Entry-Level Job at McKinsey & Company

Job description

Overview
McKinsey is a global management consulting firm that helps leading organizations and governments make distinctive, lasting and substantial improvements in their performance. Over the last eight decades, the Firm's primary objective has remained constant: to serve senior leaders as their most trusted external advisor on critical issues facing their organizations.

Detailed Description

McKinsey is looking for an external consultant to join our team and support the government of Sierra Leone on implementation of their Ebola recovery plan.

The work will be based in Sierra Leone, starting as soon as possible for around 8 months.

The ideal candidate will have experience in Africa (or other developing countries), a passion for international development, consulting experience with a major firm (1-3 years), and deep expertise in the area of private sector driven economic development (especially in agricultural and rural development, SME support, public works programs).

Desired Skills

Experience:

• Experience in private sector development including liaising with central government level or across district governments
• Experience working at the Ministerial level with government in Africa
• Ability to work well with stakeholders at various levels
• Experience building capacity and transferring skills in a developing country context