Associate Director at Kantar

Job ID: R042886

Job Details

• Kantar Public Nigeria is looking for an experienced and passionate development sector practitioner.  
• We are a leading player in the Development consultancy space and we work across several thematic areas and partner organisations.
• The Nigeria team is part of the global Development Practice team and draws heavily on the institutional knowledge, experience and expertise that resides in different regions of the world.
• Our preferred candidate will be a good team player, good project manager and excellent client person.
• The key expertise for this role includes Monitoring and Evaluation Statistics and Communication skills.
• The role will be based in Lagos initially with the possibility of relocation to Abuja.

Job Description
Key Outcomes:

• Maintain and nurture client relationships with existing clients
• Develop new business from existing clients
• Develop and nurture new client relationships
• Constantly source for new business opportunities
• Develop winning proposals
• Monitor the delivery of projects including project management, quality, job profitability, costs.
• Responsible for providing best costs and maximizing profitability
• Coordinate client project communication
• Deliver the final presentation/reports/deliverables for projects to clients, lead face-to-face presentations (if needed)
• Manage client and internal stakeholders expectations
• Manage team motivation and morale. Coach and support younger team members.

Qualifications
Essential Experience:

• Master's Degree in Statistics, Social Sciences or related disciplines
• At least 10 years of working experience (agency/implementing organisations/NGO/Government) with at least 3 years working experience at a senior management level
• Sound knowledge of the research process
• Proven track experience in client management & business development
• Proven track experience in team management.

Skills:

• Strong commercial & business acumen
• Demonstrable project management skills
• Ability to work across thematic areas
• Ability to coach and mentor junior researchers. Ability to inspire and motivate people within research teams.
• Strong interpersonal skills
• Innovative, assertive and confident.