem Schwerpunkt Architektur übernehmen Sie eine zunehmend verantwortliche Rolle in der fachlichen und/oder technischen Bearbeitung Ihres Projektes von Analyse über Planung und Konzeption bis zur Implementierung. Sie agieren als täglicher Ansprechpartner gegenüber dem Kunden. Sie organisieren und leiten Workshops, Expertenrunden sowie Meetings. Damit verbunden ist die schnelle Übernahme von Teilprojekt- und Führungsverantwortung hinsichtlich Kunden bzw. junioren Mitarbeitern. Zusätzlich werden Sie die Weiterentwicklung unserer Service Area CIO Advisory vorantreiben.

Ihr Profil

Die Lösung anspruchsvollster Aufgaben setzt ausgezeichnete Mitarbeiter voraus. Daher sind für uns folgende Qualifikationen selbstverständlich:

• Ausgezeichnetes Studium an einer führenden Hochschule mit Fachrichtung (Wirtschafts-)Informatik - idealerweise mit Schwerpunkt IT-Architektur oder Anwendungssystementwicklung
• Studienbegleitende relevante Praktika bei globalen Unternehmen im In- und Ausland
• Drei bis fünf Jahre Berufserfahrung mit den Schwerpunkten IT Architektur und darüber hinaus Business Alignment oder IT Management
• Sehr gute Methoden- und Modellierungskenntnisse (z.B. ePK, UML, ERD) und Erfahrung in gängigen Architekturmodellen (SOA, etc)
• Nachweisbare Erfahrungen in der Programmierung (z.B. JAVA/JEE, C#) und der Anwendungsentwicklung bzw. Package Integration
• Erfahrung in der Gestaltung und Erweiterung von großen Enterprisearchitekturen, sowohl auf der Infrastruktur-, Applikations- und Prozessebene.
• Großes Interesse an technologischen Trends und die Begeisterung diese auf die mögliche Anwendungsfälle zu evaluieren
• Sehr gutes Verständnis der betriebswirtschaftlichen Zusammenhänge
• Analytisches Denkvermögen, Leadership-Potential und ausgeprägte Teamorientierung
• Exzellente Präsentations- und Kommunikationsfähigkeiten auf Deutsch und Englisch
• Reisebereitschaft und Mobilität

Für Ihre fachliche und persönliche Weiterentwicklung steht Ihnen u. a. ein persönlicher Counselor mit Rat und Tat zur Seite. Zusätzlich unterstützt Sie ein individualisiertes Trainingsprogramm bei der Erreichung Ihrer Karriereziele.

Es erwartet Sie ein spannendes Umfeld mit internationalen Kontakten, täglich neuen Herausforderungen und hervorragenden Aufstiegschancen.

Ihr Kontakt

Fragen beantwortet Ihnen gern Frau Katrin Gaul telefonisch unter +49 69-75695 6941.

Sie sind interessiert?

Dann bewerben Sie sich direkt online. Tipps zur Online-Bewerbung finden Sie hier.

Wir freuen uns auf Sie!

(Senior) Consultant - Business IT Strategy mit dem Schwerpunkt IT-Architektur

(ASSISTANT) MANAGERS - GLOBAL TAX CENTRE EUROPE (ref.49026)

Reference Code: 49026

Type of Position: Full-time

Job Description

Addressing the challenges of enterprises active in multiple European countries, Deloitte has established "Global Tax Centre Europe" (based in Brussels). As you know, centralization has been a strong business trend in Europe. Many of our international clients, who are doing business across the continent, have grouped together their financial functions into one central location as so called Shared Services Center. As they often do not have the local expertise to ensure the statutory compliance this continues to be a real challenge for organizations with a wide geographical spread. As a result, these centralized financial teams are seeking statutory accounting advice to fulfill the local accounting requirements.

Our team consists of professionals (from various nationalities) who offer added value accounting and statutory reporting for firms doing business across Europe. By pointing out a single point of contact, being fully absorbed in the production process and making use of a web enabled management reporting tool, we help large corporations to meet local compliance requirements and to produce relevant data for statutory accounting and tax management purposes.

In order to strengthen our market position, to realize the challenges we are facing and to excel our services towards our international clients with subsidiaries based in the EMEA region, we are currently looking for a dynamic, enthusiastic and experienced (m/f)

(ASSISTANT) MANAGERS - GLOBAL TAX CENTRE EUROPE

We offer a unique career opportunity: you will work / live in the capital of Europe, you will integrate easily in our culturally diverse team, and you will be able to encounter new working methods and exercise your language skills.

Function

Together with a team of qualified professionals you assist your clients with the compliance to European statutory accounting and tax requirements. You also are constantly alert for possible issues and opportunities that are relevant for your clients. This will often involve close collaboration with our other specialized departments. After an integration period, we will trust you a portfolio of international clients for which you provide our accountancy and related services. This means a wide responsibility in terms of client relations, product development and team coaching.

As a result of working with international clients, you will travel on a regular base (max 20%) within Europe.

Profile

• Your have at least 5 years of relevant experience as an accountant or auditor;
• You have a solid knowledge of 1 or more European GAAP and US GAAP or IFRS;
• You have a master/bachelor in accounting, audit of tax;
• You are a client-oriented person with entrepreneurial skills who likes to get in touch with a variety of different finance and accounting teams on an international level;
• You like to coach teams and to organize work flows;
• You are a strong and diplomatic communicator;
• Broad knowledge of or experience with MS Dynamics (Navision), SAP, Oracle etc. is a strong advantage;
• You are fluent in English;
• You have profound excel and software skills.

Offer

• A young, dynamic and fast growing team with plenty of career opportunities;
• An attractive salary package (including a company car and other fringe benefits);
• An extensive training program;
• A stimulating international work environment.

Interested?

Don't hesitate and upload your CV in 5 easy steps (5 minutes).

(ASSISTANT) MANAGERS - GLOBAL TAX CENTRE EUROPE (ref.49026)

Head of Access and Advocacy Innovative Vector Control Consortium

Head of Access and Advocacy (Ref 277)

Salary circa £70k subject to qualifications, skills and experience

IVCC is a Product Development Partnership (PDP) established as a not for profit company and registered charity to overcome the barriers to innovation in the development of new insecticides for public health vector control and to develop information systems and tools which will enable new and existing pesticides to be used more effectively.

This newly created senior role will provide a unique opportunity for the successful candidate to influence global policy and practice with the objective of delivering access to vector control products that make a real difference to people’s lives across the world.

The launch of the Global Plan for Insecticide Resistance Management by the World Health Organisation Global Malaria Programme will create a substantial need for advocacy to support the plan and it is anticipated that the appointee will be seconded to WHOGMP for up to 25% of their time to assist WHO GMP in advancing their vector control policies.

You will be responsible for defining and delivering the external relations strategy and will work with key stakeholders to determine the changes to policy, advocacy and funding requirements in order to deliver access for the products developed by IVCC collaborations. The successful candidate must have experience of developing high level networks to influence policy along with strong leadership and influencing skills.

You will also bring experience of strategic planning and delivery, including management of communications, within a technical or product development environment. It is essential that you have high political and cultural awareness of our international stakeholder community and be able to demonstrate good judgement and the ability to gain agreement in a diverse environment.

If you would like to the opportunity to discuss this vacancy in more detail please contact Dr Tom McLean, tom.mclean@liverpool.ac.uk. Further details are also available from www.IVCC.com andwww.lstmliverpool.ac.uk

If you are interested in applying for this post, please send your application including a CV with a covering letter explaining your interest in, and suitability for the post, together with the names and contact details of 3 referees quoting reference 277 to: Human Resources, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Pembroke Place, Liverpool L3 5QA.

Alternatively you can email your application to Lstmjobs@liv.ac.uk

Closing date for receiving applications: Monday 5 March 2012. Interviews will be held on 2 April 2012 in Liverpool, United Kingdom.

IVCC actively promotes an Equal Opportunities Policy

Secretary-General IRCT

Global coordination, advocacy and fundraising
The IRCT is a health-based umbrella organisation that supports the rehabilitation of torture victims and the prevention of torture worldwide.

Our members currently comprise 145 independent organisations in 74 countries. Our work is governed by these member organisations. Today, we are the largest membership-based civil society organisation to work in the field of torture rehabilitation and prevention.

Background
The International Rehabilitation Council for Torture Victims (IRCT) is currently recruiting a highly experienced professional to fill the position of Secretary-General and take leadership of the development of the organisation and its membership globally.

Based in Copenhagen, Denmark, the General Secretariat of the IRCT supports and collaborates with a global network of rehabilitation centres and programmes represented in every region of the world.

The IRCT consists of four bodies: the General Assembly, the Council, the Executive Committee and the General Secretariat. The General Secretariat serves as the operational body of the IRCT. The IRCT’s strong commitment to the rehabilitation of torture victims brings together highly committed people with different cultural and professional backgrounds worldwide. It is important that the IRCT maintains and further develops this unique organisational identity.

The position
The Secretary-General is the Chief Executive Officer of the IRCT and as such provides overall strategic leadership to the IRCT, within the guidelines set by the Executive Committee and the IRCT Council. The Secretary-General is the main public spokesperson of the IRCT. The Secretary-General cooperates with organisations and individuals globally, in order to support the IRCT capacity development and objectives. The Secretary-General oversees all IRCTs activities and is responsible for the overall management of the IRCT Secretariat. The Secretary-General should be committed to the continuous development of the organisation and the successful development and implementation of IRCT’s strategic plan.

Key responsibilities

• Represent the IRCT globally
• Ensure the active engagement of the membership
• Manage the Secretariat
• Ensure adequate resources to achieve the objectives of the IRCT
• Ensure a strong and forward-looking fundraising strategySupport and collaborate with the Executive Committee and the IRCT council

Knowledge and experience

• 15+ years of experience from working in a civil society movement at senior level
• Strong network within civil society, the UN and other relevant fields
• Cultural and political awareness of human rights
• Capacity development experience
• Experience in securing funding for sustainability

Leadership and management skills

• 15+ years of international leadership experience at senior level
• Ability to lead a complex organisation
• Proven human resource management skills and the ability to lead and motivate an expert team from diverse professional and cultural backgrounds operating in different country settings.
• Experience in resource planning and management

Personal skills and communication

• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Credible with a high moral standard and a strong sense of personal integrity
• Strong and respected mediator
• Cultural empathy and adaptive to cultural differences
• Persuasive and confident
• Solid negotiation and collaboration skills
• Fluency in both written and spoken English
• Knowledge of Spanish and/or French is an advantage

Other prerequisites
University degree, (likely within human rights, international development, health or torture rehabilitation and prevention)

Remuneration
The Secretary-General will be offered a competitive salary with allowances. The Secretary-General will be offered a 3-year contract and will be expected to take residence in Denmark.

How to apply
Send a letter of application and CV (use this form) by e-mail to gs@irct.org. Please name the documents “SG your name cover letter” and “SG your name CV”.

Deadline for applications: Monday 27 February 2012 8AM (Copenhagen time). Interviews for this position will take place in Copenhagen on 18 and 19 April 2012.

Further information
Please consult the detailed job description or call Annette Serup, Head of Finance and Administration, at +45 36 93 87 25.

Other relevant documents
IRCT Strategy Framework
IRCT Annual Reports